In Test cricket they always wear whites and play with a red ball, whereas in the shorter game they wear coloured clothing and play with a white ball.

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Both Sheens and skipper Darren Lockyer were critical of Australian referee Tony Archer for allowing a slow play-the-ball which reduced the game as a spectacle.

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But hoping that one's opponents will play ball and hit home their flaws is a dangerous game.

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Louis Acompora manned his lacrosse goal, blocked a shot with his chest and prepared to make a play on the ball in his first high school game.

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