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/ 8 years agoBig Ben puts his hands to good use for Canterbury
ASHES IN BRIEF BEN Stokes ensured his name was back in the headlines this week – for the right reasons. The...
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/ 8 years agoDevon’s above! ‘Destroyer’ is enough to set pulses racing
Destroyer: Devon Malcolm uproots Steve Waugh for a duck in Adelaide PICTURES: Getty Images Peter Hayter just about recalls the time...
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/ 8 years agoWhisper it very softly but omens are not good in Perth for England
Sam Pilger looks back to a similar Ashes scenario at the WACA in 2006 when Australia opened up an unassailable 3-0...
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/ 8 years agoBallance aims to showhe’s ready, willing and able
By George Jones YORKSHIRE captain Gary Ballance hopes that he can still play a role in the Ashes. Ballance, whose last...
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/ 8 years agoWACA WONDER JACK WAS UNLIKELY HERO
Richard Edwards looks back to 1986 when Jack Richards earned his place in English cricket folklore with a heroic performance in...
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/ 8 years agoStamp out drinking like Sir Alex did at United
By Chris Stocks Outspoken: Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott ENGLANDgreat Geoffrey Boycott insists the current team’s drinking culture needs to be...
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/ 8 years agoCOME ON, ANDREW! PLAYERS HAVE IT SO GOOD
PETER HAYTER Sending the wrong message: Andrew Strauss says England players sacrifice a lot to play cricket PICTURE: Getty Images The...
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/ 8 years agoBayliss’ mind set to be eased by tour manager
By Chris Stocks In control: Trevor Bayliss wants all his focus on the on-field action PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND are likely...
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/ 8 years agoA MESSY AFFAIR BUT WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE DISSENT
MORE than enough has been said and written recently about DRS, its abuse, misuse and untrustworthiness (especially by me) but, on...
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/ 8 years agoKey moment
Dawid Malan was nearing a maiden Test century on 92 when the new ball arrived. First delivery against the fresh cherry...
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/ 8 years agoBIG AL’S WIT AFTER BUMBLE’S DELIVERY
GOOD to see the legend that is Alan Mullally coming back to his quirky self after a tough period, the fishy...
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/ 8 years agoTon-up Malan keeps his head amid Aussie attack
By Chris Stocks at the WACA It’s there! Dawid Malan pulls for four to bring up his century PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoBE GRATEFUL TO COOK FOR HIS EFFORTS
ALASTAIR Cook began his 150th Test match with tributes for that achievement and concerns about how long he can continue competing...
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/ 8 years agoDEREK PRINGLE
THE RIGHT CALL… BUT DRS HAS ISSUES TO ADDRESS Snorter: Mark Stoneman dismissed caught behind off the bowling of Mitchell Starc...
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/ 8 years agoGOWER GRACE BOYCOTT GRIT
Contrast in style as England showed that they could win in Perth Paul Edwards continues his delve into the Ashes archive...
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/ 8 years agoFOR MITCH, CLASS RUNS IN THE FAMILY…
AUSTRALIA’S selection of Mitch Marsh alongside brother Shaun means that three Marshes, including father Geoff, have played at the WACA for...
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/ 8 years agoSEARCH GOES ON FOR NEXT ROCKET MAN!
PLANET CRICKET At the heart of the Global Game Tim Wigmore explores the long-standing problem of finding a bowler of genuine...
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/ 8 years agoCREDIT BAYLISS FOR CALLING UP MALAN
MARCUS NORTH Former Aussie Test Batsman Gamble that worked: Dawid Malan walks off after his century on day one in Perth...
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/ 8 years agoA VENUE FIT FOR THE BIGGEST STAGE
Alison Mitchell reckons England supporters will be blown away when they see the newly-refurbished Adelaide Oval In all its splendour: The...
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/ 8 years agoHAS COOK BEEN TO THE WELL TOOMANY TIMES?
PETER HAYTER Trapped: Alastair Cook hooks into the deep where he is caught in England’s second innings PICTURE: Getty Images As...
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/ 8 years agoROOT WAS TOO FUNKY WHEN HE HAD TO BE PATIENT
DEREK PRINGLE Looking cool: But all Joe Root’s pre-planning and unorthodox field placings, inset, didn’t really bear fruit for England PICTURE:...
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/ 8 years agoSmith the difference but Bairstow laid himself fopen for the sledgers
By Chris Stocks at the Gabba Chit Chat: Cameron Bancroft and David Warner offer some words of encouragment to Jonny Bairstow...
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/ 8 years agoChappell: The trash talk is just so boring. Get on with it!
By Richard Edwards Stop the talking: Greg Chappell THERE was a time when the talking between England and Australia would only...
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/ 8 years agoTWO FOR THREE! TROTT AND ENGLAND NEVER LOOKED BACK
Peter Hayter recalls one of England’s most emphatic Test wins when the tourists struck early and never looked back Early blow:...
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