ASHES BUILD-UP IS JUST PURE THEATRE

Chris Stocks discovers that Justin Langer doesn’t share the same prediction philosophy as his mate Glenn McGrath

Old and the new: Justin Langer, right, has high hopes for paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile, who locks horns with the England batsmen this weekend
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Justin Langer was regarded as one of Australia’s chief Ashes irritants during the five series he played against England.
The spiky former opening batsman was victorious in four of those campaigns – the glorious English summer of 2005 the only time he tasted defeat &nda...

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