Spain had possessed the ball for roughly two-thirds of its games, turning each match into a high-class version of keep-ball, and in the process, becoming the first team to turn passing the ball into a form of defense: Like a clock-eating drive in football, if Spain has the ball, its opponent can't score and the Spanish keep the ball so well that they barely give up any chances, let alone goals.

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Collingwood's total was more than the rest of his first-class innings this summer put together, and came after he had been dropped from the team for the second Test because of his poor form.

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He was a member of the under-19 team which toured England last year and has only played 10 first-class matches.

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It was a first-class team of industry, government laboratories, and scientists at the leading universities in the country, and everything worked properly.

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The transport secretary then praised the work done by his DfT staff, saying he had a team of "first-class civil servants doing a tough job".

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Players in group 'B' have significant first-class experience and are perceived to be one to three years away from the England team while 'C' players are generally younger with less experience.

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"I got a central contract at 20 when I had only played 10 first-class games, which probably wasn't enough to warrant a place in the England team, " he told BBC Sport.

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