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• A tale of two captains: Smith sets the standard while Root lacks resources | Jason Gillespie

  18-12-2017 21:00
  Joe Root’s lot has been a stark contrast to that of Steve Smith this series – his batsmen have not fired and his bowlers lack the pace for Australian wicketsThe Ashes are back in Australian hands after three Tests that have been a tale of two captains. One has been setting the gold standard as a batsman and been blessed with potent fast‑bowling resources, the other low on runs and without the necessary tools at his disposal.Smith first, who has shone so brightly in leading from
  
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• No Stokes, no pace - why England lost the Ashes

  18-12-2017 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A lack of pace in the bowling attack? No Ben Stokes? Or were Australia just better? Vote on the main reason for England's Ashes defeat in Australia.
  
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• No pace? No Stokes? What cost England the Ashes?

  18-12-2017 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A lack of pace in the bowling attack? No Ben Stokes? Or were Australia just better? Vote on the main reason for England's Ashes defeat in Australia.
  
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• The Ashes: 10 moments, little and large, that decided the series | Rob Smyth

  18-12-2017 18:04
  While Steve Smith’s Brisbane century and Mitchell Starc’s wonderball to James Vince in Perth were defining images, there were other moments that were more subtle yet just as pivotal to the early return of the urnThe Ashes isn’t always about the actual cricket. The most significant moment of the epic 2005 series came during a game of touch rugby, when Glenn McGrath stood on a stray cricket ball and was injured on the morning of the second Test. In 2017, the England players&rsquo
  
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• Ashes 2017: How England lost

  18-12-2017 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  England coach Trevor Bayliss and Test captain Joe Root explain how they lost the Ashes as Australia won the third Test.
  
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• ‘I was crying just now … everything came out,’ says Steve Smith after Ashes win

  18-12-2017 14:18
  • ‘So much work and time has been put into this’ says Australia captain
  • Smith credits his pace bowlers – ‘The work that they do is incredible’Steve Smith will never step on to the Waca in his baggy green again with international cricket due to move across the river to the shiny new stadium near the casino. But he sure takes with him some memories of the Perth’s place less fashionable.It was on this ground in 2010 that he earned his first home Test
  
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• Trevor Bayliss insists he is still the right man for England despite Ashes defeat

  18-12-2017 14:10
  • Head coach admits decision may be out of his hands
  • Joe Root hopeful that Cook, Broad and Anderson will not retireTrevor Bayliss insisted he remains the right head coach to take England’s Test team forward after a seventh successive defeat away from home saw a rampant Australia side regain the Ashes with two matches to spare.The innings and 41-run loss at the Waca not only surrendered the urn but raised questions over the direction of travel. Steve Smith’s buoyant team a
  
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• Worcestershire begin global search for 'ideal' head coach to succeed Steve Rhodes

  18-12-2017 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Worcestershire 'will leave no stone unturned' throughout world cricket to find the right man to succeed Steve Rhodes.
  
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• Australia captain Smith would 'love' to whitewash England

  18-12-2017 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Smith says he would "love" to whitewash England 5-0 in the Ashes series, after the hosts reclaimed the urn with victory in Perth.
  
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• 'I'm still right man to coach England' - Bayliss after Ashes loss

  18-12-2017 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Trevor Bayliss says "it is for people above my pay grade" to decide his future after England's emphatic Ashes defeat in Australia.
  
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• Don’t blame Ben Stokes for England’s Ashes defeat – Australia are simply better | Vic Marks

  18-12-2017 12:14
  With probably the best batsman in the world and a potent pace bowling attack, Australia would have been the better side, Stokes or no StokesIt did not just go wrong on a pavement in Bristol in the early hours of 25 September. The first and most obvious reason why Australia have regained the Ashes at the earliest opportunity is because they are better. And they would have been better, Stokes or no Stokes.At the head of the Australian team is the best batsman in the series and probably the best in
  
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• Pint-sized Ashes: The best TMS moments as Australia regain the urn

  18-12-2017 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Listen to the best moments from Test Match Special as Australia regain the Ashes after storming to a massive win over England in the third Test in Perth and an unassailable 3-0 lead.
  
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• Ashes: Australia thrash England in third Test to regain urn – video report

  18-12-2017 10:22
  Australia have regained the Ashes after taking an unassailable 3-0 series lead over England in Perth. The hosts won the third Test at the Waca by an innings and 41 runs on Monday and now look to complete a second straight home whitewash with Tests in Melbourne and Sydney to comeAustralia reclaim Ashes with final-day victory over England in third TestContinue reading...
  
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• Joe Root admits England were outclassed by Australia in Ashes defeat

  18-12-2017 10:02
  • Tourists slump to unassailable 3-0 defecit after heavy defeat in Perth
  • Root targets improved performance in next week’s fourth TestJoe Root admitted England have been outclassed by Australia as they surrendered the Ashes before Christmas following a comprehensive innings-and-41-run defeat in Perth.England needed to bat for most, if not all, of the final day to keep the series alive but Josh Hazlewood hastened their demise with five for 48 as the tourists lurched from an overn
  
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• Ashes: Moment Australia beat England to regain urn

  18-12-2017 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Listen to the moment Australia regain the Ashes with an innings-and-41-run win over England in the third Test in Perth.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia crush England in third Test at Waca to wrap up series

  18-12-2017 09:27
  Josh Hazlewood took five wickets as Australia needed just one session on day five to wrap up a series victory with two Tests to spare 8.27am GMTStill want more? Here’s Vic Marks’ report on a famous day in Perth, and Joe Root’s reaction to the humbling series defeat … Related: Australia reclaim Ashes with final-day victory over England in third TestRelated: Joe Root admits England were outclassed by Australia in Ashes defeat8.24am GMTI think that’s the post-match in
  
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• Australia crush England to regain Ashes at earliest opportunity

  18-12-2017 09:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia regain the Ashes with an innings-and-41-run win over England in the third Test in Perth.
  
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• Australia reclaim Ashes with final-day victory over England in third Test

  18-12-2017 08:50
  Hosts take unassailable 3-0 series lead with an innings and 41-run winPlay on day five delayed until lunchtime after covers leaked overnightA bizarre final day of Ashes cricket at the Waca came to a close in the most predictable manner. Australia, by winning this Test by an innings and 41 runs, regained the Ashes with ruthless efficiency. For the third time in four series down under they polished off England at the earliest opportunity. Three down with two to play never wins. England were bowled
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England third Test, day five – live!

  18-12-2017 03:28
  Over-by-over updates as Australia look to seal series victoryDay four report: Australia tighten their grip on AshesEmail Geoff or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 2.28am GMTIf you’ve got nothing to do, I’ve been mythbusting with Adam Collins and Ric Finlay about the old chestnut of 87 being an unlucky number for Australian batsmen. Because we are cool guys with rich and fulfilling inner lives. This is tangentially related to Mitch Marsh and this Test match if you click through and scroll up.Nu
  
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• Ashes LIVE updates: England on brink of series defeat against Australia

  18-12-2017 01:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND are in Perth for the third Ashes Test - follow it live here.
  
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• Ashes: Mitchell Starc delivers ‘ball of the century’ to dismiss England batsmanJames Vince

  18-12-2017 01:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  MITCHELL STARC delivered what is being described as the “ball of the century” to dismiss England batsman James Vince on day three of the third Ashes Test this morning.
  
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• Ashes: England kept afloat by rain as Australia edge closer towards series win

  18-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  THIS Ashes series appears more likely to end with an uncomfortable post-mortem and blood letting rather than a Downing Street reception.
  
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• BBC Sports Personality 2017: England women cricketers win team award

  18-12-2017 00:13 via bbc.co.uk
  England have been named team of the year at the BBC Sports Personality show after winning the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup.
  
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