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...Stuart MacGill's take is that England in last year's series built to a peak that they probably won't be able to match. Flintoff and Simon Jones bowled the best they'd ever bowled, he says, while a new talent emerged in Kevin Pietersen, for whom the Australians weren't as ready as they will be this time. "There were a lot of things that contributed to their success, not the least of which was that they played better than us from time to time," says MacGill. "But I don't draw too much relevance from that series...
...carry the drinks, like at the Green Valley pub. I got to field when McGrath was off for six overs after tea on the third day. I promised the Australian people no more crudity. It's been ages since I sledged guys so thick. Like Kevin Pietersen. Behind his back, Shane calls him BBC ("Brilliant But Creepy"). I was nervous, but I don't think the boys noticed. "Can't bat, can't bowl," I said to Freddie Flintoff when he was on nought. It did the trick. Flintoff was caught in the deep for 72. My first scalp...
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