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The Spin | ‘I wanted the ball to be hit at me’: life in cricket’s most dangerous fielding position
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 4 Nov 2026, 10:33 UTC. The headline in use is “The Spin | ‘I wanted the ball to be hit at me’: life in cricket’s most dangerous fielding position”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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James Taylor recalls the ‘moments of pure elation’ and twisted intimacy of being under the batter’s nose at short leg Out in Arizona, just south of Tucson. Where tumbleweeds tumble in search of a home.
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The Spin | ‘I wanted the ball to be hit at me’: life in cricket’s most dangerous fielding position
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- The Guardian