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Season 20 Episode 22: Say it ain’t so. Would JL, the most intensely parochial of all the wearers of the Baggy Green, really try to help England to an Ashes win? The rumours are swirling. Also this week, Australia’s Test squad for Bangladesh contains no surprises, and the ICC’s terrible World Cup remodel goes down as badly as expected.
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