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The Hampshire innings did not get off to the best start when new signing Michael Lumb fell in the third over with the score on 18 but the big-hitting middle order pair dominated the Irish attack.

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Can Israel afford to give up its own place in the lineup in the belief that the United States, hitting lower in the order, will actually go up to the plate and take its swings?

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Yet other characters maintain order by softly hitting or splashing the audience with water, while a young girl throws scented powder into the audience.

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Ponting fell soon after, while Cameron White (30) threatened a lower-order renaissance alongside Hopes before the hard-hitting Victorian edged Steyn to De Villiers, who was keeping wicket in place of the injured Mark Boucher.

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But the big-hitting batsman, who hit two centuries in the 2007 World Cup from the middle order and made 24 from 28 balls in England's 16-run win over Canada, has put on a public show of enthusiasm ahead of the big tournament starting on Saturday.

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