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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 25 (IANS) Australia&#39;s stand-in One-Day International (ODI) captain George Bailey isn&rsquo;t shying away from the fact he could be the man to make way for returning skipper Michael Clarke at the ICC Cricket World Cup.<\/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;\">A lot has been made about Australia&rsquo;s log-jammed ODI middle order, with Bailey, Clarke and the prolific Steve Smith quite possibly vying for two positions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Also read&rArr;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/india-heavily-reliant-on-kohli-dravid--6537\">India heavily reliant on Kohli: Dravid<\/a><\/strong><\/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;\">Former pacer Damien Fleming said if Clarke is fit Bailey would miss out altogether, going from captaining the side to carrying the drinks.&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;\">And the Tasmanian is well aware of the scenario if or when Clarke re-joins the World Cup squad, and that there&rsquo;s only one thing he can do - score runs.&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;If I&rsquo;m not scoring runs, and they pick him, then that&rsquo;s fine,&quot; Bailey said ahead of Monday&#39;s tri-series clash with India.<\/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;That&rsquo;s the nature of the game. You&rsquo;re scoring runs or you&rsquo;re not scoring runs. You get picked or you don&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s a really basic equation.&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;If Pup&rsquo;s (Clarke) there, one of the batsmen makes way. Whether that&rsquo;s me or someone else, that&rsquo;s how it is.&quot;&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&rsquo;ll keep saying it, when anyone talks about our chances in the World Cup and the strength of Australia&rsquo;s one-day team at the moment is that squad mentality, whether it&rsquo;s in the eleven or in the 15, everyone will play a role. I&rsquo;m very, very comfortable with it.&quot;&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;\">Signs are looking good for the injured Clarke who continues to rehab his surgically repaired hamstring, even bowling his left-arm orthodox spinners in the nets Saturday.&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;\">And while the full-time captain gradually returns to full fitness, his deputy&rsquo;s form may make the decision easier when Clarke does return to the starting XI.&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;\">Bailey has scored only one half-century in his last 10 ODIs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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