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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">St. John&#39;s (Antigua), Sep 27 (IANS\/CMC) Out-of-form batsman Kirk Edwards has been given the opportunity to regain his form after being named in a 14-man West Indies A squad to tour Sri Lanka next month.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Right-handed Edwards has been joined by fellow current Test players Kraigg Brathwaite, Shannon Gabriel, Shane Shillingford and Jermaine Blackwood, in a squad that will be led by all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite, reports CMC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Though, the West Indies dominated Bangladesh in the recent two-Test series, Edwards struggled badly with 25 runs in his three innings. In the preceding one-day series, the Barbados player scored just 10 runs from two trips to the crease.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">With the West Indies facing India in a three-Test series starting Oct 30, Edwards will be hoping to strike form against the Sri Lankans in order to force himself into the senior side again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">He averages 31 from 17 Tests and needs 14 runs to reach 1,000 runs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Brathwaite, meanwhile, will use the A-tour to fine-tune his form for the India series. He was voted Man-of-the-Series against Bangladesh following his career-best double century and the A-tour jaunt will give him valuable match practice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Windward Islands batsman Sunil Ambris has been called up along with Barbados speedster Miguel Cummins, and discarded West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">However, there is no room for Barbados batting all-rounder Jonathan Carter who averaged 32 with the bat against Bangladesh A in two four-day matches earlier this year, including a half-century in the second game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Carter also stroked an unbeaten half-century in the second Twenty20 and grabbed a three-wicket haul in the third one-dayer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The West Indies A play Sri Lanka A in three matches running from Oct 11-28. The first match is scheduled for the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The three one-day matches will be played from Nov 1-5 starting in Dambulla.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">--IANS\/CMC<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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