With the skippers having briefed the crews that this was to be a particularly rough trip down to Cape Town we were prepared for the worst. And that's exactly what we got. The NatWest Series pits Australia, England and Pakistan together in a feast of 50-over cricket.
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Supergrass Grass court specialists Tim Henman and Pete Sampras started brightly at Queens Club. Lions roar The Lions are in fine form ahead of the Australia Test's hammering local sides on their tour.