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Pakistan home series is a triumph but what they really need is to play India | Andy Bull

High security for England’s tour is costing the PCB which is the only board denied huge TV revenues generated by facing IndiaYou may have noticed that there are side-effects to watching England’s series against Pakistan. Some are obvious, like a nascent infatuation with Harry Brook’s inside-out drives. Others, though, are less so. You may experience a nagging urge to switch to Sensodyne toothpaste “because life’s too short for sensitive teeth”, drink Tapal Tea, “it makes teatime terrific”, or start using Osaka Tubular Deep Cycle Premium Batteries. You may even find yourself overcome with inexplicable curiosity about the latest Dawlance Power Wash Challenge, in which members of the public compete on rowing machines to win a washing machine.It’s easy to snigger...

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The Spin | The first step on a long, difficult but welcome road back to cricket in Pakistan

The news that the country is to host international cricket again will be greeted with joy there and caution elsewhere but can only be good news for the gameLast Sunday there were a dozen games of cricket going on in one place or another, domestic fixtures in towns and cities across Bangladesh, South Africa and Zimbabwe, a one-day international in North Sound, Antigua, another, between two women’s teams, in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, and the second Test between India and Australia in Bengaluru. Related: Pakistan to host international cricket again with T20 series versus World XI Continue reading...

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