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December 24, 2019 Australia / England / New Zealand / South Africa

The real highlights of the 2019 Boxing Day Tests

4 minute readFor clarity and brevity: yes, this is the through-the-Boxing-Day-Tests thread. This article will (probably) be updated (semi) regularly as the South Africa v England and Australia v New Zealand matches progress.

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December 4, 2019 England / New Zealand

Remember that time England picked five seamers and no spinner?

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December 3, 2019 England / New Zealand

The best nanosecond of Joe Denly’s unbelievable dropped catch

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December 2, 2019 England / New Zealand

The Great Neil Wagner investigates

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November 25, 2019 England / New Zealand

Which is worse? Leaving one that hits your stumps or really stretching for a wide one and lofting it straight to a fielder?

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November 23, 2019 England / New Zealand

The correct way to deal with BJ Watling stats

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November 22, 2019 England / New Zealand

Let’s anchor Ollie Pope as a flighty middle-order shotmaker and see where he takes us

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November 21, 2019 England / New Zealand

Mount Maunganui is the home of the Nan Chair

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November 20, 2019 England / New Zealand

Four opinions to form about this England team during the first Test against New Zealand

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November 19, 2019 England / New Zealand

You can get live TV coverage of both New Zealand v England Tests for £20

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