Sachin Tendulkar was also in the squad, although he had not played an ODI since the final of the World Cup in April 2011.
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Australia's recent record was not inspiring, meekly losing the Ashes series, not going to the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup for the first time since 1992, and drawing two prior Test series against South Africa away and against New Zealand at home.
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