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    "excerpt": "Australia's new Test captain Pat Cummins put a lid on the speculation over whether Mitchell Starc would be in the side for the Ashes or not, confirming on Sunday that the 31-year-old left-arm fast",
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    "editor1": "<p>Australia&#39;s new Test captain Pat Cummins put a lid on the speculation over whether Mitchell Starc would be in the side for the Ashes or not, confirming on Sunday that the 31-year-old left-arm fast bowler will be in the playing XI for The Gabba Test beginning on December 8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Cummins, who replaced Tim Paine as skipper recently, also confirmed during the official launch of the Ashes series that Travis Head would bat at number five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While Cummins confirmed his playing XI, England skipper Joe Root said he would announce his team for the Brisbane opener after looking at the pitch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;ve got all the options on the table (but) we&#39;re not going to name a team just yet,&quot; Root was quoted as saying by sen.com.au.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;ll have to see the closer forecast and how that pitch changes over the next couple of days. But it&#39;s a great place to play spin. It&#39;s something we&#39;ll weigh up and consider, but we&#39;re not in a position to make that call right now.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"  https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/australia-vs-england-ashes\">Ashes 2021-22 - England vs Australia Schedule and Squads<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Australia&#39;s confirmed playing XI: <\/strong>David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.<\/p>\r\n",
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