Nicky Oppenheimer, a cricket-loving scion of the family behind De Beers , is to become chairman of the diamond firm in place of Julian Ogilvie Thompson.

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Lions coach Sir Clive Woodward has opted for an all-England front row with Sheridan alongside Steve Thompson and Julian White.

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CNN's Laura Batchelor, Brian Vitagliano, Marina Landis, Karen Smith, Julian Cummings, Poppy Harlow, Vivienne Foley and Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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