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• Scrooge finds his place at theatre box office | Brief letters

  04-12-2017 19:48
  Taking babies to work | Ray of sunshine in Brexit gloom | Starling murmurations | Charles Dickens | Masked cricketersI agree with the proposition put forward by Melanie Reynolds that in suitable circumstances parents should feel free to take their babies to work (Why should work be a baby-free zone?, 1 December). Mine accompanied me from the age of five weeks, with no apparent ill-effects on either of us or on my co-workers. As a nation we still appear, in general, to adopt a fairly Victorian at
  
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• Is England's glimmer of hope well founded? Ashes analysis

  04-12-2017 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Can England turn the Ashes series around with an unlikely victory in Adelaide? BBC Sport analyses how they can achieve the seemingly impossible.
  
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• England left ‘pretty frustrated’ by batting collapse, says Jimmy Anderson

  04-12-2017 16:13
  • ‘We should have got more runs,’ says England bowler
  • Starc says Australia bowlers not consulted over follow-on decisionJimmy Anderson admitted to there being “some pretty frustrated players” in the England dressing room after a collapse with the bat on the third day in Adelaide, followed by a late surge of wickets with the ball, left a lingering sense of what could have been for the tourists.Bowled out for a meek 227 in response to Australia’s first inn
  
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• Pint-sized Ashes: Best TMS moments from day three as late wickets give England hope

  04-12-2017 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  England take four wickets late on the third day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, while TMS's Glenn McGrath gets stuck in a lift and discusses taking a nap with a spaniel.
  
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• 'We are behind, but the pressure is back on Australia'

  04-12-2017 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  England showed "character" to fight back on the third day of the second Ashes Test, according to all-rounder Chris Woakes.
  
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• Steve Smith misses chance to land knockout blow with England staggering | Adam Collins

  04-12-2017 15:34
  The Australia captain’s decision not to enforce the follow-on was puzzling – it may not change the result but it has allowed the tourists to attackIf you find a bruise, punch it. In the political arena, teachings do not come much clearer. On the evening of day three, Steve Smith had a chance to land a Jean-Claude Van Damme spin-kick into Joe Root’s ribs. By not enforcing the follow-on, the Australians allowed the visitors to sleep a lot less battered than they should have.It ma
  
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• Ashes: Australia lead by 268 but England boosted by early wickets – video report

  04-12-2017 15:15
  A late surge from England reduced Australia to 53 for four in their second innings at the Adelaide Oval, but they still hold a substantial lead of 268 runs. Earlier, England limped to 227 all out with Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon doing the damage. But their hosts opted not to enforce the follow on, and Jimmy Anderson and Chris Woakes took two wickets each before the close of playContinue reading...
  
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• Craig Overton shows guts and gumption while batsmen fail to meet expectations | Ali Martin

  04-12-2017 15:04
  Somerset bowler became the first England debutant to top score from No9 for 118 years but his determined efforts were in contrast to the top orderGreat Expectations, so the rather lame joke goes, is not nearly as good a read as you would hope. And it is fair to say they were in short supply when Craig Overton tramped out to the middle at 4.58pm on the third day in Adelaide with England staring into the void and Australia rampant.Here was England’s debutant No9 joining Chris Woakes at the c
  
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• Tom Westley: England and Essex batsman out for 12 weeks after finger surgery

  04-12-2017 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex and England Lions batsman Tom Westley will be out for around three months after having surgery on a finger injury.
  
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• Hales will not face police charge and is available for selection

  04-12-2017 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  England batsman Alex Hales will not face a criminal charge over an incident outside a nightclub in September and is available for selection.
  
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• Listen: Nathan Lyon takes incredible caught and bowled to dismiss Moeen Ali

  04-12-2017 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia's Nathan Lyon takes an incredible caught and bowled to dismiss Moeen Ali for 25 runs on day three of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
  
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• Australia in Ashes control despite England’s spirited late bowling burst

  04-12-2017 12:39
  • Australia 442-8dec and 53-4; England 227 all out
  • Australia lose early wickets but lead by 268 runs at end of day threeBy dinner time on Monday the match was won for Australia; by supper time, a mythical feast in these parts since the cricket just keeps on giving, there was just a glimmer of hope on what had, until then, been another grim day for England. Australia possessed a mammoth first innings lead of 215. As darkness began to fall they had the perfect opportunity to bowl again
  
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• Late wickets give England hope of remarkable escape

  04-12-2017 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia finish day three of the second Ashes Test with a lead of 268 runs after an England batting collapse in Adelaide.
  
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• Sri Lanka 'right' to take stand on smog

  04-12-2017 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  While many mocked the cricketers for being melodramatic, a doctor says they were right to halt play.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England second Test, day three – as it happened

  04-12-2017 12:05
  A dramatic day’s play ended with Australia on 52 for four in their second innings, a lead of 268, after another England batting collapse in the afternoon 11.31am GMTThis #Ashes Test is Adelaide 2006 in disguise – big first innings, bullish declaration, inviting nemesis in the third innings. The only slight difference is the second innings, in which England got 300 fewer runs than the script required 11.29am GMTRead our report of day three, here: Related: England seize Ashes lifeline
  
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• England set to name Ben Stokes and Alex Hales in squad for Australia ODIs

  04-12-2017 10:30
  • Both players expected to in squad named after second Ashes Test
  • Neither has played for England since Stokes was arrested in SeptemberThe fallout from the Ben Stokes affair could bleed into England’s plans for the one-day series in Australia after Christmas, with both the all-rounder and Alex Hales looking set for inclusion in the squad this week despite remaining suspended from international duty.Eoin Morgan’s touring party was due to be announced at the end of the Engl
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England second Test, day three – live!

  04-12-2017 03:53
  Over-by-over updates from the day-night Test in AdelaideAli Martin: England’s need for speed exposed by AustraliaSend your emails to Geoff, or tweet him @GeoffLemonSport 2.53am GMTOh, Ben Mimmack. Someone get that man a hug. “I’m looking forward to this session. For some reason, while I find it almost physically painful to watch England toil in the field as the opposition pile up an unattainable total, I can watch an England batting collapse with a sort of self-loathing delight
  
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