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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Brisbane, Feb 18 (IANS) With Xavier Doherty unlikely to play many if any matches this World Cup, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is taking his role as Australia&rsquo;s No.1 spinner very seriously.<\/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;\">Maxwell&rsquo;s record suggests he&rsquo;s more part-timer, but the brilliant Victorian has made bowling a major focus over recent months and is preparing as if he&rsquo;ll deliver 10 overs a match, news.com.au reported Wednesday.<\/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;\">It&rsquo;s assumed George Bailey will be the man to make way for returning captain Michael Clarke Saturday, but if it were Shane Watson who was a shock omission, Maxwell would be required for extra duties against Bangladesh.<\/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;\">Maxwell took a career-best four wickets in the One-Day International (ODI) tri-series final against England, but only bowled four overs in the World Cup opener - indicating his role will vary from match to match.<\/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;\">The 26-year-old is ready regardless and views himself as a front-liner.<\/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;\">&ldquo;I prepare in the nets as if I&rsquo;m going to be required to bowl 10 overs. So I suppose with that in mind I do feel like I&#39;m a bowler in this team, especially the last game where we only had myself as the spinner,&rdquo; he said.<\/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;\">&ldquo;I expect to bowl 10 overs if required. I know we&rsquo;ve obviously got a couple of all-rounders in the team who are going to bowl, but if you don&rsquo;t prepare that way I think you&rsquo;re selling yourself short.&rdquo;<\/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;\">Maxwell said he wouldn&rsquo;t survive in the one-day game as a part-time spinner even if he wanted to.<\/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;\">Fielding restrictions which mean teams can have no more than four fielders outside the circle at any time, have made spinning a full-time job this 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;\">&ldquo;You have to do your homework a bit more on certain batters. Who reverse sweeps, who goes inside out over cover &hellip; spinners have to do more homework with the rules now,&rdquo; he said.<\/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;\">&ldquo;When you had five out you knew what you had to do. You had to bowl with three out on the leg side and two out on the off - it was quite simple for a spinner to have his field at the start,&quot; he added.<\/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;\">&ldquo;Now you have to think about it and do your homework. It&rsquo;d be nice to have a few wickets that spin for us this tournament but I&rsquo;m not holding my breath.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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