The O2 Arena, with hardly an empty seat, gave both players a rapturous welcome and they were immediately rewarded with a fabulous opening point, an epic baseline rally eventually won by Federer when Murray mis-hit a forehand so badly it hit the scoreboard.

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At one point a decade ago, Springsteen rewarded Landau, who had once dreamed of becoming a rock star himself, by calling him onstage.

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Leicester just about kept Miles Benjamin out, and their resilience was rewarded when Flood cut the gap to one point during first-half injury-time despite his side being down to 14 men with Jordan Crane in the sin-bin.

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On came Edwards, so impressive in the first Test against England, and he was immediately rewarded with Strauss slicing one at the diving Pollard at backward point but the ball popped out of his hands.

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