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          As it happened - New Zealand v Sri Lanka

          • Daniel Brettig, Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo
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              Assistant editor Daniel Brettig had been a journalist for eight years when he joined ESPNcricinfo, but his fascination with cricket dates back to the early 1990s, when his dad helped him sneak into the family lounge room to watch the end of day-night World Series matches well past bedtime. Unapologetically passionate about indie music and the South Australian Redbacks, Daniel's chief cricketing achievement was to dismiss Wisden Almanack editor Lawrence Booth in the 2010 Ashes press match in Perth - a rare Australian victory that summer.
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          Jun 1, 2019, 02:27 PM

          Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's live updates and analysis for New Zealand and Sri Lanka's opening game of World Cup 2019. If the blog does not load for you straightaway, please refresh your page.