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Khawaja focused on home Test summer rather than solution to spin woes
Despite being dropped in Sri Lanka the 29-year-old is expected to come straight back into the Australian side for the first Test against South Africa in Perth.
Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Despite being dropped in Sri Lanka the 29-year-old is expected to come straight back into the Australian side for the first Test against South Africa in Perth.
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