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Old 12-06-2006, 10:02 AM   #10 (permalink)
GIMH
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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby
I suspect most English cricket fans would take The Ashes ahead of the OD WC. Test cricket is definitely seen as the be-all & end-all over here & The Ashes is v much the blue ribbon event.
Definitely

The Cricket World Cup is a little like the European Championships in football, it'd be great if we won it, but we'd rather have those bloody Ashes
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