European skipper Nick Faldo had seen his side reduce Friday's three-point deficit to two after a rallying performance on Saturday and he decided to select a bold line-up for the Sunday singles.

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That would, quite simply, be like letting the coach of an opposing baseball team select half of your starting line-up for the championship game.

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