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10 insights from County Championship round one: Tom Banton and Ben Foakes make England cases, Ashes bolter lighting up speed guns and why fixture schedule shouldn't be cut

10 insights from County Championship round one: Tom Banton and Ben Foakes make England cases, Ashes bolter lighting up speed guns and why fixture schedule shouldn't be cut
INSIDE CRICKET: With the new county season getting under way on Friday, here are 10 things we learned from the opening round of fixtures.

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10 insights from County Championship round one: Tom Banton and Ben Foakes make England cases, Ashes bolter lighting up speed guns and why fixture schedule shouldn't be cut

10 insights from County Championship round one: Tom Banton and Ben Foakes make England cases, Ashes bolter lighting up speed guns and why fixture schedule shouldn't be cut

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