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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Perth, March 4 (IANS) All-rounder Shane Watson was on Wednesday dropped from the Australian playing XI for their World Cup Pool A encounter against Afghanistan at the WACA here.<\/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 33-year-old was replaced by left-arm bowling all-rounder James Faulkner, who has made a comeback following an injury.<\/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 was one of the two changes for Australia with pacer Josh Hazlewood coming in place of fast bowler Pat Cummins, who has a slight side strain.<\/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;Faulkner&#39;s in for Shane Watson which is a big decision but it&rsquo;s one we thought we had to make because in Shane&rsquo;s last 10 one-day games he&rsquo;s got 220 runs at an average of 22,&quot; National Selection Panel chairman Rod Marsh was quoted as saying by Cricket 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;\">&quot;Unfortunately, he&#39;s been getting starts but hasn&rsquo;t been going on with it and we had to fit James in and someone had to go. I&#39;m not saying it was a choice between any players but it just happened to be Shane&rsquo;s time to go for this particular match.&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;\">Australian spin legend Shane Warne also gave the thumbs-up to the decision, saying: &quot;I suppose they&#39;ve just said &#39;you know what, we&#39;re sort of sick and tired of Shane Watson not making runs&#39;.&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;\">Watson has a formidable record in One-Day International (ODI) cricket. He averages 40.15 from 182 games with nine centuries and 31 fifties but hasn&#39;t passed the three-figure mark since he scored 102 against India in October 2013.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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