Some of the islands' economies may face a sticky wicket.

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If that weren't about to become a sticky political wicket for the company, it also faces growing antitrust, privacy and patent scrutiny, fanned by a growing phalanx of Beltway opponents, the latest being Larry Ellison and Oracle.

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Burdett admitted he was lucky to lose the toss because "I would've bowled first because the wicket was a little bit sticky early on, " but Woodhouses won it, chose to bowl and Grange openers Jonathon Bean and Nick Hadfield put on 121 for the first wicket.

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