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• England will use Australia antics as Ashes motivation, says Joe Root

  30-11-2017 23:00
  • England irked by sledging and Steve Smith laughter after loss in Ashes opener
  • ‘If that’s not motivation to the players I don’t know what is,’ says RootJoe Root’s England players intend to use the image of Steve Smith laughing at them after Brisbane as a source of extra motivation when they look to level the Ashes series in the historic day-night second Test that starts on Saturday.Root was irked at how Australia had used Jonny Bairstow’s curious
  
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• Ben Stokes ready for return in Christchurch despite Ashes setback

  30-11-2017 23:00
  • England all-rounder to play for Canterbury against Otago in 50-over match
  • Stokes ‘has the right to be treated the same as other players’ says club’s CEOBen Stokes has ploughed on with his plans to make a comeback in New Zealand despite his Ashes hopes suffering a setback and England’s players being told to move on from the prospect of his arrival in Australia.Avon & Somerset police have passed the file on the incident on 25 September involving the all-ro
  
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• Australian laughter will motivate us - Root

  30-11-2017 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  England will use Australia's behaviour after their victory in the first Ashes Test as motivation, says captain Joe Root.
  
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• Ashes: James Anderson questions if Australia bowling was 'dangerous'

  30-11-2017 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  England's James Anderson reveals he asked the umpire if Australia's bowling was dangerous during the first Ashes Test.
  
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• England must rise to Adelaide’s challenge in Ashes Test they must not lose | Vic Marks

  30-11-2017 16:00
  Jimmy Anderson hopes bowling with a pink ball under lights on a pitch that is not as batting-friendly as it once was can help England against AustraliaThe Adelaide Oval was once a genteel cricket ground – it is now a magnificent sport stadium. Only the arch-traditionalist can quibble about the redevelopment and even they might be convinced by it come Saturday night with 50,000 in attendance and the sun dipping gracefully in the distance. The old scoreboard is still there and so, too, is so
  
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• England must forget Ben Stokes and focus on Adelaide, Smith and Starc | Jason Gillespie

  30-11-2017 13:10
  Stokes’ New Zealand trip is a sideshow – what matters for England in the Ashes is working out how to dismiss Steve Smith and how to counter Mitchell Starc’s pink-ball expertiseLet’s be honest, Joe Root and his players needed the Ben Stokes issue resurfacing this week like a hole in the head. When I wrote at the start of the tour that they should draw a line through his name completely, this was the type of scenario I envisaged.Here are England’s squad battling hard
  
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• Cutting off the serpent's head - have Australia met their Ashes targets?

  30-11-2017 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia have met many of their Ashes objectives and the series is only one match old, says commentator Jim Maxwell.
  
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• Ben Stokes: England all-rounder joins New Zealand side Canterbury

  30-11-2017 07:30 via bbc.co.uk
  England all-rounder Ben Stokes, arrested in September on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm, signs for New Zealand side Canterbury.
  
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• Ben Stokes signs for Canterbury to maintain fitness and connection to game

  30-11-2017 05:48
  ECB agree to deal with New Zealand provincial clubAshes recall ‘not a consideration’ for suspended all-rounder, say CanterburySuspended England all-rounder Ben Stokes has signed as an overseas player for Canterbury in New Zealand as he seeks to maintain match fitness while his assault case is investigated.Stokes, who is still unavailable for England selection following his arrest over an incident outside a Bristol nightclub in September, arrived in Christchurch on Wednesday to a host
  
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