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Sri Lanka v Australia Second Test, Day One Report Card

Featuring James Bond, glaring deficiencies, dreadful sitcom wordplay and not taking the Champion's Trophy seriously

Dan Liebke
Feb 06, 2025
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James Bond
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For the fourth time in the last four Tests, Australia handed out a baggy green to a debutant. As Goldfinger said to Bond, ‘Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.’ Which made sense - English-born Josh Inglis got the third of those consecutive baggy greens. England are the old enemy. Bond villain B…

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