By Paul Eddison

New kid on the block: Keaton Jennings, who will represent the North, bats during a warm-up session in Dubai. Inset: Andrew Strauss
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ANDREW Strauss is the first to admit England’s World Cup record is appalling – and according to the director of England Cricket, this week’s North v South Series is part of a plan to ensure there is no repeat on home soil in 2019.
Of the seven countries to have competed in every World Cup, only England and New Zealand have failed to lift the trophy, with Strauss having been part of two of those campaign...