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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, October 30, 2004: The secret weapon to Australia’s cricketing success in India has been revealed. For the first time, a yoga teacher has joined the logistics team supporting the Australians, giving them the chance to explore the Indian secret to mental and physical discipline. Opening batsman Justin Langer was quick to sign up. A long-time martial arts fighter, he had been meaning to get around to yoga for years. Four weeks into the tour, he has been a stalwart of the sessions that run for 1 and 1/2 hours after play. He says they have balanced the “flogging” he gives his body in training sessions. They have also aided the recovery essential to enduring five-day tests and which has become harder now he is 33 years old. “I have never felt fitter and stronger, I just feel really good, I feel really in tune with my body,” he said.

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