England Already Searching for Minor Miracles ; Four Days in, All the Pre-Match Hype has Evaporatedand It's a Battle for Survival
Mail on Sunday › July 12, 2009
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THE clouds burst at teatime, fiercely and furiously. And in the home dressing room, high in the pavilion, pleading eyes scanned glowering skies.The Ashes summer was four days old and the cricketers of England were searching for miracles.
In truth, they do not remotely deserve deliverance. Day by day, session by session, they have become increasingly uncompetitive.See the full content of this document
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England Already Searching for Minor Miracles ; Four Days in, All the Pre-Match Hype has Evaporatedand It's a Battle for Survival
The thrilling growl of expectation which throbbed around Sophia Gardens on the first morning is merely a memory. The English summer has been sombrely reassessed.
By contrast, the Australian visitors appear distinctly chir...See the full content of this document
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