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• Justin Langer says Australia are not feeling sorry for themselves | Ali Martin

  02-09-2019 22:28
  Coach tries to put defeat at Headingley behind them but Stuart Broad believes there will be scarsJustin Langer, Australia’s hugely quotable head coach, said he felt physically sick after watching Ben Stokes snatch the Headingley Test from his side’s grasp, such that he did not know whether to cry his eyes out or smash up his hotel room that evening.The question now, as this summer’s Ashes heads into its final stretch at 1-1 starting with Wednesday’s fourth Test at Old Tra
  
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• Stuart Broad warns Steve Smith of brutal return in fourth Ashes Test

  02-09-2019 18:53
  • ‘Jofra Archer will be in Joe Root’s ear when Smith comes in’• Archer eager for round two with Australia’s top batsmanSteve Smith has been told to expect a brutal return to the Test arena on Wednesday with Jofra Archer said to be eager for round two of their Ashes duel.Smith was an onlooker for Australia’s one-wicket defeat in the third Test at Headingley owing to the lingering effects of concussion that resulted from Archer’s short-ball barrage at
  
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• Stuart Broad and Justin Langer on Steve Smith and the fourth Ashes Test – video

  02-09-2019 18:49
  England look to go ahead in the series as the fourth Test begins at Old Trafford on Thursday. Australia’s talisman Steve Smith is set to return after being ruled out with concussion for the third Test.
  ‘It’s great to have him back. No one wants to see anybody miss cricket through head injuries,’ said England’s Stuart Broad, adding that fast bowler Jofra Archer would be ‘excited’ to continue their rivalry.Continue reading...
  
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• Ashes 2019: Jofra Archer will demand to bowl at Steve Smith - Stuart Broad

  02-09-2019 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  England bowler Jofra Archer will raise his game when he renews his contest with Australia's Steve Smith in the fourth Ashes Test, says Stuart Broad.
  
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• Bruce Murray obituary

  02-09-2019 14:15
  My friend Bruce Murray, who has died aged 80, was an outstanding South African historian and a courageous opponent of apartheid.He was born in Durban. His father was a banker and his mother a noted tennis player in her youth. At the age of eight, Bruce developed polio and had serious disabilities thereafter. Nevertheless, he went on to have an active career. Continue reading...
  
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• T20 Blast talking points: prepare for a week of intriguing quarter-finals

  02-09-2019 13:26
  Lancashire v Essex, Notts v Middlesex, Sussex v Worcestershire and Gloucestershire v Derbyshire will give us a treat this weekBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogWhen Kent beat Essex at Canterbury at the beginning of the month, it was the third of five consecutive wins that launched their Blast campaign into the stratosphere. But Chelmsford’s return match saw Sam Billings’ men burn up on re-entry, their seemingly nailed-on place in the quarter-finals pilfered by… who else
  
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• Joe Denly confirms switch with Roy to open batting for England in Ashes

  02-09-2019 12:58
  • Change expected after Roy’s failures at top of order
  • Roy will take up residence at No 4 for Wednesday’s TestJoe Denly has confirmed he will switch places with Jason Roy and open the batting for England in the fourth Ashes Test. The change was widely expected, with Roy having scored just 62 runs in seven outings at the top of the order.England still believe the World Cup-winning batsman can be a success in the longer format but have bowed to the inevitable by taking him
  
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• The Ashes: England defeat made me cry, says Australia's Grimsby fan James Pattinson

  02-09-2019 07:58 via bbc.co.uk
  I might have a soft spot for England, but I'll be doing everything I can to win the Ashes for Australia - James Pattinson tells BBC Sport that when it comes to cricket he has no split loyalties.
  
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