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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Robinson will make Test debut this summer]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[In the latest Bumble's Blog, David Lloyd reflects on some of the outstanding performers from the opening month of the County Championship season, the postponement of the IPL and hopes for a more 'normal' summer&#8230;]]></description>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble's end of year awards]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[What a year it has been - and while mostly that has been for all the wrong reasons, there have been plenty of highlights too!]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Cricket can learn from rotation in football]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[In his latest blog, Bumble discusses how he is passing the time while he waits for the COVID-19 vaccine, England&#8217;s winter tours and what cricket can learn from football&#8230;]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble's blog: Ally Pally here I come!]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[David Lloyd discusses England's forthcoming white-ball tour of South Africa, his lockdown struggles and how the Masters and improving his darts game are providing some relief...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/12132210/bumble-talks-englands-tour-of-south-africa-lockdown-the-masters-and-his-darting-prowess</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Bairstow can open in Tests, get Rashid back too!]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[After an exciting but highly unusual summer, David Lloyd looks at the state of the England Test side with proposed tours to Sri Lanka and India this winter and an Ashes series in Australia only a year away...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/12109156/get-adil-rashid-in-england-test-side-and-jonny-bairstow-opening-says-bumble</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Opening up on lockdown fears]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bumble blog's on his lockdown fears, reminisces about the sawdust-sliding days of 10-over-a-side games and applauds Darren Gough's MBE...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/12103802/david-lloyd-blogs-on-his-lockdown-fears-darren-goughs-mbe-and-10-over-a-side-cricket</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Top 10: Best of 30 Years of Sky Cricket]]></title>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:10:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[David Lloyd: My Cricketing Hero]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Who did the Sky Sports Cricket pundits idolise growing up? Every Monday, we will be asking one of our experts for their cricketing hero and this week it's Bumble's turn...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/11977476/my-cricketing-hero-david-lloyd-picks-wes-hall</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Cricket never better before pandemic]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[David Lloyd says that cricket had never been in a better place before the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the transformative impact of central contracts.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/11977440/david-lloyd-looks-back-on-his-time-as-a-player-coach-and-broadcaster</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:39:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Stokes: Ashes team taking shape]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Ben Stokes says England's Test team already have their eyes set on the Ashes tour of Australia in 2021/22, despite the series still being some 18 months away.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/11965079/ben-stokes-says-englands-ashes-2021-22-planning-has-started-sky-cricket-podcast</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble's Blog: Health comes before sport]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Bumble is 'celebrating' a birthday in isolation, but backs the decision to halt the sporting schedule amid the coronavirus pandemic in his latest <em>Sky Sports</em> blog...]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Root's rhythm is back]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[David Lloyd says England captain Joe Root rediscovered his rhythm as he scored his 17th Test century and first since February.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 06:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Santner ton fuelled his bowling]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[David Lloyd believes Mitchell Santer&#8217;s maiden Test century was the inspiration for his devastating spell of spin bowling that left England struggling to save the first Test against New Zealand.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 07:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: New Zealand are favourites]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[David Lloyd believes New Zealand's bowling attack makes them favourites for the two-Test series against England.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/11864887/david-lloyd-new-zealand-favourites-to-win-test-series-against-england</link>
           <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble's end of season review - part two]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[David Lloyd concludes his end of season review by looking back at a thrilling Ashes series that saw Steve Smith dominate and Ben Stokes produce one of the great Test innings, plus a memorable double for Essex secured in a matter of days&#8230;]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/11821650/bumble-looks-back-at-a-thrilling-ashes-series-in-part-two-of-his-2019-season-review</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2019 14:57:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble's end of season review - part one]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[After one of the most remarkable cricketing summers in many a year, David Lloyd looks back at the highlights. In part one, he reflects on England's incredible World Cup win as well as a memorable days at Lord's for Somerset and Ireland, too...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/11821139/bumble-looks-back-on-englands-epic-world-cup-win-in-part-one-of-his-2019-season-review</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:40:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Lack of hundreds will anger Root]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[David Lloyd says Joe Root will be "angry" at failing to turn a fifty into a hundred once again, while he thinks Joe Denly is on borrowed time in the England team...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/11808004/joe-root-will-be-angered-at-his-recent-lack-of-test-hundreds-says-bumble</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['Gritty Burns a positive for England']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[England have got a lot to do to prevent Australia retaining the Ashes at Old Trafford but, in Rory Burns, they have at least filled one of their problem positions, says David Lloyd...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12933/11803704/rory-burns-has-solved-one-england-conundrum-but-alarm-bells-after-late-wickets-says-bumble</link>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble's tour of Manchester!]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Roll up, roll up! Introducing Bumble's cultural tours for 2019.]]></description>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bumble: Cricket's dying? Give it a rest!]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[In the latest Bumble's Blog, David Lloyd reflects on a staggering Test match at Headingley, Ben Stokes' brilliance, and has a message for those who think cricket is dying&#8230;]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 06:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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