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Bill Frindall

Ask Bearders #166

Welcome to Ask Bearders, where Test Match Special statistician Bill "The Bearded Wonder" Frindall answers your questions on all things cricket.

Below are Bill's responses to some of your questions posed at the end of his last column and if you have a question for Bill, leave it at the end of this blog entry. Please do include your country of residence - Bill loves to hear where all his correspondents are posting from.

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Graeme Swann

England sing new, improved song

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It was plainly obvious to anyone watching the second Test against New Zealand how much the victory meant to us, and the mood in the England camp has been brilliant since.

We received a lot of criticism after the first Test – some of it just and some of it unjust – but the guys have been busting a gut since we’ve got over here and it was nice to answer the critics in the best possible way.

It needed to happen, of course. We had to step up after Hamilton and, bearing in mind England hadn’t won a Test away from home for so long, it was crucial we went out, played as we know we can, and hammered it home, which we did.

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