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• The Smith problem - how can England dismiss the best batsman in the world?

  24-11-2017 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  He is the number one batsman in the world, with a Test average of 60 and rising. How can England stop Steve Smith in the first Ashes Test?
  
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• Ashes poolside proposal: Michael proposes to girlfriend inside the Gabba

  24-11-2017 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A man who proposed to his girlfriend in a pool overlooking first Ashes Test in Brisbane tells 5 live Breakfast it took months of planning.
  
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• Fan bowls maiden over - marriage proposal in Gabba's pitch-side pool

  24-11-2017 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Langridge proposes to girlfriend Tori Roebuck in the pitch-side pool at the first Test between Australia and England at the Gabba.
  
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• Indian cricket team bowled out for two runs

  24-11-2017 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  An Indian cricket team are bowled out for just two runs - with nine players out for a duck - in a domestic women's under-19 one-day tournament.
  
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• Joe Root’s meticulous approach pays early Ashes dividends for England | Ali Martin

  24-11-2017 13:50
  Developing strategies for each member of an opposition is hardly revolutionary but when such work bears fruit it is nevertheless worth tipping the hat to the brains trust behind itJoe Root may never be able to sport a beard as thick as the one that led to Mike Brearley being dubbed the Ayatollah during the 1978-79 Ashes but when it comes to assessing his first experience of captaining England in Australia, some encouraging growth can be reported.It was a hard-fought second day here, with the abs
  
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• Thakor sentenced after exposure trial

  24-11-2017 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Shiv Thakor, an ex-England Under-19 player, exposed himself through a "gap" in his jogging bottoms.
  
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• 'I can't wait to bowl on a fast wicket against these guys'

  24-11-2017 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc says he wants to see how England handle a quicker pitch after their lower order struggled on a slow Brisbane surface.
  
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• Ashes diary: pool proposal makes a splash on day two in Brisbane

  24-11-2017 12:35
  Glenn Maxwell is in the runs, does Kevin Pietersen get dressed in the dark and Fridays in the Sunshine State have a certain inevitability about them for someThe swimming pool at the Gabba may end each day with a similar hue to a schooner of XXXX. But while it was still relatively clear after lunch, one plucky supporter – wearing just budgie-smugglers, naturally, and sporting green-and-gold face paint – provided a heart-warming moment by proposing to his girlfriend in the shallows. Up
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, All Blacks defeats and a full-kit father

  24-11-2017 12:00
  Who ruled the pop charts? Who has dubious style? And who stayed positive? Which of these cricket teams has won a Test in Australia in the last five years?EnglandIndiaNew ZealandPakistanSouth AfricaSri LankaWest IndiesEngland have played 20 Tests at the Gabba in Brisbane and only won four of them. Which song was No1 in the UK music charts when England last won an Ashes Test at the ground? Every Breath You Take by The Police in 1983Breath After Breath by Duran Duran in 1984Take My Breath Away by B
  
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• Australia go short but it may yet be an Ashes opportunity missed | Adam Collins

  24-11-2017 11:37
  The hosts sparked an England collapse with some short stuff but the same tactic allowed the tail to eke out 53 runs for the final three wicketsThe short ball. A point of fascination before the series, Australia used it belatedly on morning two, then superbly to open England up at a vital moment, but failed to put it away when more rudimentary means might have sufficed against the tail. Namely, hitting the stumps.Of course, this enthusiasm stems from four years ago. But an unresponsive surface in
  
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• Pint-sized Ashes: The best TMS moments as Australia fight back against England

  24-11-2017 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia captain Steve Smith withstands the charge of the England bowlers to leave the first Ashes Test delicately poised after two days in Brisbane.
  
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• Ashes day two recap: England collapse with the bat but get stuck in to Australia

  24-11-2017 10:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  ASHES live: the latest news, views, scores, reaction and updates on day two as England meet Australia at the Gabba in the first Test.
  
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• Ashes: Steve Smith leads Australia fightback against England on day two – video report

  24-11-2017 10:12
  Australia finished 165-4 on day two of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba on Friday. England took four early wickets to leave the hosts 76-4 just after tea. But Australia captain Steve Smith rallied with Shaun Marsh to leave the opening Test evenly poised after two days of playSmith stands tall to keep first Ashes Test in balance after England apply pressureContinue reading...
  
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• Smith stands tall to keep first Ashes Test in balance after England apply pressure

  24-11-2017 09:02
  • First Test, day two: Australia 165-4; England 302
  • Captain Smith helps stabilise hosts after England take four early wicketsThe grim-faced Australian captain battled away to prevent England from gaining a first innings lead in a Test match that has, so far, been surprising, not just to the locals. On an unusually sluggish Gabba pitch upon which the spinners have often seemed the most threatening of the bowlers, England’s much maligned tourists – the unnamed ones destined
  
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• Ashes: Steve Smith and Shaun Marsh rebuild for Australia after top order collapse

  24-11-2017 08:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  STEVE SMITH and Shaun Marsh produced a spirited rearguard action for Australia on day two of the first Test to frustrate England’s push for a first innings lead.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England first Test, day two – as it happened

  24-11-2017 08:47
  England lost their last six wickets for 56 runs then took Australia’s first four wickets for 76, only for Steve Smith and Shaun Marsh to settle the ship 8.03am GMT Related: Smith stands tall to keep first Ashes Test in balance after England apply pressure7.47am GMTAnd with that, I’m off. Bye! 7.45am GMTA fascinating day, and it ends with the match still nicely poised, but it’s certainly Australia who will sleep more soundly. England didn’t make the best of a beautiful sit
  
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• Ashes: David Warner falls into England trap as Australia top order collapses

  24-11-2017 07:46 via bbc.co.uk
  David Warner clips England's Jake Ball to a man positioned at short mid-wicket as Australia's top order collapses on day two of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England first Test, day two – live!

  24-11-2017 01:37
  Over-by-over updates from the second day at the GabbaAli Martin: James Vince avoids pitfalls of Ashes pastAdam Collins: Gabba fails to live up to reputation 12.37am GMT96th over: England 231-4 (Malan 48, Moeen 28) England have safely navigated the first hour of the day and once again Lyon is Australia’s most likely wicket-taker. In between the unplayable turning bouncing deliveries Malan pierces the gully region for a confident boundary.A cut and a ripped pair of pants for Starc after this
  
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