On the plus side, Hussey immediately served up a reminder of his value to the side with an assured 54 from 43 balls, while Clarke looked in fine touch as he manoeuvred the Kenyan bowling around the park.

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This week, Charles Clarke, the education secretary, and Margaret Hodge, the minister for higher education, have been stressing the financial value of a university education and questioning the morality of forcing those without a degree to pay for the education of high-earners with one.

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