However, Mr Bloom said "there has been no significant change in climate over the last 6000 years" and urged delegates to the conference to pay for the costs of getting to South Africa themselves, "otherwise it will fall on the pensioners of Yorkshire", he said.

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"This confirms that although transformation is slow, we are getting there, " she said of South Africa's shift to a multi-racial society.

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His best chance of getting a game in South Africa may be if the Aussies choose to rest Glenn McGrath or Brett Lee once they are certain of securing a semi-final spot.

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