Mr Brown, instead, seems determined to fiddle about with the market, chopping and changing the business tax regime to no obvious effect.

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There is also the argument that there would have been an opportunity for one of those hitters to get their eye in before cutting loose, rather than watching Ian Bell fiddle about as only 21 runs were scored from the first six overs.

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Langton said the airline has a "fiddle factor" of about 2%.

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Whatever he does about the overall tax burden, Mr Brown may well fiddle with individual taxes.

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There was good news for the World Cup hosts as Ramnaresh Sarwan returned to action after a hand injury with 27, but he had to play second fiddle to Samuels, who is now adding consistency to his undoubted natural talent and showed no sign of worry about an ongoing investigation into claims that he recently passed team information to a bookmaker in India.

BBC: Last Updated: Monday, 5 March 2007, 23:28 GMT