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• Eddie Jones: England's Australian coach on the Ashes

  23-11-2017 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  England rugby union coach Eddie Jones will lead his side against Samoa at the weekend, but the Australian will also be keeping an eye on the Ashes. But who does he want to win?
  
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• Ashes: Peter Moores confident Nottinghamshire's Jake Ball can shine for England

  23-11-2017 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Nottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores has no doubts paceman Jake Ball will cope with the pressure of making his Ashes debut.
  
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• BT Sport’s fine Ashes partnerships blighted by commercial breakdowns | Simon Burnton

  23-11-2017 15:32
  Matt Smith and co had a solid opening despite a late wobble, while there’s an Ashes bromance in the air for Graeme Swann and Damien Fleming, but the adverts did jar a littleFade in. Interior, an extraordinarily messy room with a massage bed in the middle. Clothing and footwear are strewn across all visible surfaces and large bags are scattered haphazardly across the remaining floor space. Pads and bats are piled up, leaning against benches and walls. Exposed pipes meander around the ceilin
  
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• Moeen Ali: I want people to think Muslims are not all bad

  23-11-2017 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  As the only Muslim cricketer in England's Ashes squad, Moeen Ali says he wants to inspire players of all faiths.
  
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• Australians know who we are now - Vince motivated by critics

  23-11-2017 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  England's James Vince says he was motivated by criticism from ex-Australia opener Matthew Hayden after making 83 on the first day of the Ashes.
  
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• James Vince avoids pitfalls of Ashes past to give selectors satisfaction | Ali Martin

  23-11-2017 12:06
  There was nothing scary under the duvet for England fans at home after James Vince’s 83 prevented a repeat of Australia’s rampant start in 2013It was the actor Hugh Laurie who perhaps best summed up the mood back in England four years ago, describing how he had gone to bed with the Ashes safely under way only to “wake up next to a horse’s head of a first innings, blood everywhere”.This time around, however, a more appealing scoreline could be found under the du
  
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• Ashes: England close day one of first Test against Australia on 196-4 – video report

  23-11-2017 11:45
  England finished day one of the first Ashes Test at 196-4 after a tight affair at the Gabba. Alastair Cook was caught in the day's third over but Mark Stoneman and James Vince dug in for the tourists and partnered for 125 before being dismissed. Captain Joe Root then fell for 15 late on after reviewAustralia rally as England’s Joe Root falls late on even Ashes opening day 
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• Australia's pace attack off to slow start as Gabba fails to live up to reputation | Adam Collins

  23-11-2017 11:35
  A wicket more comparable to England’s pastures green initially muted the hosts’ fearsome quicks as the Ashes got underwayOpening days are overrated. In an Ashes context, we happily forget that they are rarely oracular but it doesn’t stop us retrofitting them to sound as though they were. For every Nasser Insane there is an Edgbaston 1997, and ample in between. This Gabba first foray was one of the latter, with all pre-series dreams still intact. The Gabbatoir it wasn’t. Y
  
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• Pint-sized Ashes: First Test in balance after intriguing opening day

  23-11-2017 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Pint-sized Ashes relives the opening day of the first Test as England's James Vince makes 83 before Australia fight back in Brisbane.
  
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• Pint-sized Ashes: All the best TMS moments from the opening day

  23-11-2017 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Pint-sized Ashes relives the opening day of the first Test as England's James Vince makes 83 before Australia fight back in Brisbane.
  
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• England’s James Vince says Matthew Hayden will know who he is now

  23-11-2017 10:49
  • ‘Comments like that give you extra incentive,’ batsman says of critic after 83
  • Australia’s Pat Cummins says Root dismissal ‘pretty much the dream wicket’James Vince said that if Australia did not know some of England’s less-vaunted names before the start of their Ashes defence then they will do now following an absorbing first day at the Gabba in which his maiden Test half-century proved the standout innings for the tourists.Arriving at the creas
  
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• England’s James Vince happy to prove doubters wrong with Ashes knock

  23-11-2017 10:49
  • Vince scored 83 but denied maiden Test century by run-out
  • Nathan Lyon admits Gabba pitch was softer than expectedEngland’s James Vince was happy to prove his doubters wrong with a knock of 83, but admitted he was disappointed to fall short of an Ashes century on the opening day of the series.The No3 batsman came to the crease in Brisbane after Alastair Cook’s departure for just two runs at the Gabba but settled in well alongside Mark Stoneman as the tourists put on thre
  
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• Vince hits 83 before Australia rally on first day of Ashes

  23-11-2017 09:55 via bbc.co.uk
  England's James Vince makes 83 and Mark Stoneman 53 before Australia fight back on the opening day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
  
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• Australia rally as England’s Joe Root falls late on even Ashes opening day

  23-11-2017 09:49
  • First Test, day one: England 196-4 at stumps
  • James Vince makes 83, Alastair Cook out in third overFor a while it all went quiet out there, too damn quiet – at least for the Australians. After all the braggadocio in the build-up to this series, the actual cricket seemed to be taking place in a library. Seldom can 30,000 assembled Aussies have been so hushed. But in the final session of a rain-affected day the crowd found their voice as their team snaffled the vital wicket.As t
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England: first Test, day one - as it happened

  23-11-2017 09:19
  England finished the opening day of the Ashes on 196 for four, with James Vince making a lovely 83 before a strong Australian fightback 9.08am GMT Related: Australia rally as England’s Joe Root falls late on even Ashes opening day8.19am GMTThat was a compelling arm-wrestle, with the battle rarely moving far from the middle of the table. Mark Stoneman and particularly James Vince batted beautifully before Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon dragged Australia back into the match with some seriously
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England: first Test, day one – live!

  23-11-2017 09:08
  Live updates from the first day of the Ashes series at the GabbaEmail [email protected] with your musingsGuardian writers give their predictions for the series 8.08am GMT79th over: England 196-4 (Malan 28, Moeen 13) Malan just digs out a reverse swinging yorker from Hazlewood, who is bowling his best spell of the day right at the end. He ends the over with a speculative bouncer - and Malan slams a regal pull through square leg for four. “That’s just about the shot of the day,
  
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• Ashes: England's Alastair Cook falls early in first Test

  23-11-2017 07:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia's Mitchell Starc removes Alastair Cook to reduce England to 2-1 on the opening morning of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
  
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• Ashes 2017: Australia v England: first Test, day one – live!

  23-11-2017 00:15
  Live updates from the first day of the Ashes series at the GabbaEmail Geoff here or Tweet him with your musingsRob Smyth: what England can learn from the Gabba in 1986Guardian writers give their predictions for the series 11.15pm GMT“Evening Geoff, and thank you in advance for being my special nighttime friend throughout the next few weeks,” says a saucy Patrick. Which incidentally is also the name of a local seafood dish in Massachusetts. “In 2010 I was on my gap yah, living a
  
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