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Preamble:
Morning everybody and welcome to a collector’s merchandise. Yes, it’s a lifeless rubber, in Australia, as a result of the Poms have already wrapped up the collection. It might simply have gone the opposite means, after two close-run issues, however … look, it didn’t.
So Jos Buttler’s new-look England are 2-0 up with one to play. After profitable the Dettol Trophy, they’re eyeing a very clear sweep. The solely fear for his or her supporters is that the Australians can be hell-bent on revenge when the 2 sides meet once more within the World Cup, a fortnight from in the present day.
Actually, that’s not the one fear. There’s the faint fretful feeling that Mark Wood might get injured once more, that Adil Rashid might stay surprisingly out of types, that Ben Stokes might keep it up contributing much less with the bat than together with his boundary acrobatics. The true sports activities lover is aware of learn how to whistle up a cloud on the sunniest day. But in case you’re an England fan, maybe you’ll be able to at the least attempt to inhale the candy scent of success.
And in case you’re an Aussie supporter, nicely, your boys solely misplaced by eight runs every time, and within the first recreation that was regardless of resting all their big-gun bowlers. The revenge mission might nicely start proper right here. The dish won’t be chilly sufficient, however the air appears to be like as if it will likely be: the forecast for Canberra says 12-13 levels, sunny spells and showers. Is it London in disguise?
All being nicely, play begins at 7.10pm native time, which is 9.10am within the UK. I’ll be again with the toss and groups about 25 minutes earlier than that.
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