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Of course the point of going to Ypres was that England were learning important lessons from history; in this case, that Steve Waugh's Aussies had followed up their trip to Gallipoli in 2001 with a 4-1 Ashes spanking of England that Nasser Hussain can still feel when he sits down. While England's team bonding has previously tended to consist of a few jars at the nearest Wetherspoons, the Australians have been fairly imaginative about their preparations. Before the last Ashes series they went on an army boot camp where they hiked through snake-infested forests, so you can see why a train trip to Belgium was jumped at by the England dressing room.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Records in first class cricket...

Name the player who was run out on 499 (& only one to get out in 490s) in first class cricket?

Who will be the Winner of World Cup Cricket 2010?