"I think they're going to make steady improvements, and with any luck they'll break even or make a little bit of money this year, " the Morningstar analyst Landry says.

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Cook had another big slice of luck when Kaneria knocked out his leg-stump with a vicious leg-break only to see Doctrove rule he had over-stepped.

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"You need to be really strong creatively if you are going to break down a very organised side or you need a bit of luck, " said Dalglish.

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Their luck slowly began to change after the break, though, and finally turned courtesy of a horrible mistake by Czech Republic's highly experienced goalkeeper Cech.

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