Cricket's oldest rivals, England and Australia, meet in the first of five one-day internationals at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday, but the series is struggling to capture the imagination of the English public, the media and even one of its players.
Though England's Paul Collingwood spoke on Sunday of the need to play hard, aggressive cricket against the Australians, his message was undermined by the wounded indifference of fast bowler James Anderson.
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