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21Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Cameron Bancroft ruled out of Sheffield final after bike accident | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australia batter Cameron Bancroft's participation in the Sheffield final against Tasmania at WACA on Thursday has been halted as he suffered injuries from a bike accident and has subsequently been admitted to the hospital.Updating on Bancroft's condition, Western Australia skipper Sam Whiteman informed reporters, "[I'm] pretty gutted, but nice to hear he's okay and out of the hospital. I think it's pretty lucky that it wasn't much worse. He's got plenty of scratches. Hopefully, we'll see him around the WACA this week. I know that he's gutted to miss it, but he'll get around the team. He's done a lot of heavy lifting this year to get us into the final."Bancroft's absence poses a significant setback for the Western Australia side, considering he is the second-highest scor...
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22Aug By source belowNo Comments
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Mitchell Marsh ‘blown away by skill and pace’ of ‘incredible talent’ Spencer Johnson | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The "incredible talent" of uncapped fast bowler Spencer Johnson will make him one to watch on Australia's next white-ball tour of South Africa, according to Mitchell Marsh, the nation's new Twenty20 captain.Pat Cummins, the one-day captain, is out with a fractured wrist but is anticipated to be back for the World Cup in October, so Marsh will captain Australia in three Twenty20 and five 50-over matches against South Africa beginning next week.Left-arm quick Johnson, power-hitter Matthew Short and left-arm seamer Aaron Hardie have all earned maiden national call-ups.Marsh said Johnson, 27, had hit form after a series of injuries earlier in his career."We haven't seen much of him because he's had a lot of injuries and he sort of burst onto the scene last year," Marsh told...
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