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Sport: Pride, identity and the wicket

By Roger Blitz

Published: July 6 2009 16:16 | Last updated: July 6 2009 16:16

It is a question on the lips of all England this week: will the Cardiff wicket take spin?

The Ashes, England’s gripping battle with Australia for cricket’s oldest international confrontation, begins tomorrow and Cardiff has the honour of hosting not just the first test of the five-match series but the first ever to be staged in Wales.

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