Tendulkar v Anand, cricketer v bear, and a plot to kidnap Gary Kirsten

Bear facts: New South Wales' finest pose with a somewhat hirsute training partner
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Hello, Confectionery Stallers. As you read this, I am attempting to convert Southern Italy to cricket and/or discussing with my wife and children over a few plates of pasta the likely outcome of the forthcoming epoch-defining two-Test series between England and Bangladesh that will bring the planet to a standstill from Thursday. (That ...