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journalism. Hello, welcome to the new European podcast. My name's Richard Porre and I'm joined by

Jerry Scott. Finally! Where have you been? I've been on holiday. I've been doing some work, much to the shock of my colleagues and editor, but I am back.

You were in Rome?

I was in Rome, and I was in Naples, and I was also in Wales.

It's a bit of a contrast.

And I presume you've been the non-stop all-action political journalist that you are, that when you were in Italy, you were asking Brexit questions, of course. What do you think about the poor old Brits? Were you doing that?

I'll tell you, more of it was being congratulated on the cricket world cup win. Right. It's cricket big in Italy? Well, I guess not. But every time someone asked me where I was from and I said the UK,

so congratulations on the World Cup.

Had you been avidly following the cricket world?

Clearly. I know what a superover is now along with the rest of the world.

Everyone knows what one is now. I am a big cricket fan,

but I have to say I was confused by the rules at the end of the final.

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