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Putting the boot in
The (free) newsletter that slept in features a complaint from cricket clubland, both footy codes, match fixing and fast cars.
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An increasingly hard watch
A midweek cricket newsletter for ($) subscribers.
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Sunday Special: That will do for starters
An over-aroused and under-accurate first-test-of-the-year newsletter for ($) subscribers.
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The French Deflection
Stroppy halfback gets it right, but Razor saves the day, PLUS: That 'summer' schedule, bad seeds at Wimbledon, postcards from Le Tour, some John…
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The loneliness of a departure lounge
An Ian Foster extract, PLUS: A few good things to watch, read and listen to.
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A pleasant diversion
ABs name first squad of the season in rural heartland, PLUS: Raging against the non-screening of the cricket and bits and pieces (free).
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For Whom the Cowbell Tolls
A weekend special Super Rugby final rugby newsletter for ($) subscribers, PLUS: A dash of Ian Foster and a splash of Lions.
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