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Spinner poses weighty problem for England
England's batsmen felt the pressure of the heavy roller, after 18st Dwayne Leverock took two for 32 off his allotted 10 overs, before recovering to beat Bermuda by 241 runs in their World Cup warm-up.On a roll: Dwayne Leverlock stymied England's progress. Leverock, 35, used to tip the scales at 20st but lost weight for this competition. A cagey left-arm spinner, he dismissed England's two best one-day batsmen, Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen, in successive overs. Collingwood was caught behind, while Pietersen was stumped after being lured out of his crease. The double strike sent jitters through England's middle order and the roly-poly Leverock, a policeman, might have added to his tally had Jamie Dalrymple not unintentionally obstructed wicketkeeper Dean Minors after the ball popped up off off his glove. "I enjoyed myself," Leverock said. "It's the first time I've played against a side like this." But Bermuda, in reply to England's 286 for eight, were bowled out for only 45.