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Produced by David Beckham’s production company, Studio 99, “Victoria Beckham” inevitably paints its eponymous subject in a flattering light, doubling down on her characterization as an “underdog” from a working-class family.

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"Maybe 3-1 flatters us, but we did enough to win the game. Results are the only thing that qualify you for a major tournament."

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Of course it is all illusion, but the flattering lighting and bougie boxed waters belie that revelation.

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Spin-friendly conditions are also likely to be presented in Colombo, but England's big tests against India and Australia are to be played on the flatter surface at Indore.

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But most of them understand they only get that perch by flattering right-wing views that a woman’s place is really in the kitchen.

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