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• Matthew Wade the foghorn is finally silenced by England’s Jofra Archer | Barney Ronay

  07-09-2019 23:49
  The gnarled, pocket tug-ship Australian gave Archer some chat but was dismissed by the fired-up fast bowlerMatthew Wade enjoys a chat. As talk-show formats go this one probably wouldn’t make it past the proposal stage, even in the city of Partridge, Granada TV and feisty men of all ages with a liking for the sound of their own badinage.Not that this is likely to discourage Wade, who on the fourth day of this fourth Ashes Test helped dish up the most abrasive moment to date of a series that
  
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• Steve Smith’s latest Australia bail-out stresses lone Ashes dominance | Geoff Lemon

  07-09-2019 22:53
  The batsman’s interventions are the only reason his side are not staring down the barrel of an Ashes whitewash in EnglandIf Australia do what they should by retaining the Ashes, and if they go on to win the series, it will feel thoroughly disingenuous to say that “Australia” did any such thing. Team sports are all about crediting the collective but in this case you can’t credibly do so. Australia’s captain, Tim Paine, started the series with a misfired attempt at a
  
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• Trevor Bayliss left hoping for another Stokes-like hero to save Ashes

  07-09-2019 21:58
  • ‘We’ve spoken about who is going to put their hand up’
  • Head coach reacting to England’s perilous positionScarves with “Ben Stokes: greatest innings of all time” have been on sale outside Old Trafford during this Test and Trevor Bayliss has accepted that similar heroics to those witnessed at Headingley will be needed if England’s Ashes hopes are to be kept alive.Speaking after day four, with his side sitting 18 for two and needing to bat out
  
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• Ashes: Australia's Steve Smith & Pat Cummins leave England on brink

  07-09-2019 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as Australia dominate day four of the fourth Test at Old Trafford to close in on retaining the Ashes.
  
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• Lame ducks Rory Burns and Joe Root leave England needing Ashes miracle

  07-09-2019 20:57
  • Australia 497-8dec & 186-6dec; England 301 & 18-2
  • Pat Cummins quickly tears into England top orderAnother miracle is required here for England to keep the pursuit of the Ashes alive. They began their second innings half an hour before the close and the ball was tossed to Pat Cummins, rather than Mitchell Starc, who had that privilege in the first innings. This proved a good option that may well have decided the destination of the Ashes.Cummins’s third ball, delivered
  
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• Ashes 2019: England chase 383 runs to beat Australia in fourth Test, day four – as it happened

  07-09-2019 20:39
  Australia need eight wickets to retain the Ashes after Steve Smith humiliated England with the bat and Pat Cummins ripped out Joe Root for a golden duck8.01pm BSTRelated: Lame ducks Rory Burns and Joe Root leave England needing Ashes miracle7.39pm BSTRelated: David Warner hammered to new low thanks to Broad mind games | Ali Martin7.07pm BST Here’s Pat Cummins “It’s coming out nicely at the moment. It was always the plan to have a few overs at them tonight, and it was good to ge
  
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• David Warner hammered to new low thanks to Broad mind games | Ali Martin

  07-09-2019 20:38
  England’s opening bowler handed the Australian his first Test-match pair and chalked his tally of dismissals up to sixThe journey from dressing rooms at Old Trafford down to the outfield involves a set of clanking metal stairs for those in spikes and every day, almost without fail, there have been England supporters in the stand alongside it welcoming David Warner with reminders of last year’s ball-tampering scandal.The opener has begun to respond to these now seriously tedious taunt
  
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• Ashes: England's Joe Root bowled by Australia's Pat Cummins at Old Trafford

  07-09-2019 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Joe Root is bowled by Australia's Pat Cummins for a golden duck in the fourth Ashes Test.
  
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• Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer take four quick Australia wickets to reignite England hopes

  07-09-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer gave England a chance of beating Australia in the fourth Ashes Test.
  
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• Ashes 2019: England 301 all out against Australia in fourth Test, day four – live!

  07-09-2019 16:24
  Australia lead by 196 runs after first inningsRoy not downcast at latest failure, says BurnsAny thoughts? Email them to Rob 3.24pm BST 11th over: Australia 28-3 (Smith 6, Head 0) A short ball from Broad follows Smith and hits him on the glove. It deflects towards backward short leg, so Head sets off looking for a run. Smith sends him back, and the throw whistles past Archer, who had backed up at the bowler’s end, to the boundary. Four runs to Smith. But he’s having a really tough tim
  
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• Australia tighten grip on the Ashes with crucial Ben Stokes wicket before lunch

  07-09-2019 14:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Australia tightened their grip on the Ashes with a dominant session of play as they captured the crucial wicket of Ben Stokes before lunch on the fourth day of the Fourth Test.
  
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• Ashes 2019: England v Australia fourth Test, day four – live!

  07-09-2019 14:03
  Updates from the fourth day of play at Old TraffordRoy not downcast at latest failure, says BurnsAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 1.03pm BST 98th over: England 278-8 (Buttler 26, Broad 2) Bowling change, Starc with the last over before lunch. Buttler’s tactics have changed, as he glides the second ball to third man but doesn’t take a single. No interest in giving Starc a look at Broad. Nearly bowled third ball, left alone near off stump! Nearly bowled fourth ball, by one
  
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• T20 Blast: Moeen Ali sends Worcestershire Rapids into Finals Day

  07-09-2019 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Moeen Ali smashes an unbeaten 121 off 60 balls as holders Worcestershire beat Sussex by eight wickets to reach the T20 Blast Finals Day in spectacular style.
  
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• Rory Burns calls on England to copy Headingley heroics as Australia eye Ben Stokes wicket

  07-09-2019 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  England ended Day Three of the fourth Ashes Test on 200-5 - 297 runs adrift of the target Australia set.
  
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• Mitchell Starc and Jason Roy yet to make mark as Australia and England battle for Ashes

  07-09-2019 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mitchell Starc and Jason Roy have failed to light up the Ashes Test series for Australia and England respectively.
  
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