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The England player turned World Cup referee

Headline via BBC Sport · first report 5 Nov, 18:58 IST, latest 6 Nov, 14:50 IST

Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from BBC Sport at 5 Nov, 18:58 IST; the latest is from ESPNcricinfo at 6 Nov, 14:50 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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