Vince thought they'd be out by Christmas but got upset when a fungal infection raged on Zoe's foot in December, causing it to almost rot off.

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"Over the last few years, we became poorer and poorer, thousands of people were laid off and we were forgotten by the rest of Italy, left to rot in a corner, " said Pietro Airaudo, 72, at a cafe opposite an Olympic venue.

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And the rot really set in as six wickets toppled for 26, Needham doing most of the damage with his off-breaks, taking three wickets in four balls early in his opening spell.

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