Sydney, March 23: Australia all-rounder James Faulkner on Monday said he expects the intensity of Thursday's India vs Australia cricket World Cup semi-final to match the vigour attained in the Tests and One-Day-International (ODI) tri-series prior to the mega event.
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"It is going to be a really tough contest and both teams I suppose won't be backing down. You are going to see two very good teams coming up against each other in a couple of days' time and it should be a very good spectacle," the left-arm pacer was quoted as saying by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) website.
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