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           <title><![CDATA[Bob Willis' England Ashes ratings]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[England secured a series-levelling win at The Oval to give themselves a springboard into the winter tours.]]></description>
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           <title><![CDATA[Willis: England should drop Roy for Pope]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis says England batsman Jason Roy should be dropped for Ollie Pope in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford, with Joe Denly being promoted to open.]]></description>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bob Willis' England ratings]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis congratulated Ben Stokes on 'out-Bothaming Botham' in the wake of his stunning, match-winning century in the third Ashes Test - but how did he grade the rest of England's players?]]></description>
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           <title><![CDATA[Willis: Victory eclipses miracle of 1981]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[<strong><a href='https://www.skysports.com/live-scores/cricket/england-v-australia/22216/11793889/article'>&#8203;&#8203;&#8203;&#8203;&#8203;&#8203;&#8203;England's exhilarating victory at Headingley</a> eclipses the miracle of 1981, says Bob Willis.</strong>]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 21:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Willis: Abject England got it all wrong]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis says England&#8217;s "abject" batting display at Headingley must force the ECB to focus more on red-ball cricket.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:30:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bob Willis' England ratings]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis gave searing seamer Jofra Archer top marks after his stunning Test debut at Lord's -  but how did he grade the rest of England's players?]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:41:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Willis: England batting not good enough]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis branded England's batting "not good enough" and said Jason Roy should be moved down the order after the hosts laboured again on day two of the second Ashes Test.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11786017/ashes-debate-england-batting-not-good-enough-and-jason-roy-should-move-down-order-says-bob-willis</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:45:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['Broad, Woakes in battle for Ashes place']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis thinks Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes are battling it out to be England's third seamer in the first Ashes Test with Jofra Archer assured of a place alongside James Anderson.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:51:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bob Willis' England ratings]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis hands out his grades after England's series loss in the Caribbean, with whirlwind Wood shooting top of the class.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11635914/bob-willis-england-ratings-top-billing-for-mark-wood-with-moeen-ali-not-far-behind</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Willis: England totally embarrassed]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Sky Sports Cricket pundit Bob Willis says Windies' courage and defensive technique highlighted England's batting shortcomings after the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 series lead in the Caribbean...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11626627/englands-batting-is-a-real-problem-in-wake-of-series-defeat-to-windies-says-bob-willis</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 21:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <description><![CDATA[Sky Cricket expert Bob Willis grades England's players after their 3-0 victory in Sri Lanka - who came top of the class?]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <description><![CDATA[Who can be sure of a place on England's winter tour of Sri Lanka - and who faces an anxious wait?]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11496057/bob-willis-england-player-ratings-jos-buttlers-talent-and-innovation-stands-out</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:47:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['Oval Test can be tribute to Cook']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[England should designate their final Test of the summer at the Oval as a tribute to Alastair Cook, according to Sky Cricket analyst Bob Willis.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11489562/england-should-dedicate-oval-test-to-alastair-cook-says-bob-willis</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 13:25:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: What lead do England need?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Have England got enough runs to win the fourth Test - and if not, how many more do they need?]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11488148/podcast-bob-willis-and-ebony-rainford-brent-ponder-englands-lead-on-the-cricket-debate</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 19:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: England's top-order woes]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis and Mark Butcher analyse why it keeps going wrong for England's top-order, and praise Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes' application in the latest <em>Cricket Debate</em> podcast.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11478685/bob-willis-and-mark-butcher-look-at-englands-top-order-failings-on-the-cricket-debate</link>
           <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: Should Stokes be in the slips?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis and Angus Fraser talk through another impressive batting display from Virat Kohli and England's catching woes on day three of the third Test at Trent Bridge.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11477834/podcast-bob-willis-and-angus-fraser-discuss-englands-slip-catching-and-virat-kohlis-ton</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:30:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: Why do England keep collapsing?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis and Ebony Rainford-Brent dissect another England collapse as <a href='http://www.skysports.com/live-scores/cricket/england-v-india/19298/11476995/article'>they were bowled out by India inside a session</a> on day two of the third Test at Trent Bridge.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11476999/podcast-bob-willis-dissects-another-england-collapse-on-the-cricket-debate</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2018 22:40:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis is back to rate England's players after their topsy-turvy drawn series with Pakistan.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11394017/bob-willis-england-player-ratings-stuart-broad-almost-back-to-his-brilliant-best</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 20:30:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <description><![CDATA[It's that time again - Bob Willis' England player ratings!]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12932/11315578/bob-willis-england-player-ratings-alastair-cook-struggled-in-new-zealand-but-should-carry-on</link>
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           <title><![CDATA['Almost unbelievable' Lehmann unaware]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bob Willis says it is "almost unbelievable" that Australia head coach Darren Lehmann was unaware of the ball-tampering ploy during the third Test against South Africa.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:30:00 BST</pubDate>
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