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• Ashes: Joe Root urges England players to 'stand up' before third Test

  12-12-2017 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Joe Root says it is time for his team to "stand up" in the crucial third Ashes Test in Perth.
  
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• This is why an extra 5mph could be key to the third Ashes Test

  12-12-2017 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Why do Australia have faster bowlers than England? Is pace born or made? And does it even matter?
  
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• Ashes: What difference does an extra 5mph make for a fast bowler?

  12-12-2017 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Why do Australia have faster bowlers than England? Is pace born or made? And does it even matter?
  
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• Alastair Cook’s milestone Test doubles up as the ‘biggest game of our lives’

  12-12-2017 19:00 via theguardian.com
  England opener, who will play his 150th Test, has never seen an England team work as hard and they will need to turn toil into triumph against a rampant Australia in Perth to stay in the AshesAlastair Cook is hoping his 150th Test goes rather better than his 100th, which took place at the Waca four years ago. England were defeated by 150 runs, which meant they lost the Ashes at the earliest opportunity and Cook was out first ball in the second innings to a devastating delivery from Ryan Harris,
  
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• BPL final LIVE stream: How to watch Dhaka Dynamites vs Rangpur Riders live online and TV

  12-12-2017 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  BPL LIVE STREAM - how to watch the Bangladesh Premier League final online.
  
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• Chris Gayle hits record 18 sixes in Bangladesh Premier League final

  12-12-2017 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris Gayle hits a record 18 sixes in an unbeaten 146 off 69 balls for Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League final.
  
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• Chris Gayle theory circles after he scores ton in BPL final… is this why he scored runs?

  12-12-2017 14:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  CRICKET fans have come up with a theory as to why Chris Gayle has clicked into life at the BPL.
  
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• Ashes: Ben Duckett incident 'not malicious' says James Anderson

  12-12-2017 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  England bowler James Anderson says Ben Duckett pouring a drink over him in a Perth bar was "not malicious" and a "bit of a non-event".
  
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• James Vince drives us crazy but other England batsmen’s flaws also maddening | Andy Bull

  12-12-2017 13:59 via theguardian.com
  Modern coaching’s move away from the orthodoxies could help to explain the England No3’s failings – and why he has no ready replacementWay back when Duncan Fletcher had a column in the Guardian, I used to do his ghostwriting. It was an education in how a coach thinks, parcelled up into a 30-minute conversation about whoever was in the headlines that week. And as we went on, I learned there were a handful of players who would always exercise Fletcher, touch him off as surely as
  
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• Alastair Cook: The world has changed for England after Stokes incident

  12-12-2017 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Alastair Cook says England need to "smarten up" but believes it is "unfair" to say the team has a drinking culture.
  
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• BPL final LIVE stream: How to watch Dhaka Dynamites vs Rangpur Riders live online

  12-12-2017 12:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  BPL LIVE STREAM - how to watch the Bangladesh Premier League final online.
  
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• Street-smart Pat Cummins can give the Waca a roaring Ashes farewell | Jason Gillespie

  12-12-2017 12:06 via theguardian.com
  Fast bowler is a pleasure to watch having cleverly recalibrated after injury to resemble a 50-cap veteran as he prepares to pepper England in the third TestIt was during the second Ashes Test at the Waca in 1998 that I experienced one of the most important moments in my time as a player. Though in front in the match, on the second evening England’s batsmen launched a second innings counterattack and suddenly my bowling was being taken apart. Related: Australia’s Ashes angel Nathan Ly
  
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• Joe Root urges his players to end England’s history of failure at the Waca

  12-12-2017 10:17 via theguardian.com
  • Captain says focus must be on reviving Ashes campaign after two defeats
  • ‘We believe we can win the series but need to prove that to everyone else’Joe Root has urged his players to forget about England’s wretched past at the Waca and jolt their flatlining Ashes defence back into life in the third Test after Trevor Bayliss issued the squad with final warnings over their off-field behaviour.Bayliss, the head coach, has held meetings with senior members of the touring
  
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• Alastair Cook warns England must smarten up as third Ashes Test looms

  12-12-2017 10:17 via theguardian.com
  • Cook will become first Englishman to reach 150 Test caps at Waca
  • ‘The world obviously changed’ after Stokes incident, admits CookAlastair Cook warns England must wise up to a changed world if they are to regain the respect of a nation. Cook will become the first Englishman to reach 150 Test caps when he tries to help Joe Root’s troubled Ashes tourists turn their series around in Perth this week.But it is a stream of off-the-field incidents which has placed England
  
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• Ashes: Alastair Cook says he hasn't made a decision on his future

  12-12-2017 08:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Batsman Alastair Cook says he has not made any decision on his future as he prepares to become the first England player to reach 150 Test caps.
  
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• Ashes: Jonny Bairstow admits England aces let Joe Root down with off-field antics

  12-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  JONNY BAIRSTOW admits England’s Ashes tourists have let captain Joe Root down with their off-the-field behaviour.
  
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