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But immigration raids have hammered the California economy, including the construction industry.

It's named after the Farsi word for "my darling" and features an ear-tingling riff on the santur - a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin.

Having hammered lowly-ranked Spain and Japan, it was hard to gauge exactly how well they were playing.

I enjoyed Bethell's innings with the bat, but he was hammered with the ball - he and Will Jacks conceded a combined 112 runs from 10 overs.

Cox hammered an unbeaten 58 from 32 balls and Curran struck 54 from 24, as the Invincibles hit a remarkable 103 runs from 28 deliveries to drive to victory with 11 balls to spare.