But recently he got a phone call asking him to play in a Sevens tournament in Bulgaria with some old friends from the amateur era, and having caught the bug again, played in another one a couple of weeks later.

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Johnson was the most expensive bowler, but enjoyed a modicum of revenge when having Bresnan caught in the slips.

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Having been caught by the Asian crisis, the group may now enter a lengthy debt workout or even file for bankruptcy.

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