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England Third Test victory overshadowed by James Anderson injury

 July 31, 2015   John Welsh

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Although England eventually won the Third Ashes Test against Australia by eight wickets, their firm grip on a match which nearly finished on the second day was briefly threatened by an Aussie revival and a hint of complacency from the hosts. For the first couple of days, the majority of the Aussie batsmen appeared unable […]

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England Bowlers Nearly Pulled Off Innings Victory on Second Day of Edgbaston’s Third Test

 July 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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If it was James Anderson on first day, Steven Finn stepped into his shoes on the second. The speedster, who failed to find favor with England selectors two years ago, almost extracted a second-day finish but Australia’s new wicketkeeper Peter Nevill came in the way. At the end of Day-2, Australia with 168/7, have a […]

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James Anderson’s 6 Wickets Wreck Australia on Day-one of The Third Ashes Test

 July 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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The current 5-match Investec Ashes Test-series is going from one extreme to another. If Australia thought they had England cowed down with a massive 405-run win in the Lord’s second test, they couldn’t have made a bigger error. That premise was effectively destroyed by James Anderson, whose magnificent swingers single-handedly accounted for Australia’s wretched performance […]

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After Losing Cardiff Test Australia Bounce Back with a Brutal Show in Second Test at Lords

 July 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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On 24th June 1948, the Don Bradman led Australian side inflicted a 409-run defeat on England at the Lord’s cricket ground. It wasn’t the highest margin of defeat, by which England had lost to Australia because in 1934, they had lost by a whopping 562 runs at Kennington Oval’s 5th test match of the Ashes […]

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Dismal English batting allows Australia to claim emphatic Second Test victory

 July 20, 2015   John Welsh

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It may be fortunate for the English cricketers that the Third Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston does not begin until July 29th by which time the scars of their 405 run defeat by the tourists in the Lords Test may have somewhat eased. England were beaten inside four days on a wicket which had […]

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Character and discipline required from England batsmen as Australia seek Second Test victory

 July 18, 2015   John Welsh

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With two days remaining in the Second Ashes Test at Lords, Australia lead by 362 runs with 10 wickets still intact after skipper Michael Clarke decided against asking England to bat again when the hosts had scored only 312 in reply to the Aussies first innings total of 566-8 declared. Mindful of the fact that […]

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Australians respond to First Ashes Test defeat by dominating opening day of Lords contest

 July 17, 2015   John Welsh

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After a comprehensive First Ashes Test victory against Australia in Cardiff just a week previously, there were suggestions among some media outlets that English cricket had been transformed by a bolder batting approach at the crease. It was also argued that the Australians may also be a beaten team with the hosts expected to complete […]

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Australian batting problems allow England to claim First Ashes Test victory

 July 12, 2015   John Welsh

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It had been alleged that England could have set Australia a much higher total than 412 to claim victory and there was the conflicting argument that the Aussies were incapable to surpassing that target in their attempt to claim a win the First Ashes Test at Cardiff. As the Australian second innings closed at 242 […]

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England set Australia 412 runs to win First Test but could that target have been greater

 July 11, 2015   John Welsh

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After three days of play in the First Test between England and Australia at Cardiff, the hosts lead by 411 runs with the tourists beginning their second innings on Saturday needing to bat for at least a day and a half to complete a victory. It has been alleged that the Australian batsmen will be […]

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Joe Root enjoys some good fortune to help England avoid another batting failure Australia

 July 9, 2015   John Welsh

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After losing the 2013-14 Ashes series by an embarrassing 5-0 scoreline to Australia, England captain Alastair Cook would have been hoping for a good start to the First Test when the two teams met at Cardiff for the beginning of 2015 series. Despite winning the toss and electing to bat, the hosts slumped to 43-3 […]

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