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skipper

noun as in leader

Strongest matches

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Instead he sat at the post-match news conference as a winning skipper, literally slapping Head on the back.

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South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bat in the second Test on Saturday as the tourists look to clinch their first series win in India in 25 years.

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Playing for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury in July, the skipper claimed his second five-wicket haul in as many Tests.

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The opportunity to become only the sixth England skipper in 80 years to leave Australia with the urn.

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But Wales skipper Dewi Lake says he hopes his team can take inspiration from Welsh football ahead of taking on New Zealand on Saturday.

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