Watching Francique represent Grenada in 2004 were two young countrymen: James, now 19, and Rondell Bartholomew, 22.

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Australia had begun the match in the unusual position of facing two of their own countrymen, as attacking left-handers David Warner and Adam Gilchrist opened the innings after Middlesex had won the toss and chosen to bat first.

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The following day, there was nothing on the front pages of two leading US newspapers, The New York Times and the Washington Post to suggest that the countrymen in his audience had been particularly impressed by the speech - neither of them referred to any of the lines above that have become so famous.

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