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Graeme Swann denies taking swipe at England players following retirement

Image: Graeme Swann: Backed by Monty Panesar

Graeme Swann has denied his criticism of some international cricketers was aimed at any of his former England team-mates.

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An England and Wales Cricket Board press release read: "Borthwick will arrive into Melbourne later today, will train with England...and will be available for selection for the (fourth) Test, beginning on Boxing Day. "Tredwell will arrive in Melbourne during the fourth Test and will be available for selection for the final Test in Sydney beginning on January 3." But for Panesar, there is the prospect in what will be his 50th Test of proving a point for himself and his team. "I would say they've been a bit more ruthless in their cricket," he said of England's hosts, who lost 3-0 in the first of this year's back-to-back Ashes series last summer. "They've come quite hard at us - and you have to give credit to the Australians, the way they've played their game. "They've fought really hard and always put us under pressure, never let us get back in the game. "They've played a really strong brand of cricket, so we're hungry and determined to show what we can do to them as well. "In these next two Tests we want to show what this team is about."

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