She was sitting on the roof again, as a cold dusk settled, the sky tinged green.

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As for its looks, Enter the Matrix faithfully captures the green-tinged world of the Matrix.

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But England's decision to bowl first on a green-tinged track meant the spotlight fell first on the home side's rejigged batting line-up.

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On a bracing morning in Titwood, Glasgow, Rahul Dravid, draped in three layers of clothing, chose to unleash his bowlers on a green-tinged pitch.

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However, Waca groundsman Cameron Sutherland has prepared a green-tinged wicket which could tempt Ponting to bowl first should he win the toss on Thursday morning.

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The scene begins with a bunch of potent green-tinged metaphors.

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Behind him, the twisting green vines stretch out into the distance, their leaves tinged with gauzy mid-afternoon light, their stems rising up from a rich ochre-red soil.

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