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commentatorballs "Final words from Shubman Gill – 'stay calm' will be one of the words, I'm sure"
MICHAEL VAUGHAN, 5 Live Sports Extra

"Noel Gallagher – a lot of people say he's got nothing between the eyes"
EMMA B, Virgin Radio

"You, last year, were made Master of the King's Music: the most Elizabethan job title in the world"
GEORGIA MANN, Radio 3

"Cameron Young's been flawless. He's missed the last couple of greens"
OLI FISHER, Sky Sports

"You've got to get them through the door before the window shuts"
KAREN CARNEY, TNT Sports

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