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• Hunt for cricketing legacy continues in wake of World Cup final triumph

  15-07-2019 22:59
  England won the trophy but still lost out in the TV ratings to the Wimbledon final and the main test is whether participation numbers rise in the wake of their World Cup victoryAt the height of the celebrations the Oval resembled a playground at the end of term. There was Joe Root, marching across the pitch, a comet with a tail of schoolchildren in pursuit. A few metres away and another gaggle of kids, probably about 30 of them, had mobbed a TV camera and were screaming “champions” i
  
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• County cricket: Surrey’s Virdi sends Notts spinning to another defeat – as it happened

  15-07-2019 21:49
  The day after the night before brought no comfort for Nottinghamshire, who were defeated in three days by Surrey 8.49pm BST The day after the night before brought no comfort for Nottinghamshire, defeated in three days by Surrey. Amar Virdi took six for 78 – 14 for 139 in the match – with only Ravi Ashwin showing much resistance with the bat.Ashwin, who finished with match figures of 12 for 144, was sanguine about taking 23 wickets in three games and losing every one. “It’
  
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• County cricket: Surrey’s Virdi sends Notts spinning to another defeat

  15-07-2019 21:49
  The day after the night before brought no comfort for Nottinghamshire, who were defeated in three days by Surrey 8.49pm BST The day after the night before brought no comfort for Nottinghamshire, defeated in three days by Surrey. Amar Virdi took six for 78 – 14 for 139 in the match – with only Ravi Ashwin showing much resistance with the bat.Ashwin, who finished with match figures of 12 for 144, was sanguine about taking 23 wickets in three games and losing every one. “It’
  
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• Bayliss backs Morgan to remain England captain after World Cup triumph

  15-07-2019 20:24
  • Head coach trusts captain for T20 World Cup next year
  • ‘The rest of the boys try and run through a brick wall for him’Eoin Morgan has been backed to remain as the England captain for the foreseeable future after masterminding the World Cup victory.As the ticker-tape settled in the aftermath of England’s historic win over New Zealand at Lord’s, the 32-year-old said he would take time away from the game to consider whether he will still be worth his place in th
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Do you know a duck from a square leg?

  15-07-2019 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  We asked these young fans at Edgbaston if they could tell us what these cricket terms meant.
  
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• Diversity is one of our strengths and it helped us win the World Cup | Moeen Ali

  15-07-2019 20:05
  In the England dressing room it doesn’t matter where you come from or what you believe in, if you show courage, unity and respect you can achieve anythingThe moment we won the World Cup is one I will never forget and would do anything just to experience again. It was the most euphoric sporting sensation you could possibly imagine.I was sat in the dugout, roughly at third man, as the throw came in from Jason Roy. In that split second I knew Jos Buttler would take the ball cleanly, I knew th
  
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• Ben Stokes writes his redemption story with World Cup tour de force

  15-07-2019 20:03
  The all-rounder’s remarkable performances during the tournament, capped by a bravura display in the final, suggest Stokes 3.0 could be the best iteration of allBen Stokes: remember the name. This World Cup was always billed as a moment to refresh and start over, a chance to straighten the mistakes of the recent past. It is a process that works on the micro as well as the macro level.For a long time Sunday’s final at Lord’s felt like an occasion looking for a shape to fit, a gen
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg stumped by England’s World Cup triumph | Letters

  15-07-2019 19:25
  Alex Orr says the Tory MP’s attempt to make a ‘Brextremist point’ has backfired, Steve Moore says perhaps one super over is not enough, and Fr Alec Mitchell points out that New Zealand took more wickets in the matchJacob Rees-Mogg’s crass comment on Twitter that “we clearly don’t need Europe to win” in reference to England’s triumph in the Cricket World Cup has backfired spectacularly given the international makeup of the team.The 15-man squad incl
  
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• County Championship: Leaders Somerset made to follow on against Yorkshire

  15-07-2019 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Division One leaders Somerset face a battle to save the game against Yorkshire after being forced to follow on at Headingley.
  
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• Cricket World Cup win ‘is huge chance’ to get more children playing

  15-07-2019 18:53
  Governing body ECB urged to address ‘struggling’ state of grassroots game
  English cricket’s governing body has been urged to capitalise on the national team’s dramatic World Cup victory to increase the number of children playing the game.A lack of playing spaces in cities and cricket being confined to satellite TV are among factors previously cited as hampering efforts to attract more youngsters. But, with Sunday’s match having been shown on Channel 4 and making the
  
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• 'The greatest game of all time' : Celebrations continue for England's World Cup triumph – video

  15-07-2019 18:39
  The celebrations continued after a dramatic and tantalisingly close final saw England crowned Cricket World Cup champions by beating New Zealand.Speaking the morning after Sunday's final, Joe Root said: "I don't think you can top what happened yesterday, it's the greatest game of all time." Captain Eoin Morgan and the rest of the team paraded the trophy on the pitch at the Oval, as well as signed autographs for adoring fans. This is the first time England have ever been crowned victors of t
  
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• England Cricket World Cup win: 'Extra run' claims brushed off by Ashley Giles

  15-07-2019 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  England's director of cricket Ashley Giles says he is unconcerned about claims England were awarded one run too many in their World Cup final win over New Zealand.
  
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• Hangovers, smiles and screaming kids: England’s odd Oval party | Andy Bull

  15-07-2019 17:57
  England’s gathering at the Oval seemed a fairly subdued and chaotic way to celebrate one of the great sporting achievements but, silly as it all was, it felt sweet and fitting tooPeople have all sorts of ideas about the best way to tackle a bad hangover: cold showers, carbohydrates, coffee, perhaps a good cooked breakfast or a turn in the fresh air. One thing no one has ever recommended, though, is the remedy the ECB concocted for their World Cup winning team, which involved a meet-and-gre
  
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• County Championship: Lancashire wrap up big win over Sussex

  15-07-2019 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire strengthen their Division Two promotion bid after beating Sussex by an innings and 51 runs.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England halfway to 'pinnacle' of World Cup-Ashes double, says Root

  15-07-2019 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Test captain Joe Root says England are halfway to reaching the cricket "pinnacle" of winning a World Cup and Ashes double.
  
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• County Championship: Surrey thump Nottinghamshire as Amar Virdi takes 14 wickets

  15-07-2019 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Surrey spinner Amar Virdi ends with incredible match figures of 14-139 as his side thumps winless Nottinghamshire by 167 runs.
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2019: Guardian writers pick their highs and lows

  15-07-2019 17:03
  Our team of writers pick the best bits from an unforgettable tournament and offer a few hopes for the futureVic Marks Kane Williamson. With minimal support he scored the runs that took New Zealand to the final; he stayed incredibly cool when defending all those low scores. And he was so classy after the final. Continue reading...
  
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• 'An all-time-classic': England celebrates Cricket World Cup victory – as it happened

  15-07-2019 17:03
  All the reaction, celebration and commiserations after Sunday’s incredible Cricket World Cup final• Barney Ronay: England win a World Cup and the nation was watching
  • Andy Bull: Lord’s the perfect venue for greatest one-day game
  • Match report from an unforgettable match | Relive the drama 4.03pm BST Right then, I’m off. Somewhere out there, England’s players continue to celebrate an insanely close and in some quarters controversial World Cup victory. In a
  
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• Fakhar Zaman: Glamorgan sign Pakistan batsman for T20

  15-07-2019 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Glamorgan sign Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman for eight T20 Blast games after Shaun Marsh suffers broken arm.
  
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• England win World Cup: 'Intimate Oval celebration perfect for its time'

  15-07-2019 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Unlike the riotous 2005 Ashes celebrations, England's World Cup parade at The Oval was a much more family-friendly affair.
  
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• England win Cricket World Cup: Who is captain Eoin Morgan?

  15-07-2019 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Dublin-born Eoin Morgan switched sides to prove himself at the top level of world cricket.
  
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• A golden sporting Sunday to make Britain appreciate its better self | Richard Williams

  15-07-2019 15:50
  If you were at Lord’s, Wimbledon or Silverstone or just delirious in the back garden here was a day to rekindle the Olympic spirit of 2012 and forget the decision that has divided us sinceBread and circuses, eh? A full house of 140,000 at Silverstone, Wimbledon packed for the men’s final, the entire nation taking advantage of the free-to-air concession to follow the twists and turns of an unprecedented cricket showdown at a sold-out Lord’s. Who, we asked ourselves, does this st
  
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• How did your team perform at the Cricket World Cup?

  15-07-2019 15:40
  Did your country exceed expectations or fall flat?England won their very first Cricket World Cup on Sunday afternoon (just about), after beating New Zealand by the narrowest of margins at Lord’s. The hosts came good in the end, but how did your team fare in the tournament? Did they exceed expectations or did they take an early flight home? Why did they succeed and where did it go wrong? Share your thoughts on six weeks and 48 matches of cricket in the form before and we will feature some o
  
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• 4.5 million Britons watch Cricket World Cup final on free-to-air

  15-07-2019 15:39
  Viewing peaked for drama of super over but still lagged behind Wimbledon finalEngland’s cricket World Cup victory attracted a peak TV audience of 4.5 million people on Channel 4, as live international cricket returned to free-to-air television for the first time in 14 years.The figures peaked during the deciding super over when a combined total of 8 million were watching on Channel 4 or Sky’s pay-TV channels. Around half that number tuned in for the entire match. Related: 'An all-tim
  
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• 4.5 million Britons watch Cricket World Cup final on Channel 4

  15-07-2019 15:39
  Viewing peaked for drama of super over but still lagged behind Wimbledon finalEngland’s cricket World Cup victory attracted a peak TV audience of 4.5 million people on Channel 4, as live international cricket returned to free-to-air television for the first time in 14 years.The figures peaked during the deciding super over when a combined total of 8 million were watching on Channel 4 or Sky’s pay-TV channels. Around half that number tuned in for the entire match. Related: 'An all-tim
  
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• Winning shots: England's epic World Cup final victory – in pictures

  15-07-2019 14:26
  Our photographer Tom Jenkins captured all the action from the boundary rope as England won their first men’s Cricket World Cup in the most dramatic fashion Continue reading...
  
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• The best reaction videos to England's cricket World Cup win

  15-07-2019 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the best reaction videos to England's historic cricket World Cup win.
  
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• Epic final defines a triumphant World Cup – will it spark a cricket revival? | Vic Marks

  15-07-2019 14:09
  England have the spoils, to New Zealand goes the glory, and the nation has a chance to fall back in love with cricket againIt is a phrase that is usually painfully glib or laden with irony but for once it may be appropriate: perhaps cricket really was the winner. The audience beyond, thankfully enlarged, as well as those crammed into every nook and cranny of Lord’s, watched a melodrama that left everyone gasping. Spectators eventually filed out of the old ground stunned by what they had ju
  
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• Epic final defines a triumphant World Cup but will it spark a cricket revival? | Vic Marks

  15-07-2019 14:09
  England have the spoils, to New Zealand goes the glory and the nation has a chance to fall back in love with cricket againIt is a phrase that is usually painfully glib or laden with irony but for once it may be appropriate: perhaps cricket really was the winner. The audience beyond, thankfully enlarged, as well as those crammed into every nook and cranny of Lord’s, watched a melodrama that left everyone gasping. Spectators eventually filed out of the old ground stunned by what they had jus
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England captain Eoin Morgan says team drew strength from diversity

  15-07-2019 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Eoin Morgan says his team drew strength from its "diverse backgrounds and cultures" and ability to find humour amid the stress of a World Cup final.
  
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• World Cup team of the tournament: Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Joe Root & Jason Roy selected

  15-07-2019 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  England World Cup winners Jofra Archer, Joe Root, Jason Roy and Ben Stokes make the team of the tournament, with two New Zealand players selected.
  
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• Yorkshire v Somerset, Lancashire v Sussex and more: County Championship – live

  15-07-2019 13:25
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  • Meanwhile, in international cricket news …
  • Email Tanya or leave a comment below the line 12.25pm BST Lees showing great stoicism for Durham with his 103 ball 38 not out, though Bancroft has gone, for 28. The Durham lead is now 157 - they’re 96 for one. 12.23pm BST Oh dear. Notts have lost their first wicket. Morkel continues in his battle to be a pace bowler who takes wickets at the newly named (by me) Bunsen Bridge.
  
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• The winning shots: England's epic World Cup final victory – in pictures

  15-07-2019 13:19
  Our photographer Tom Jenkins captured all the action from the boundary rope as England won their first men’s Cricket World Cup in the most dramatic fashion Continue reading...
  
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• 'An all-time-classic': England celebrates Cricket World Cup victory – live reaction!

  15-07-2019 13:16
  • Reaction and celebrations after Sunday’s incredible final
  • Barney Ronay: England win a World Cup and the nation was watching
  • Andy Bull: Lord’s the perfect venue for greatest one-day game
  • Match report from an unforgettable match | Relive the drama
  • Email Simon or tweet him with your thoughts 12.16pm BST “At 86-4, I decided to cut my losses and accompany my wife to the 14 July celebrations at the French embassy in Amman rather than endure the pain
  
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• The right result in the Cricket World Cup final would have been a tie | Simon Jenkins

  15-07-2019 12:55
  Money and chauvinism demand a victor and a vanquished. But in reality England and New Zealand were sporting equalsHuman nature hates a balance. It craves a victor and a vanquished. In yesterday’s Cricket World Cup final, not a wafer separated the England and New Zealand teams. They tied. The sporting solution would be for both captains to admit the fact and shake hands. But the money, the chauvinism, the howls from the gallery, were more powerful. Kipling’s “twin imposters&rdqu
  
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• England’s Stokes benefited from ‘clear mistake’ to earn extra run in final over

  15-07-2019 12:44
  • ‘Five runs, not six’ should have been given in unusual incident
  • Former international umpire Simon Taufel: ‘It’s an error’
  • ‘An all-time-classic’: England celebrates World Cup win – live!
  England benefited from a “clear mistake” from the officials during their thrilling Cricket World Cup run chase, according to former international umpire Simon Taufel. The hosts lifted the trophy for the first time after beating New Z
  
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• Kevin Pietersen reveals secret behind England Cricket World Cup win

  15-07-2019 12:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  KEVIN PIETERSEN insists credit needs to go to Andrew Strauss after England won the Cricket World Cup.
  
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• England won Cricket World Cup after ‘clear mistake’ from umpires - Lord's decision blasted

  15-07-2019 12:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND won the Cricket World Cup after an incredible match against New Zealand, but it’s now been claimed that the umpires made a “clear mistake” in awarding Ben Stokes six runs in the final over.
  
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• Ethan Bamber: Gloucestershire sign Middlesex paceman on loan

  15-07-2019 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Gloucestershire sign Middlesex pace bowler Ethan Bamber on a one-month loan deal.
  
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• England win Cricket World Cup: Did Jofra Archer predict most nail-biting match in history?

  15-07-2019 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A few months ago the World Cup wasn't even on the radar of England's new bowling star Jofra Archer - but did he just predict the most nail-biting match in history?
  
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• Forty-four years of hurt made England’s winning moment even sweeter | Tanya Aldred

  15-07-2019 11:00
  Victory over New Zealand was an apt conclusion to England’s men’s World Cup story, from Ben Stokes to Ian BlackwellWhoever chewed that umbrella handle watching the Demon Spofforth in 1882 was an amateur.Where were you when Jason Roy reviewed that lbw? What about when Joe Root swished at his second consecutive ball? Did you doubt Jos Buttler, figuring he had reached his zenith against Pakistan, suspect Ben Stokes was due a failure? What about when Trent Boult’s heel touched the
  
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• Ben Stokes earns redemption as England and New Zealand final gives cricket adrenaline hit

  15-07-2019 08:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  IF this does not get young minds enthused by cricket then the sport may as well just pack up forever.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: NZ PM Ardern jokes about cricket defeat 'trauma'

  15-07-2019 08:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Fans worldwide said New Zealand's Black Caps had lost the Cricket World Cup, but "won our hearts".
  
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• 'This is England': nation unites to rejoice in Cricket World Cup final win

  15-07-2019 06:40
  Outpouring of euphoria across England after unprecedented victory against New Zealand at Lord’s“Incredible … Indescribable … You couldn’t make it up.”England’s cricket players and fans have been struggling to sum up their emotions after the team won an extraordinary World Cup final against New Zealand at Lord’s.Well done @EnglandCricket! #CWC19Final #ENGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/D3aGf1eTU2Thanks to Britain’s diversity, England won the @cricketwo
  
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• Fans and players react to the momentous Cricket World Cup final – video

  15-07-2019 03:45
  ‘I’ve hugged and kissed people I have never met before today,’ one jubilant fan says after the dramatic World Cup final in which England tied with New Zealand in the regular game and the super over, winning only through virtue of having more boundaries. ‘You know I thought we were dead and buried,’ England’s opening bowler Chris Woakes says. ‘We tied somehow and a super over in a final, a World Cup final, it’s incredible.’ New Zealand fans ag
  
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• 'The country needs gin': relive England's thrilling Cricket World Cup final win against New Zealand

  15-07-2019 02:33
  Our writers’ over-by-over report of a final for the agesMatch report: England lift trophy for the first timeBoult and New Zealand too good to be called dark horses againLord’s the perfect venue for greatest one-day game ever played‘This is England’: nation unites to celebrate 1.33am BST England have won the World Cup. It feels good to write those words and to soak in the outpouring of joy that comes with their thrilling victory over New Zealand. So let’s try to sum
  
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• England win Cricket World Cup final after super-over drama against New Zealand – as it happened

  15-07-2019 02:33
  All the reaction after an astonishing finish at Lord’sMatch report: England lift trophy for the first timeBoult and New Zealand too good to be called dark horses againLord’s the perfect venue for greatest one-day game ever playedFeel free to email Rob 1.33am BST England have won the World Cup. It feels good to write those words and to soak in the outpouring of joy that comes with their thrilling victory over New Zealand. So let’s try to sum up: 1.09am BST Here’s another v
  
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• England win Cricket World Cup against New Zealand – as it happened

  15-07-2019 02:33
  All the reaction after an astonishing finish at Lord’sMatch report: England lift trophy for the first timeBoult and New Zealand too good to be called dark horses againLord’s the perfect venue for greatest one-day game ever played‘This is England’: nation unites to celebrate 1.33am BST England have won the World Cup. It feels good to write those words and to soak in the outpouring of joy that comes with their thrilling victory over New Zealand. So let’s try to sum up
  
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• England's 'rollercoaster' journey to Cricket World Cup glory – video

  15-07-2019 01:29
  England have won their first ever World Cup, overcoming New Zealand at Lord’s in extraordinary fashion. Watch the video to relive their ‘rollercoaster’ journey through the tournament to ultimate triumphEngland win Cricket World Cup after super-over drama against New Zealand – live reaction!England win Cricket World Cup after super-over drama against New ZealandContinue reading...
  
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• Not cricket: Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised for World Cup comments

  15-07-2019 00:16
  Brexiter says England beating New Zealand shows ‘we clearly don’t need Europe to win’ Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised for politicising England’s victory in the Cricket World Cup after writing on social media that “we clearly don’t need Europe to win”, a comment that has attracted derision from thousands of cricketing fans eager to educate the Brexiter about the team’s international make-up.The Conservative MP celebrated England’s dramatic
  
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