TUESDAY JANUARY 6 2015 SPORT 37 Kohli wields new broom

By BEN HORNE pected to be dropped for the last day of Test. far from serious. Departed cap- will be,” said Kohli of his new could be as “calm” as Dhoni in fourth Test at the SCG. Dhawan was hit on the hand in tain MS Dhoni admitted at the post. “And I love my hair and I a crisis. is set to make a The tourists are set to go practice before play, time there was unrest in the don’t want to lose it. So I will Kohli’s first task was to ex- clear statement that he’s the into the dead-rubber match and made a last-minute deci- rooms, and Kohli has taken it try not to stress myself.” plain the bizarre situation that big dog in town by axing open- with a new-look sion not to resume his upon himself to ensure his first “I expect a lot of good sees Dhoni officially on stand- er , the Indian that promotes – leaving Kohli to head out and task was to put his foot down things from this team in the fu- by for young wicketkeeper teammate who reportedly to No.3 and sends Lokesh face the music with no prep- and wipe the slate clean. ture.” , even stood up to him in a heated Rahul out to open with Murali aration. Kohli is a bold, aggressive are privately ex- though the 90-Test great re- row in . Vijay. Kohli departed cheaply and leader. Indian players are pre- cited about exploiting Kohli’s tired after the . ’s new is wast- But the talking point is the reportedly fired-up at Dhawan pared to follow him, but they hot-headed nature even fur- Dhoni’s decision to walk ing no time in marking out his dumping of Dhawan who was when he returned to the sheds. need to be aware that it’s his ther now he’s captain. away shocked Kohli, but he territory, with opener Dhawan heavily criticised by his own Dhawan later went out to way or the highway. The batting master even ruled out another shock today and another established bats- dressing room and the Austra- bat and made a free-hitting 81 “I know full well how much had a laugh at his own expense unless Saha trips on his way to man, Cheteshwar Pujura, ex- lian team for his actions on the in an indication his injury was pressure and expectation there when he joked he the ground.

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Making my Test career go the distance will need smart moves

By DAVID WARNER I started off playing Twen- We’ve got a long 18 months I’ve felt it before and I don’t You’ve got the greats of the to be taken away from ty20 and it was fantastic – I still ahead and I need to have a want to burn out. I’ve been game that have scored over me or hindered by exhaustion. I STILL pinch myself every love playing for my country in clear mind about where I want lucky enough to have a good 12 15,000 runs and over 10,000 Coming up we’ve got the day that I’m opening the bat- that format. to go for the next five years to months with the bat, but I runs, but they never had to bal- World Cup, a ting for Australia in Test But in the future I may need the end of my career. don’t want to be complacent. ance the amount of cricket Tour, , , matches, especially on an oc- to weigh up my options and, at My forearm and thumb are The results I’ve had have that’s played now. the home summer, then away casion like this at the the very least, consider how both really sore leading into been due to me putting in 100 For myself, it’s about sacri- to . Cricket Ground. much longer I play in the IPL. this Test, not that there’s any- per cent effort in training off ficing some things to try to get The amount of flying we do, And from now until I retire, I’ll play in the IPL this year, thing courageous about me the field, and if you’re going to an extra 50 Test matches and and the training – it’s taxing. I want to focus on but the schedule is so hard for taking the field. do that for a period of five play the best cricket I can. To There has to come a point as much as I can, because that’s us to play and there’s six weeks But it’s more mental tired- years you’re eventually going do that, you need to weigh up where must be smarter about the way forward for me. you could have off. ness that I’m worried about. to become exhausted. your options. I never want Test balancing my workloads.

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