{"id":30887,"date":"2016-12-21T04:22:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T04:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=30887"},"modified":"2016-12-21T04:22:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T04:22:51","slug":"all-rounder-cartwright-included-in-australian-test-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=30887","title":{"rendered":"All-rounder Cartwright included in Australian Test squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-25690\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Steve-Smith-leading-Australian-test-team.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Steve Smith leading Australian test team\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Steve-Smith-leading-Australian-test-team.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Steve-Smith-leading-Australian-test-team-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>Melbourne: All-rounder Hilton Cartwright was on Tuesday added to the Australia cricket squad for the second Test against Pakistan starting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day (December 26).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 24 year-old Western Australian has been called up in the wake of Australia&#8217;s 39-run win in the first Test at The Gabba to provide all-round options, including the ability to bowl seam-up and bat in the top six, if required,&#8221; Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the decision, Interim National Selector Trevor Hohns said: &#8220;The bowlers got through a high workload in Brisbane and although everyone has pulled up okay, on reflection we wanted to give ourselves the option of including an all-rounder in Melbourne to ease that workload somewhat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To do that we wanted a batting all-rounder, someone to bowl seam-up and capable of batting in the top six as well, and after considering several names we came to the conclusion that Hilton fits that bill,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have seen plenty of him, he has performed well this season and we believe that if called upon he will do an excellent job.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-25690\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Steve-Smith-leading-Australian-test-team.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Steve Smith leading Australian test team\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; 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