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England v Sri Lanka Third Test Report Card, Day One
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England v Sri Lanka Third Test Report Card, Day One

Featuring 1980s Brendon McCullum, Jos Buttler's sadness, professional boo eliciting and wicketkeeper mummification

Dan Liebke
Sep 06, 2024
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1980s Brendon McCullum
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A miserable day in England, as you’d expect, for the start of the third Test. Gloomy conditions overhead meant that when Sri Lanka won the toss, they chose to bowl first, if only to avoid facing up to something called a ‘Josh Hull’ that Brendon McCullum had summoned into the England starting eleven.

BAD AI IMAGE OF: ‘A Josh …

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