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England were thrashed again at Trent Bridge and it's becoming a familiar theme. They are sinking so fast in the rankings that the rickety ship that is the West Indies is making up ground on the rails. The last rites will be administered on Sunday and only those booked in for...More

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Ricky Ponting proved that nothing is more cathartic than a week playing golf and propping up the bar at Ladbrokes with a sublime 126 to lead his side to victory in the most one-sided of one-day series. England thought that 300 would be a competitive total but Ponting and his...More

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Brett Lee ripped through the England lower order with a stunning five-wicket haul as the hosts' insipid batting saw Australia clinch a series victory with a fourth successive win at a sun-drenched Lord's. As much as England were inept, Australia were clinical and commanding. Their two leaders, Michael Clarke and...More

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Cameron White's timing in producing a commanding century was as impeccable as Andrew Strauss's timing was lousy in his inept deployment of the batting powerplay. The result? England lost their third one-day match in succession. White paced his knock like a 1975 Austin Maxi: it started painstakingly slowly, built up...More

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Australia are riding high in the one day international series with England following a crushing victory at Lord's, and a convincing showing in the 50-over format may well ease some sore wounds following the Ashes defeat.Mitchell Johnson took the man of the match award for his superb knock with the bat, while he also...More

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That England slipped to defeat in the opening one day international with Australia will command the headlines, but the emergence of Adil Rashid is a real boon for England. England have resisted the temptation to throw the 21-year-old into the fray for some time, but finally gave him his head...More

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A belligerent 55 from Australia vice-captain Cameron White was cruelly rendered irrelevant as rain abandoned his side's first Twenty20 international against England in dank conditions at Old Trafford.A characteristically cavalier 27 from captain Michael Clarke complemented White (pictured) perfectly as the tourists salvaged some pride on an arctic evening in Manchester,...More

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It took an obdurate 67 from debutant Joe Denly and a consummate display of death bowling by Owais Shah for England to steal a tense two-run victory over Ireland in their one-day international in Belfast. After Duckworth and Lewis waded in to have their say following a rain delay, Ireland's...More

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So exactly how did England regain the Ashes? Who scored most runs? Australia Which team had six of the seven leading run makers? Australia Who took most wickets? Australia Which team had the three leading wicket-takers? Australia Who won the series? England The bottom line is Test matches are set up in the first innings and England batted like clowns...More

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Ricky Ponting took a ball square in the mouth on Saturday, but his dismissal in Australia's second innings on Sunday will have caused the fiercely proud Tasmanian a good deal more pain. With Australia on the ropes at 90-2 the stage was set for their battle-hardened captain to perform one...More

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