Mr Osborne, who has been in New York trying to reassure investment banks that London will remain a congenial environment for them, was unable to fly back to London in time.

WSJ: Bankers Are Still There for Bashing

The 31-year-old is due to fly back out to rejoin the tour on 10 March in time for the five-match one-day series.

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Instrumented planes, guided by GPS, fly back and forth across the ice in campaigns that can last weeks at a time.

BBC: Antarctic ice volume measured

When Acer plans a global press event, asking journalists to fly in from twelve time zones away, you know it's going to announce more than just some back-to-school PCs.

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