Summary
The most telling moment of the preliminaries to the Brisbane Test when both sides walked out for the national anthems, was the sight of England's 16-man squad augmented by a team of nine back-up staff.
Among them were two men who might not be pigeon fanciers but, within ten minutes of the start of the match, were deafened and blinded by the sound and sight of flocks of feathered "homers" returning to roost.See the full content of this document
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Cricket: Ashes Plans a Load of Bull
Bowling coach Kevin Shine and psychologist Steve Bull are two of the nine-man back-up team, each of whom must set back the England & Wales Cricket Board at least pounds 50,000 for their trip, including flights, accommodation and touring fees.
And for what? Not much when their cover of constant spinning rubbish was blown by Ashley Giles and Steve Harmison after t...See the full content of this document
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