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Glenn McGrath tells The Age’s Chloe Saltau he has bulked up to a career-high 100kg in preparation for his international return.

“In the gym I'm lifting a lot heavier weights than I've ever done in the past, which hopefully will mean I will maintain that strength longer through the year. I'm feeling really excited, actually, about how I'm going to put that in play in the middle, and hopefully that will make me even better than I have been in the past."

Simon Katich is featured in The Australian with an AAP report detailing his struggles last summer.

"I was so tense when I was playing last summer because I knew I couldn't afford to make a mistake. And that leads to less opportunities to take the bowlers on or to score and be more aggressive."