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Even their selection for this tournament lent itself to scrutiny, and the fact that most of the players were part of the Ashes squad, but new captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and coach Charlotte Edwards were insistent things would be different.

The Alliance Defending Freedom, a right-wing Christian organization that purports to “affirm the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God,” has lent several of its attorneys to represent Chiles in the case.

Denmark will also host a broader European Political Community summit on Thursday and international allies have lent support to ensure both events pass without incident.

Zach, 27, who has lent his voice to dozens of video games and anime titles, tells Newsbeat anime "has slowly been on this track to reaching mainstream popularity".

If the statistics that followed Friday's 5½-2½ scoreline lent weight to the belief that this was going to be Europe's year, Saturday's 6-2 demolition job has seemingly made Sunday a formality.