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• 'I painted Kevin Pietersen's house' - tales of England's travelling fans

  24-12-2017 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Saving up for 17 years, better than Brentford FC, and leaving the honeymoon early - the stories of England's travelling fans.
  
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• From Tyson to Warne the MCG has provided some classic Test performances | Simon Burnton

  24-12-2017 13:00
  Since hosting the first ever cricket Test match in 1877 Melbourne has some great memories for England– and a few bad onesEngland have won 36.1% of their 61 matches at Trent Bridge and 36.4% of their 77 Tests at Old Trafford; they have played 55 times at the MCG and won 36.4% of those. If it does not feel quite as homely as Nottingham or Manchester, Melbourne has been the site of many great English moments – as well as, inevitably, a few grisly nightmares.Perhaps the greatest of those
  
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• Ashes: Mitchell Starc hits back at James Anderson comments

  24-12-2017 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Injured Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc hopes that his replacement Jackson Bird "sticks it up" England in the fourth Ashes Test.
  
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• England should not fall apart this time but are set for Melbourne gamble

  24-12-2017 10:00
  Tom Curran or Mason Crane is in line for a daunting Test debut yet, unlike previous Ashes down under, the beaten tourists should stay competitiveOn tour in Australia I once asked the England manager, Doug Insole, a very naive question: “Will anybody bother to turn up at the MCG or Sydney if the series is already decided?” He looked at me aghast before responding: “They will be there in their thousands. They just love watching the Poms being beaten.” In the past week I hav
  
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• Injured Starc & Overton ruled out of fourth Ashes Test

  24-12-2017 08:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc and England seamer Craig Overton are ruled out of the fourth Test in Melbourne with heel and rib injuries.
  
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• 'You're not even the best in your family' - how many Ashes sledges do you know?

  24-12-2017 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Antagonistic Aussies and quick-witted Poms - how well do you know the Ashes sledges which have gone down in cricketing folklore?
  
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• Cricket Australia confirms Mitchell Starc will miss Boxing Day Ashes Test

  24-12-2017 00:13
  • Ashes’ leading wicket taker ruled out due to bruised heel
  • Starc says he hopes replacement Jackson Bird ‘takes five for’ in fourth TestMitchell Starc will miss the Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne because of his bruised heel, Cricket Australia has confirmed.Jackson Bird will replace the he series’ leading wicket-taker for the fourth Test against England, after the news was announced before practice at the MCG on Sunday morning local time. Related: There are
  
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• Cricket Australia confirm Mitchell Starc will miss Boxing Day Ashes Test

  24-12-2017 00:13
  • Ashes’ leading wicket taker ruled out due to bruised heel
  • Starc says he hopes replacement Jackson Bird ‘takes five for’ in fourth Test
  Mitchell Starc will miss the Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne because of his bruised heel, Cricket Australia have confirmed.Jackson Bird will replace the he series’ leading wicket-taker for the fourth Test against England, after the news was announced before practice at the MCG on Sunday morning local time. Related: There a
  
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