The WICB had said it would replace the 16 with younger players, which prompted Cricket Australia to consider fielding an alternative team themselves.

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We all did well - bowling, batting, fielding - and played a good game of cricket, which was tremendous.

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Batting, bowling, fielding slip, and all the lifelong joys of cricket.

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Crucially for the team's long-term Test prospects, Zimbabwe has managed to break out of its default setting during the six-year exile from Test cricket that ended two years ago of fielding a spin-dominated attack.

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And despite the latest plan to avoid such an eventuality, Sri Lanka Cricket have expressed concern about the possibility of West Indies fielding an under-strength team, which could have a knock-on effect on their TV revenue.

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The England Cricket Board said that Pietersen first felt some pain in the knee during fielding practice before the start of the Test series this month, confirming speculation that he had not been completely healthy at the beginning of the tour.

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