...quite a lot has happened in cricket.
It's only been a week, but we've seen:
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Ricky Ponting appearing on the Australian version of Stars In Their Eyes, and announcing the immortal words "Tonight Matthew, I am going to be Glenn McGrath", before duly predicting that a 5-0 Ashes win was "absolutely possible" this winter. Weren't you bowled out for 88 in your last test, Ricky?
- Yuvraj Singh contracting dengue fever. 2010 has truly been an Annus Horribilis so far for Yuvraj, but I suppose at least he may lose some of that excess weight now.
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Hampshire crowned FP T20 champions after an admittedly exciting set of semi-finals and final at the Rose Bowl, which saw Essex jet over Dwayne Bravo only to see him make only five off eight balls before being run out and then being hammered for 46 off his four overs.
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Alastair Cook retain his place in the England side for the third test at The Oval. We feel the selectors have missed an opportunity here to move Trott up to open (especially as he and Strauss have batted well together) and blood James Hildreth (six centuries this summer) or take another look at Ravi Bopara. Cook too may have been better served by going back to Essex to regain form and confidence.
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A massive reprieve for Kamran Akmal after his replacement Zulqarnain Haider was ruled out of the rest of the test series with a fractured finger. There has been some talk that the injury was caused when Stuart Broad threw the ball at Zulqarnain during the Edgbaston test. Could make things spicy at The Oval on Wednesday.
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