England : 1000 for 5

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England have now scored more than 1000 runs for the loss of just five wickets over their last two innings. With Pietersen finally on form and Alastair Cook and Ian Bell firing on all cylinders the runs bonanza shows no signs of abating yet. There’s still some players that have been tested with the bat [...]   See the complete post here

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