The hook side is less likely to pick up lint from my pocket.

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It was feisty, though, thrashing its head from side to side to try to spit the hook.

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Hook was one of the main culprits in his side's defeat by Saracens, but the fly-half produced a masterclass at Twickenham.

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Three minutes later Hook replied, only for Marcato to again bring his side within striking distance with his third penalty.

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But within six minutes the Ospreys, who featured 11 of the Wales side that beat England in the Six Nations, were ahead courtesy of Hook's vision and Leicester's lackadaisical defending.

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The Baa-Baas side is brimming with talent and contains a trio of Welshmen with a point to prove: Hook, Peel and Matthew Rees, all former Lions who weren't selected for this tour.

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