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commentatorballs "He was a bit unlucky there – it was six of one and a dozen of the other"
ALAN SMITH, Sky Sports

"He scored the only goal of the game, which turned out to be the match- winner"
MARTIN TYLER, Sky Sports

"They were playing on the flattest pitch in all of Christendom"
SIMON MANN in, er, Multan, Pakistan, 5 Live Sports Extra

"Best ever World Superbike race we’ve ever seen for a long time, if ever!"
JAMES TOSELAND, Eurosport

"We’re not savvy to what’s said in the dressing room"
THEO WALCOTT, Sky Sports

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