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Shane Watson has warned prospective England batsmen of the pressure they face gatecrashing an Ashes series. Australian Watson has first-hand experience after being drafted in as a makeshift opener two Tests into a five-match campaign, which is now perfectly set up at 1-1 ahead of next week’s Brit Oval decider. His response … |
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The England & Wales Cricket Board are confident Andrew Flintoff will be available for the Ashes finale at The Oval following a positive diagnosis from his knee specialist, Andy Williams. With England facing a must-win encounter at The Oval next week following their humiliating defeat in Leeds, a return to match fitness f… |
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Australia 445 (North 110, Clarke 93, Ponting 78, Broad 6-91) beat England 102 and 263 (Swann 62, Broad 61, Johnson 5-69, Hilfenhaus 4-60) by an innings and 80 runs… Australia required a session and six overs on the third day at Headingley to wrap up a thumping innings-and-80-run victory against England, and so draw leve… |
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England captain Andrew Strauss has warned that talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will not play in the fourth npower Test at Headingley Carnegie on “sentimental grounds” alone. Lancashire’s Flintoff bowled for 35 minutes in the nets today to test out his troublesome right knee, which has become something of a pin cu… |
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Australia 263 and 293 for 4 (Clarke 73*, North 64*) lead England 376 by 180 runs… Short of a final session meltdown, Australia have saved the third Test. Michael Clarke and Marcus North combined for an unbroken 132-run fifth-wicket stand to bat through an extended second session and steer the tourists to a position of [… |
