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Cricket 24x7 (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Simon Katich opened the batting, after Phil Jaques was left out for the warm-up match against the Board President's XI side. So he will almost definitely open the batting with Hayden. Jason Krejza's performance outing (0/123 from 20 overs & 0/76 from 11 overs) was obviously a bit of a shock to the system. As a result of these two developments, I think Australia will go in for a 4-man quick bowling...
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Simon Katich is set to take Phil Jaques' place in Australia's line-up for the first Test against India after the coach Tim Nielsen confirmed the pair had been in a "bat-off" in the West Indies this year.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Simon Katich is preparing himself for the disappointment of being left out of Australia's Test side in India after making back-to-back hundreds in the Caribbean.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Chris Rogers will take his lead from Simon Katich this summer as he aims to force his way back into contention for the Test team less than a year after making his debut.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
Simon Katich, the captain of Australia A, said that the two three-day games against India A will be a great platform to push for national selection for the series against India in October.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 15/06/2008
Two years ago Phil Jaques was trying to steal Simon Katich's position in the one-day team. Now the situation has changed and Jaques is being hunted by Katich.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 15/06/2008
Australia finish day three of the third Test 365 runs ahead of West Indies, with Simon Katich 148 not out in a score of 330-3.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 14/06/2008
Phil Jaques and Simon Katich turned Australia's strong position into an outstanding one in a single session on the third day as they batted unhindered through until lunch, extending Australia's lead to 198. At the break Australia had reached 163 for 0 with Jaques on 78 and Katich on 74 and a dispirited West Indies were running out of ideas.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Simon Katich is prepared to revive his left-arm wrist-spin to help Australia solve their slow-bowling problems, however he hopes it would be in tandem with Beau Casson, not instead of him.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 29/05/2008
Simon Katich has won the backing of the captain Ricky Ponting and one of the selectors, David Boon, as he aims to settle into the Test opening role after Matthew Hayden was from the Caribbean due to injury.
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
After Simon Katich had crawled to 34 off 140 balls, Watson and Haddin lifted the tempo so quickly it started to feel like a one-day game. As stumps approached they became more cautious, showing maturity after the bursts of high-energy.
