'Scary, scary times!'

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This column chooses to take these words as a tribute to its bravery.

For example, sad to say, but our time on the frontline of social media means that we were able to spot that Umar Akmal has a new pair of sunglasses.

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These are his normal ones.

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Never let it be said that we don't keep you abreast of important developments.

May as well include our mandatory in-flight selfie at this point too, as we seem to be on that sort of subject. The backdrop doesn't give too many clues, but we're pretty sure this is one.

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Kevin Pietersen has learned sarcasm.

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There are, however, no signs that he has yet discovered subtlety.

Maybe he could take tips off Michael Vaughan.

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Oh wait. Is that use of punctuation meant to imply something, Michael?

As they play a team sport, cricketers are very good at finding a way to work alongside colleagues no matter what their apparent differences.

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This kind of common goal is what allows them to work together, becoming more than the sum of their parts.

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Oh well, as long as you don't turn on each other.

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As well as being great team players, cricketers are also unafraid of hard work.

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They are, however, less enamoured with homework.

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Perhaps Shane Watson, James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja should have asked for help from their parents back in 2013.

Somewhere in the world, there is always a cricketer complaining about taxi travel.

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And air travel.

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