We know that there are all sorts of myths and misconceptions out there, and we know there are folks who will do anything they can to stop reform because, for whatever reason, they want to keep things the way they are.

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"The pre-season has been very successful but we are all very aware that it doesn't count for anything when it comes to Saturday, 14 August, " he said.

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Already, there is a sense of 2005 revisited, and if my gut feeling is anything to go by, then we are all in for a thrilling and very close Test series.

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And if these times have shown us anything it is that the major challenges we all face are global.

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"Nobody's signed anything, but these are the things we're discussing and we're all hopeful that it goes somewhere, " he said.

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So the reason I say all this is because the costs are going to be there if we don't do anything.

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