April 4 - 10, 2012
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One swallow does not a summer make – although a number of ducks might with the earliest start in the history of English cricket likely to favour the bowlers.
At the announcement of the earliest start in history, the seamers at the Riverside and Trent Bridge in particular would have been salivating at the prospect of greener wickets than normal. However, given the current hosepipe ban in force it may be the overseas spinners that are eagerly anticipating the first balls being bowled tomorrow.