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• England’s psychological scars will take time to heal, says Josh Hazlewood

  23-08-2019 22:35 via theguardian.com
  • Bowler took five for 30 during England’s 67 all out horror show
  • ‘If we start well again, they might think here we go again’Josh Hazlewood fancies England will take time to recover from the scars of their 67 all out Headingley horror show as Australia now look to finish them off and retain the Ashes with two Tests to spare. Hazlewood was part of the touring side that was bowled out for 60 on the first morning at Trent Bridge four years ago but can now look back on
  
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• England capitulate with a shrug of white-ball induced indifference | Andy Bull

  23-08-2019 21:58 via theguardian.com
  The ECB hierarchy concentrated on winning the World Cup, and while that mission was accomplished the ruins of England’s Test batting was there for all to see at HeadingleyThere used to be thousands of lamplighters in London; these days there are just five left. British Gas keeps them on the payroll to work the stretch of Kensington Palace Gardens where English Heritage refused to install electric street lights. So they just about outnumber the surviving members of another of England’
  
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• Hazlewood and Cummins opt for fast bowling artistry over an air raid | Geoff Lemon

  23-08-2019 20:42 via theguardian.com
  Once Australian attacks would have looked to fight fire with fire but at Headingley control and precision proved crucialFor Australia’s fast bowlers, this year’s Ashes has been all about versatility and balance. Like one of those Chinese tile puzzles, pieces have been slotted into and out of place in a careful and deliberate line of progress towards an eventual aim. The right components have been employed at the right time. The same has applied on the field, where tactical approaches
  
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• Ashes 2019: England skittled for 67 v Australia, third Test day two – as it happened

  23-08-2019 20:09 via theguardian.com
  England have a mountain to climb are after disastrous day at Headingley which saw them bowled out for 67England’s Ashes hopes fade as Australia turn screw on day of despair7.49pm BST Geoff Lemon on bowling fast .... Related: Hazlewood and Cummins opt for fast bowling artistry over an air raid | Geoff Lemon7.22pm BST Not what Jofra had envisaged ... Related: England batsmen spoil Jofra Archer plans for Ashes day of leisure | Ali Martin7.21pm BST Vic Marks reports from Headingley ... Related
  
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• England’s Ashes hopes fade as Australia turn screw on Joe Root’s day of despair

  23-08-2019 20:04 via theguardian.com
  • Australia 179 & 171-6, England 67
  • Josh Hazlewood takes five wickets as tourists take chargeThis was the day when the poverty of English batsmanship in this form of the game was laid bare. The Ashes hung in the balance; there was scope for England to bat with hope having dismissed Australia for 179 on the first day. The sun, supposedly the batsman’s friend at Headingley, was out.Before the start the mood was upbeat as the caterpillar of spectators wriggled its way through
  
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• The Guardian view on bank holidays: give us a break | Editorial

  23-08-2019 19:25 via theguardian.com
  Governments should choose wisely what we should celebrate and when. They seldom doThere is an argument that bank holidays are more trouble than they are worth. In Northern Ireland, for instance, who could possibly contend that it was sensible to make 12 July – the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne – a bank holiday? It is a red rag, or rather an orange one, to half the population. Then there are the endless arguments over whether May Day should be celebrated. Next year it will be
  
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• England batsmen spoil Jofra Archer’s plans for Ashes day of leisure | Ali Martin

  23-08-2019 18:54 via theguardian.com
  England’s lack of specialist red-ball batsmen and collapse to 67 all out against Australia meant the six-wicket hero of the first day of the third Test did not get his hoped-for restDay two in Leeds was meant to be one spent at leisure for Jofra Archer. You know, feet up, chatting to colleagues, perusing the match-day programme, enjoying the buzz of the England dressing room while the guys paid to bat are knocking the shine off the ball.Archer had been craving this the previous evening, to
  
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• England batsmen spoil Jofra Archer plans for Ashes day of leisure | Ali Martin

  23-08-2019 18:54 via theguardian.com
  England’s lack of specialist red-ball batsmen and collapse to 67 all out against Australia meant the six-wicket hero of the first day of the third Test did not get his hoped-for restDay two in Leeds was meant to be one spent at leisure for Jofra Archer. You know, feet up, chatting to colleagues, perusing the match-day programme, enjoying the buzz of the England dressing room while the guys paid to bat are knocking the shine off the ball.Archer had been craving this the previous evening, to
  
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• Testing conversation for the uninitiated | Brief letters

  23-08-2019 17:37 via theguardian.com
  Cricket | Europe | School holidays | PD James | Extending lifeYour Test match report (23 August) quotes part of a conversation overheard between Leeds “locals” at Burley Park: “It’s looking a bit black over Bill’s mother’s.” “A little local knowledge goes a long way here in Leeds,” the reporter observes. Seems to me the weather reference alludes to a collection of short stories published earlier this year: It’s Gone Dark Over Bill&rsquo
  
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• Ashes 2019: England skittled for 67 v Australia, third Test day two – live!

  23-08-2019 17:09 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the second day of play at HeadingleyLancashire to release Hameed at end of county seasonAny thoughts? Email or tweet @TimdeLisle 4.09pm BST 24th over: Australia 81-3 (Labuschagne 13, Head 16) Root, who’s been more proactive in this innings, takes Archer off (7-2-15-0) and sends for Leach. These two played him well at Lord’s, when the heat was on, and they play him well here, picking off the singles. 4.05pm BST 23rd over: Australia 77-3 (Labuschagne 11, Head 14) Another o
  
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• Lancashire to release Haseeb Hameed at end of county season

  23-08-2019 13:58 via theguardian.com
  Batsman won three caps for England back in 2016Batman begins: meeting English cricket’s rising star
  Haseeb Hameed will leave Lancashire at the end of the season after the club decided against offering the 22-year-old batsman a new contract. The announcement marks a stunning downturn of fortunes for Hameed, who was once dubbed ‘Baby Boycott’ and exploded on to the international scene as a teenager with a couple of mature innings in testing Indian conditions in 2016. Indeed, such
  
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• Ashes 2019: England v Australia, third Test day two – live!

  23-08-2019 13:30 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the second day of play at HeadingleyThe Spin: sign up and get our free cricket emailAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 12.30pm BST 17th over: England 38-4 (Denly 9, Bairstow 0) Pattinson down the hill. A giant brick of a bowler, tattooed arms, broad hips, powerful through the crease. A broad white sweatband on his left forearm. Thunders a ball into Bairstow’s pad for a leg bye, flirting with 90 miles an hour. Two men out for the hook in case he wants to bounce, but
  
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• County cricket talking points: Championship returns with thrillers

  23-08-2019 12:45 via theguardian.com
  Essex are still top of the table in Division One after their victory over Kent in a remarkable game at CanterburyBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogDid you like that week of first-class wicket, slyly interpolated into the T20 biffathon? Sam Billings called it “brainless” – a word that might be better employed in describing Kent’s batting, as they were swept aside by Essex for 40 in 18 overs at Canterbury. Elsewhere, the cricket was less frenetic, if no less compelli
  
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