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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Canberra, Aug 20 - <\/strong>Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday launched the Prime Minister&#39;s XI match in the Bradman Room at Manuka Oval here where it was announced that former cricketer Mike Hussey will again captain and that a pink ball will be used.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The match will be played against New Zealand on October 23 here and will start the international summer of cricket in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hussey played 79 Tests for Australia from 2005 to 2013 and 185 One-Day Internationals (ODI) from 2004 to 2012. He scored 6,235 Test runs at 51.52, including 19 centuries, and 5,442 ODI runs at an astonishing average of 48.15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;It&#39;s a tremendous honour to be selected again to captain the Prime Minister&#39;s XI. Having been selected last year, I was unable to play due to injury but I know how important this fixture is on the Australian cricketing calendar, and it is a great tradition,&quot; said Hussey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hussey also unveiled the team&#39;s new uniform which moved to white in colour in line with the use of a pink ball. The remainder of the squad will be selected by Cricket Australia&#39;s (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Sutherland said he was looking forward to the fixture which will again be played under lights but this time with a pink ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;Congratulations to Mike again on his appointment as captain. Many fans can look forward to him taking to the park in Canberra in October. The Prime Minister&#39;s XI fixture has always been an important annual event on the Australian cricket calendar and we&#39;re pleased this year that it will open our international season,&quot; said Sutherland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: justify;\">(IANS)<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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