Lancashire will also be under a new coach, Peter Moores, following his sacking by the England and Wales Cricket Board, when they start the new season with a three-day game against Durham University on 11 April.

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Sri Lanka start off against Kenya and then face a tough game with New Zealand in Johannesburg on 14 September.

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Vox CEO Jim Bankoff, a former AOL executive, approached Christopher Grant, then editor-in-chief for the AOL video game blog Joystiq, about an opportunity to start a new site.

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After a bright start from New Zealand, Team GB took control of the game, but after spurning numerous chances they had to wait for Houghton to break the deadlock on 64 minutes with a well struck free kick.

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The storyline, however, concluded neatly in that first game, meaning that a sequel would have to start with new characters.

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Meanwhile, with 86-times capped John Hayes undoubtedly being rested for the New Zealand game the following week, Buckley receives a massive boost with his first start.

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New York's Daniel Murphy doubled to start the fifth, went to third on a flyout and scored the game's first run on Recker's sac fly.

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Just before the start of the 2005 season, Aaron Boone ignored his contract with the New York Yankees and played in a pick-up game of basketball.

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