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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sydney, Jan 15 (IANS) England&#39;s new One-Day International (ODI) captain Eoin Morgan Thursday reiterated that there was no way back for controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen and insisted that he has &quot;the best group of players&quot; with him in Australia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Pietersen had claimed that Morgan wanted him back in the England side when he spoke to former Australian captain Ricky Ponting during a Big Bash.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br \/>\r\n<strong style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: justify;\">Also read<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: justify;\">...<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore#\/csgsa\/43\/ENG\/1427\/2nd-ODI-New-Zealand-v-Sri-Lanka.html?type=scorecard\" style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: justify;\">2nd ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I think this is a good opportunity to clear things up given that Kevin has had a lot of opportunity to talk in the media and get his view out there,&quot; Morgan was quoted as saying by dailymail.co.uk.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I&#39;m very happy with the group of players I have.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I think this is the best group of players we have to drive the England team forward over the next two months in particular. Kevin&#39;s situation hasn&#39;t changed over the last year. It&#39;s been reiterated over months and days,&quot; said the Irish-born batsman, who took over from Alastair Cook in December.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;It was reiterated by the chairman of selectors before Christmas and I&#39;m reiterating it again just to clear it up. Thank you.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Pietersen&#39;s international career came to an end last February as the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) sought to rebuild England&#39;s &quot;team ethic&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">England take on Australia in the first match of the tri-series, also involving India, here Friday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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