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"If I'd have ballooned up in weight and I'd not been in the gym just ticking over, then I wouldn't have been able to take the fight and I wouldn't be in this position today."

Anderson's constant demands for the ball, his ability to keep England ticking over, are hallmarks of his quality.

The exasperation over a lost water bottle, the frustration of mismatched shin guards, the stress of ticking off a mental check-list when rushing out the door—I loved how ordinary these problems felt.

And then there is the second camp who think the clock is ticking: on her leadership and on the long-term viability of what used to be called the world's oldest and most successful political party.

By Sept. 10, however, Rortvedt’s time in the majors appeared to be ticking.