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Everything up for grabs for England in the quickfire Champions Trophy | Vic Marks

The Champions Trophy’s format is a favourite with players and fans and all eight teams in it, including England, can dream of victoryAll eight teams competing in the Champions Trophy are here now; all can harbour thoughts of winning it. It takes five wins in a row to be guaranteed the delight of raising the cup to the skies in south London on 18 June. This is a far more palatable format for the players than the World Cup because no time is wasted. It is far more palatable for the fans as well. If the sun continues to shine the tournament will be a success.From 1 June to 12 June there will be a match every day at one...

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De Grandhomme’s Black Caps debut serves to highlight Zimbabwe’s plight | The Spin

While Colin de Grandhomme was starring for New Zealand, the country where he grew up were being hammered by Sri Lanka. He’s one of dozens who got away from ZimbabweTo New Zealand then, where, in the best demonstration of hirsute fast-bowling juju since Mitchell Johnson last skittled England, mustachioed all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has just routed Pakistan in his very first Test. Related: Australia need to look beyond 'hardness' and aggression to fix batting woes | Sam Perry Continue reading...

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