Aussies On The Autobahn!

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Indexed  September 3, 2010

The Australian Test squad for the tour of India:Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke (vice-capt), Doug Bollinger, Peter George, Nathan Hauritz, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Hilfenhaus, Phillip Hughes, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Marcus North, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith and Shane Watson Quite a surprise in parts, and while I understand and welcome most of the selections I am also wondering about a few of them. Let’s start with the positive surprises:

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