Once the training was complete, it was time to take it out for a spin in the real world.

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We'll have more impressions for you once we take our two new toys for a longer spin, but for now you can pass the time by checking out the loaded gallery below, complete with the all important Flipstart vs.

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And by the time Griffiths was last out to the occasional off-spin of Compton, Ervine had made the highest score by a Hampshire number seven.

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