Five overs left; England's opener shows all the tricks! (4)

I believe the answer is:

vole

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'all the tricks' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'five overs left england's opener' is the wordplay.
'five' becomes 'v' ('V' can be a synonym of 'five').
'opener' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'overs left englands' is 'ole'.
'v'+'ole'='VOLE'

'shows' is the link.

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(Other definitions for vole that I've seen before include "Small mammal - one to love" , "Strange love for a rodent" , "Small burrowing animal - love it" , "Fieldmouse" , "creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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