The home side then had strong penalty appeals rejected as Emile Heskey clashed with Gomes in a tussle for possession, referee Atkinson ruling that the Spurs keeper had just got a touch to the loose ball before there was any contact between the pair.

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The pair remain in close contact, and have not ruled out a future project together - even though they face competition from a whole breed of new comics.

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When contact was made with Harrison, journalists were invited to put questions to the pair and the atmosphere became more cordial than is normally the case at head-to-head pre-fight press conferences.

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