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Five reasons to be cheerful about British sport (yes, even the cricket)

After all, it’s the women’s Ashes that really matter, right?

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issue 25 January 2014
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James Cook’s third voyage as an English captain ended in disaster, stabbed to death and disembowelled by a pack of angry Hawaiians in 1779. The latest Captain Cook’s third tour since taking charge of the national cricket team has been just as successful, with Alastair’s England given the Hawaiian treatment by Australia.

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