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"I see a very, very low percentage that we take five number 10s into a tournament. I don't see how this will help us," he said.

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"We just wanted to be clinical, finish off the series and take it home," said the 31-year-old, who became the first New Zealander to take five four-wicket hauls in T20 internationals.

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It required rolls of film that were the size of pizzas but only delivered 10 minutes of footage each and took five to change.

They’re building the statue right now, and it may take five years for her to arrive.

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It's definitely not going to change dramatically before the start of an Ashes series because someone puts their hand up by taking five wickets or gets 150.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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