In a statement to the Guardian on Fiorina's selection, Trump did not mention her by name, and he dismissed choosing her as a desperate move by the Cruz campaign.
The Guardian understands in last week's selection meeting both the captain and coach pushed for their record wicket-taker to be part of the squad for the series opener, with the player himself, who has since bowled on both practice days, confident he could perform following the detection of a slight stress fracture to his right shoulder blade a month ago.
When it lifts, as it does today with the Guardian's publication of selections from a leaked trove of secret US military logs, a very different landscape is revealed from the one with which we have become familiar.
Yesterday's selection from the Guardian archive was a report on opposition to Lloyd George's 1909 budget.
They include: The Royals: a selection of the Guardian's coverage of the British monarchy; Space: Mars, Meteors and Monkeys: a selection of space and science news, images and videos; The Death Penalty in America: a selection of the Guardian's ground-breaking coverage of capital punishment in the US.
The Guardian's writers have made their selections from 2015's movie releases, and shuffled them into an order of merit.
In tribute to its enduring popularity, here is a selection of the Guardian's best shark videos throughout 2013.
Malik Meer, the Guardian's features editor, has made the selection, and there isn't a single one of the more than 80 pieces that doesn't engage and reward the attention.
Producer: Phil Maynard Find us: The Guardian, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Mixcloud & Audioboom Get in touch: @Guardianpolitics & [email protected] As you've probably guessed, our audio long reads podcasts are a selection of the Guardian's long read articles which are published in the paper and online.
