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• The Ashes 2017-18: England and Australia player ratings | Ali Martin and Adam Collins

  08-01-2018 18:16
  Dawid Malan and Jimmy Anderson were the only tourists to impress while Steve Smith completed a Bradman-esque series and Australia’s pace attack shone Related: Where do England go now? Maybe it is the turn of the selectors to feel the heat | Vic MarksRelated: England not ‘blown away’ in Ashes and upheaval unnecessary, says AndersonRelated: Australia’s Steve Smith puts winning the Ashes in England on his bucket list | Adam CollinsContinue reading...
  
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• South Africa seal dramatic win over India in battle of top two

  08-01-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  India collapse to a 72-run defeat in the first Test against South Africa in a meeting of the world's two top-ranked teams.
  
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• Bangladesh to use mobile courts in gambling crackdown

  08-01-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Bangladesh will set up special mobile courts at stadiums in an attempt to stop gambling during the tri-nations series this month.
  
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• Where do England go now? Maybe it is the turn of the selectors to feel the heat | Vic Marks

  08-01-2018 13:30
  Joe Root and Trevor Bayliss safe despite Ashes humbling but selectors’ emphasis on character over record and a reluctance to shuffle the pack needs looking atIt has been gruelling for England’s players but they should not forget this Ashes tour in a hurry. Every humiliation, every defeat should be stored away.Remember it well: the preposterous head-butt, the missed opportunities such as Australia’s 209 for seven becoming 328 all out in Brisbane and England’s 368 for four
  
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• England must use Ashes defeat as motivation, says Anderson – video

  08-01-2018 12:59
  Jimmy Anderson, standing in for Joe Root as England captain, says the crushing Ashes defeat must be used as motivation for 2019. Australia won the fifth Test in Sydney by an innings and 123 runs to seal a 4-0 series win. 'That feeling that you get should make you determined to try and win the Ashes back in 2019,' says AndersonAshes: Joe Root's absence hastens England's demise as Australia take series 4-0 Continue reading...
  
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• Steve Rhodes: Worcestershire 'did what we had to do' over sacking, says chairman Taylor

  08-01-2018 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Worcestershire chairman Stephen Taylor says the club had no option but to remove Steve Rhodes as director of cricket.
  
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• Australia’s Steve Smith puts winning the Ashes in England on his bucket list | Adam Collins

  08-01-2018 12:29
  Captain celebrates crushing 4-0 series win by looking forward to Australia’s four-Test tour of South Africa in March which will fine-tune side for England next yearOne of the Steve Smith’s best attributes as the Australia captain is that he sets clear goals. That winning in England has now entered his self-styled and public “bucket list” is not surprising, joining the victory he craves in India come 2021. Presumably holding the World Cup aloft is on there, too.“That
  
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• Australia’s Steve Smith puts winning the Ashes in England on his bucket list

  08-01-2018 12:29
  Captain celebrates crushing 4-0 series win by looking forward to Australia’s four-Test tour of South Africa in March which will fine-tune side for England next yearOne of the Steve Smith’s best attributes as the Australia captain is that he sets clear goals. That winning in England has now entered his self-styled and public “bucket list” isn’t surprising, joining the victory he craves in India come 2021. Presumably holding the World Cup aloft is on there too.“
  
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• Headbutts, heroes & leaf blowers: Our Ashes winners and losers

  08-01-2018 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia regained the urn with a 4-0 victory over England, but who are BBC Sport's winners and losers of the 2017-18 Ashes series?
  
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• Ashes scorecard: Latest scores as England crumble in Australia and lose the Ashes

  08-01-2018 09:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  ASHES scorecard - the latest score as England lose to Australia in the fifth Test in Sydney.
  
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• Pint-sized Ashes: Ill Joe Root returns but can't stop England losing

  08-01-2018 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Listen to the best moments from Test Match Special as England's awful Ashes ends with a huge defeat by Australia in the fifth and final Test in Sydney.
  
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• Ashes tour has not been disastrous - Anderson

  08-01-2018 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Seam bowler James Anderson says the England team "does not need a big upheaval", despite a 4-0 series defeat against Australia.
  
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• Ashes: England crumble in final Test as Australia record 4-0 win in five-match series

  08-01-2018 09:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOE ROOT was unable to help as England slumped to inevitable defeat in the fifth Test as Australia completed a 4-0 scoreline with an innings defeat.
  
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• England not ‘blown away’ in Ashes and upheaval unnecessary, says Anderson

  08-01-2018 08:44
  • ‘It doesn’t feel completely disastrous,’ says stand-in captain after 4-0 defeat
  • ‘We’ve not dealt with those pressure situations well with bat or ball’Jimmy Anderson, deputising for a stricken Joe Root, said the Ashes hammering suffered by England in Australia should not result in a major overhaul of the coaching staff but rather individuals within the team must learn to cope better with the pressure of Test cricket.The 4-0 series scoreline was wr
  
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• England not ‘blown away’ in Ashes and upheaval not necessary, says Anderson

  08-01-2018 08:44
  • ‘It doesn’t feel completely disastrous,’ says stand-in captain after 4-0 loss
  • ‘We’ve not dealt with those pressure situations well with bat or ball’Jimmy Anderson, deputising for a stricken Joe Root, insisted the Ashes hammering suffered by England in Australia should not result in a major overhaul of the coaching staff but rather individuals within the team must learn to cope better with the pressure of Test cricket.The 4-0 scoreline was wrapped
  
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• Ashes victory in England on Smith's 'bucket list'

  08-01-2018 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia captain Steve Smith says an Ashes series win in England is on his "bucket list" after his side complete a 4-0 home victory.
  
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• Ashes: Joe Root's absence hastens England's demise as Australia takes series 4-0

  08-01-2018 05:59
  England 346 & 180-9; Australia 649-7 declaredSteve Smith awarded Compton-Miller Medal for Player of the SeriesJoe Root retired ill for second time on 58 after being taken to hospitalIt was all over by 2.15pm – though not quite in the manner anticipated – and the margin of victory reflected Australia’s dominance in the series. Steve Smith’s side won by a monumental innings and 123 runs.
  To the disappointment of just about everyone at the SCG, Joe Root was unable to res
  
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• Ashes: Joe Root's absence hastens England's demise as Australia take series 4-0

  08-01-2018 05:59
  England 346 & 180-9; Australia 649-7 declaredSteve Smith awarded Compton-Miller Medal for Player of the SeriesJoe Root retired ill for second time on 58 after being taken to hospitalIt was all over by 2.15pm – though not quite in the manner anticipated – and the margin of victory reflected Australia’s dominance in the series. Steve Smith’s side won by a monumental innings and 123 runs.
  To the disappointment of just about everyone at the SCG, Joe Root was unable to res
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England, fifth Test, day five – as it happened

  08-01-2018 04:36
  Joe Root retired ill as Australia thrashed England by an innings and 123 runs to complete a thumping 4-0 win 3.36am GMT Steve Smith receives the Ashes trophy, beckons his team onto podium and holds it up in triumph. “Come on!” he shouts. Come on indeed. Australia have stuffed England, and the 4-0 scoreline flatters them not one jot. They’re an excellent side, with a dream bowling attack and an all-time-great batsman.That’s it for our Ashes liveblog. On behalf of all the O
  
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• Australia crush England to complete 4-0 Ashes win

  08-01-2018 04:26 via bbc.co.uk
  England's awful Ashes ends with an innings-and-123-run defeat in Sydney as Australia complete a 4-0 series win.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England, fifth Test, day five – live!

  08-01-2018 02:24
  Latest updates from the Sydney Cricket Ground on day five
  Farbrace questions players’ mental strength and characterAnd Get in touch with Adam on email or via Twitter @collinsadam 1.24am GMT 73rd over: England 142-5 (Root 56, Bairstow 38) Hazlewood to Root. Full for the most part, defending. Root decides not to attack when the shorter ball comes. Eyes very much on lunch for the England duo now. Probably two overs away from the break. Maybe three if Lyon rushes.
  “From a laughter-filled
  
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• Ashes: We all need to take a hard look at ourselves - Paul Farbrace

  08-01-2018 01:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  PAUL FARBRACE believes nobody should escape scrutiny when the inquest into a dismal Ashes campaign is conducted, including coaches, players and senior management.
  
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• Ashes: Joe Root out of hospital ahead of final day of fifth Test, unlikely to start

  08-01-2018 01:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOE ROOT is out of hospital, but he is unlikely to start the final day of England’s fifth Test against Australia.
  
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• England captain Joe Root retires hurt after hospitalisation for dehydration

  08-01-2018 00:20
  On 42 not out Root retires hurt but returns after dismissal of Moeen Ali
  A heat stress tracker recorded 57.6C in the middle of the SCG on SundayJoe Root was hospitalised with severe dehydration, causing him to initially retire hurt, but England’s captain has resumed his innings after the dismissal of Moeen Ali. He has made a half-century, an impressive feat given he was discharged from hospital in the morning and was unfit to resume his innings at the start of play. Related: Ashes 2017-18:
  
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