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Ben HorneChief Cricket Writer

Ben Horne is Chief Cricket Writer for News Corp and CODE Sports and for the past decade has been covering cricket’s biggest series and stories. As the national sport, cricket has a special relationship with Australians who feel a sense of ownership over the Test team. From selection shocks to scandals, upset losses to triumphant victories, Ben tells the stories that matter in Australian cricket.

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Lehmann settles on World Cup first XI

AUSTRALIA might be chopping and changing their way through the ODI series, but Darren Lehmann confirmed he already knows what his World Cup XI will be.

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Xavier Doherty in action during the Australian One-Day squads first training session at the SCG. pic. Phil Hillyard

‘Realist’ Doherty not quite an X-factor

XAVIER Doherty admits he’s likely to miss many of Australia’s World Cup games and reveals he had no idea if he’d make the squad at all.

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Michael Clarke with One-Day captain George Bailey during the Australian One-Day squads first training session at the SCG. pic. Phil Hillyard

Only one spot open for Clarke and Bailey

GEORGE Bailey faces the unusual scenario of captaining Australia in its World Cup opener and then being dropped for the next match.

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8.12.2014. Australian cricket team practice at Adelaide Oval. Mitchell Marsh and Pat Cummins. pic tait schmaal.

Marsh in all-round Aussie dogfight

INJURED all-rounder Mitchell Marsh may not bowl before the World Cup, but he’s set to return as a batsman for Australia during the tri-series.

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Starc brushes aside body language issue

AFTER being belted around by India and Shane Warne in Brisbane, fast bowler Mitchell Starc looks to have got his confidence back.

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‘Arrogant’ Warner scared of no one

DAVID Warner admits it might sound arrogant, but he’s not scared of any bowlers at the World Cup because he’s already “taken most of them down”.

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Selector Rod Marsh and Michael Clarke at the announcement of the Australian World Cup squad. Australia and New Zealand will host the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup which starts next month. pic. Phil Hillyard

Why Clarke selection could haunt Aussies

AUSTRALIA is walking a tightrope with its desire for a settled World Cup camp, introducing a rule for Michael Clarke that could come back to haunt them.

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First World Cup, then Ashes for Cummins

PAT Cummins has put years of anguish behind him to be selected in Australia’s World Cup squad and he’s already looking beyond that, towards an Ashes tour.

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Clarke given World Cup injury deadline

MICHAEL Clarke faces a race against the clock to prove his fitness and maintain his place in Australia’s 15-man World Cup squad.

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Hogg: Aussies need frontline spinner

TWO-TIME World Cup winner Brad Hogg says Australia need a frontline spinner and can’t rely on contributions from part-timer Glenn Maxwell.

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