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It was clear Pakistan would struggle in England but they were set up to fail | Taha Hashim

My heart has always belonged to Pakistan’s cricketers but the PCB’s decision-making is breaking it I failed the Tebbit test a long time ago. I was taken in by Shoaib Akhtar’s R‑rated speed, then locked up by the madness…

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