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England pace spearhead Gus Atkinson was Monday ruled out of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia with a hamstring injury, their third fast bowler to head home early ...

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Australia's Head Backs Struggling Opening Partner Jake Weatherald

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Australia All Out For 152 As England Take Charge Of 4th Ashes Test

A rampant England tore through the Australian batting to dismiss the hosts for just 152 on day one of the fourth Ashes Test Friday in a huge confidence boost for ...

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West Indies Test captain Roston Chase said Monday he felt he had let his team down with his performances in their 2-0 series loss to New Zealand. ...

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Coach Brendon McCullum concedes England got their preparations wrong heading into the Ashes, but believes they can salvage some pride in the final two Tests at Melbourne and Sydney. ...

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England captain Ben Stokes admitted it “sucks” to lose the Ashes inside 11 days but promised a stronger and more consistent comeback in the final two Tests, praising England’s improved ...

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Dominant Australia beat England by 82 runs in the Adelaide Test to win the third Test and retain the Ashes in just 11 days, despite England’s late fightback. ...

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Travis Head Powers Australia to Commanding Lead in Ashes Test

Danger man Travis Head crunched his fourth century in as many Tests at Adelaide Oval Friday as Australia built a 356-run lead over England to stand on the brink of ...

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Australia dominated day two of the third Ashes Test, leaving England reeling at 213/8. Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins led the charge while Ben Stokes fought valiantly, but Australia’s 2-0 ...

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A pumped-up Australia ripped through England's fragile batting Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring ...

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