Emerging from a dark and yew-rich wood, I reached an open down that stretched ahead for two miles.

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Before he could reply, I had reached his side and sat down on a lounge chair next to him, a striped one.

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"The experience these players would get from being at a major tournament would be fantastic but a number of teams who reached the last finals have found themselves under pressure and I think some of that is down to preparation time, " added Pearce.

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