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Was discussed at some length in the comments on the article on this subject published this morning.
Yes you earn points on the cash ticket, so assuming it was originally ticketed as Y in Economy MAN – LHR you’ll get 20 + 90 each way = 210 in total.
It should tell you in MMB what you will earn.
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