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• England hope Terminator Stuart Broad can conjure magical Ashes spell | Barney Ronay

  15-12-2017 20:09 via theguardian.com
  Broad’s powers are waning but he remains competitive and one of those giddy bowling spells of his will surely come again. The Ashes would be just the stageA theory has been doing the rounds in my household about the Indian pace bowler Varun Aaron. Which is fine. You take what you can get with kids. Using a knife and fork, respectful attention to elders. There’s work to be done here. But theories about the careers of mid-rank Indian quicks are a definitive strong point and this one su
  
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• Steve Smith: the man who hides his genius in plain sight

  15-12-2017 18:30 via theguardian.com
  Steve Smith is no longer vying to be saluted as the best batsman in the world. His challenge is now to be recognised as the second best batsman in historyBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket Blog, part of the Guardian Sport Network
  I was at Lord’s in 2010 to witness Steve Smith’s debut in Australia’s curious Test series against Pakistan hosted by MCC. If you had asked me what I thought of the unheralded all-rounder, I’d have said, “Who? Oh him? Looks a bit like a yo
  
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• Ashes: England collapse as Australia dictate day two – video report

  15-12-2017 18:12 via theguardian.com
  England started the day in a good position, with both surviving batters from day one picking up centuries, but then contrived to lose their last six wickets for just 35 runs. Australia took control of the third test and ended the day on 203-3 Continue reading...
  
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• 'He's batting with a cigar in his mouth' - Smith, once again, stands in England's way

  15-12-2017 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-captain Michael Vaughan warns England that Australia's Steve Smith could post a big score on the third day of the Ashes Test in Perth.
  
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• Favourite Ashes tour moment - as voted for by you

  15-12-2017 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The votes have been counted, but which Ashes tour moment did BBC Sport users pick as their favourite from more than a century of action?
  
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• It is simple for England: get Steve Smith out or lose the Ashes | Adam Collins

  15-12-2017 15:03 via theguardian.com
  Australia’s captain is fully aware of his role as the main character in every story these sides write, but the next move in the third Test is down to Joe RootThe roar Joe Root let out when he reviewed correctly to dismiss Cameron Bancroft shortly after David Warner nicked off was guttural and instructive. The England captain had got the big call right and they had two in a hurry. After a horrid collapse before lunch, and an imposing start for Australia, England were suddenly back in the da
  
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• Headbutt celebration was light-hearted fun - Bairstow

  15-12-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jonny Bairstow says his 'headbutt' celebration on reaching a century in the third Ashes Test was "light-hearted fun".
  
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• Rory Burns: Batsman replaces Gareth Batty as Surrey captain

  15-12-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Gareth Batty steps down as captain of Surrey, and is replaced by Rory Burns for first-class and One-Day Cup matches.
  
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• Ashes: Jonny Bairstow explains his Ashes hundred celebration

  15-12-2017 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonny Bairstow scored 119 as England finished on 403 in their first innings of the third Ashes Test at the WACA.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow transformed from the butt of Ashes jokes into a series centurion | Ali Martin

  15-12-2017 14:21 via theguardian.com
  In the city where his bizarre first contact with Cameron Bancroft occurred, the England keeper used his head to score a ton and earn the Waca’s acclaimFrom being the butt of the jokes in Brisbane to slamming his head against his helmet three times in celebration, Jonny Bairstow’s hundred on the second day at the Waca was not just his finest Ashes moment to date but a touch of catharsis for England’s wicketkeeper.Every century has meaning for Bairstow. The look to the sky &ndash
  
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• England’s Jonny Bairstow transforms from butt of jokes into Ashes centurion | Ali Martin

  15-12-2017 14:21 via theguardian.com
  In the city where his bizarre first contact with Australia’s Cameron Bancroft occurred, the England wicketkeeper used his head to score 119 and earn the Waca’s acclaimFrom being the butt of the jokes in Brisbane to knocking his head against his helmet three times in celebration, Jonny Bairstow’s hundred on the second day at the Waca was not only his finest Ashes moment to date but also a touch of catharsis for England’s wicketkeeper.Every century has meaning for Bairstow.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Ashes centuries, Ballon d'Or records and a quick finish

  15-12-2017 13:55 via theguardian.com
  Who won three in a row? Who is ‘super proud’? And who gave no more? Who has declared himself "the proudest man in Proudsville"?Pep Guardiola Steve SmithDawid MalanSean DycheWhy will Aljaz Bedene, Britain’s No2 tennis player, not represent Team GB at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo?He won’t travel to Tokyo as he says it is a “jumped-up dump” He will be representing Slovenia from 1 January 2018 He says the "Olympics are for track and field not tennis" He has joined t
  
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• Pint-sized Ashes: Australia strike back on day two

  15-12-2017 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Smith's unbeaten 92 helps Australia reach 203-3, trailing England by 200 in the third Ashes Test in Perth.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England third Test, day two – as it happened

  15-12-2017 11:47 via theguardian.com
  Steve Smith was closing in another hundred as Australia ended day two in Perth on 203 for 3, 200 runs behind 10.34am GMTHere’s Vic Marks’s day two report from the Waca: Related: Steve Smith leads Australia fightback after England tail collapses10.12am GMT62nd over: Australia 203-3 (Smith 92, S Marsh 7) Broad asks some good questions, albeit not as good as the one from Ben Thompson, and the batsmen find solid answers. That’s the end of a pulsating day. England made hay for an ho
  
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• Smith frustrates England in finely poised third Test

  15-12-2017 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia captain Steve Smith hits an unbeaten 92 as the hosts finish the second day of the third Test on 203-3 - still 200 runs behind England.
  
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• Steve Smith leads Australia fightback after England’s tail is blown away

  15-12-2017 11:26 via theguardian.com
  • England 403; Australia 203-3
  • Hosts regain initiative after Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan hundredsEngland had their foot on the jugular after an hour’s play but they could not keep it there for long. When England were 368 for four with two centurions at the crease the Australians were in a bit of bother. Then Peter Handscomb, who is not playing in this game, made his bid for the man of the match award.A sliced drive from Dawid Malan against a Nathan Lyon off-break went up in
  
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• Steve Smith leads Australia fightback after England tail collapses

  15-12-2017 11:26 via theguardian.com
  • England 403; Australia 203-3
  • Hosts regain initiative after Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan hundredsEngland had their foot on the jugular after an hour’s play on Friday but they could not keep it there for long. When England were 368 for 4 with two centurions at the crease the Australians were in a bit of bother. Then Peter Handscomb, who is not playing in this game, made his bid for the man of the match award.A sliced drive from Dawid Malan against a Nathan Lyon off-break went
  
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• Australia captain Steve Smith leads the fightback after England post big total in Perth

  15-12-2017 11:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  STEVE SMITH cruised to within eight runs of a second century of this Ashes series at the WACA as Australia responded strongly to England’s first innings total.
  
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• Gavin Griffiths: Leicestershire seamer extends contract to end of 2019 season

  15-12-2017 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Leicestershire seam bowler Gavin Griffiths agrees a contract extension to run until the end of the 2019 county season.
  
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• Could rain have the final say in Waca Test?

  15-12-2017 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Mixed fortunes for the Ashes weather in the coming days.
  
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• Changes ahead in Ashes forecast

  15-12-2017 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Mixed fortunes for the Ashes weather in the coming days.
  
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• Ashes LIVE updates: England finally dismiss Khawaja as Aussies fight back through Smith

  15-12-2017 10:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND are in Perth for the third Ashes Test - follow it live here.
  
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• Ashes scorecard LIVE: Follow the latest scores for Australia vs England at the WACA

  15-12-2017 07:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND are staring down the barrel and need to get going in the third Test.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow HEADBUTTS helmet in cheeky salute to Cameron Bancroft controversy

  15-12-2017 06:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  JONNY BAIRSTOW showed his sense of humour after hitting a brilliant century for England in their first innings against Australia.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England third Test, day two – live!

  15-12-2017 02:52 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the second day of play at the Waca in PerthDay one report: Malan maiden ton sets up strong England startAnd feel free to email Adam or fire him a tweet @collinsadam 1.52am GMTOpening to the batting on the email. Is a cynical Simon Powell. “Excited for today, but (sadly) we all know what happens in the first hour, don’t we…” Wash your mouth out. Malan proved the tough stuff is he made of yesterday. He was in lovely form at the press conference too, talking ab
  
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• Ashes: Quiet man Dawid Malan breaks out of his shell to silence Aussie critics

  15-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  DAWID MALAN has not been reading too many of the local newspapers on this Ashes tour because every time he opened them he was confronted with a withering assessment of his ability.
  
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• Ashes LIVE stream: How to watch England vs Australia in the third Test online and on TV

  15-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND desperately need a victory to get themselves back into the Ashes and here’s how you can watch it on TV and online.
  
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• Ashes: England stars must rally around skipper Joe Root - Graham Gooch

  15-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  GRAHAM GOOCH believes England’s Ashes stars must rally around under-performing skipper Joe Root.
  
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• Ashes: Dawid Malan masterclass gives England hope on day one of third Test

  15-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  DAWID MALAN hit his maiden Test century as Joe Root’s men barged their way back into contention in the Ashes series on a superb day at the WACA.
  
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