The Ashes
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Ashes: England suffer stunning collapse as Australia win fifth Test by 146 runs, bag series 4-0
After a 68-run opening stand chasing 271 for victory, England collapsed once again to hand the fifth Test to Australia, losing 10 wickets for just 56 runs.
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Ashes, fifth Test: Travis Head scores superb century to help Australia recover from poor start
Rain forced an early close in Hobart on Friday as England failed to capitalise on good bowling conditions.
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‘What a sensational sport is Test cricket’: Reactions to an incredible Ashes draw in Sydney
Number 11 batter James Anderson safely played out a tense final over from leg-spinner Steve Smith as England ended on 270 for nine in a heart-pumping finish.
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It’s just the way it is: Usman Khawaja doesn’t expect to retain Test spot despite twin centuries
Khawaja came into the Australian side for Travis Head and he made full use of his opportunity with twin centuries against England in Sydney.
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Ashes, fourth Test: Bairstow hits ton to help England fight back after another top order collapse
At stumps on day three, England were 258/7, with Jonny Bairstow unbeaten on 103 and Jack Leach not-out on four to trail Australia by 158 runs.
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Ashes, fourth Test: Usman Khawaja slams century on return as Australia dominate day two
Khawaja, playing his first Test since the 2019 Ashes series in England, was at his unflappable best in compiling 137 off 260 balls to put Australia in charge.
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Ashes, fourth Test: James Anderson, Mark Wood strike late for England in rain-hit day one
Australia, holding an unassailable 3-0 series lead, looked in a strong position at 111/1 before Anderson and Wood struck in the space of seven balls.
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Ashes: More Covid-19 chaos as Australia’s Travis Head tests positive ahead of Sydney Test
The Aussie batter, who scored a century in the series opener, will stay back in Melbourne and miss the next match.
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Ashes, third Test: Debutant Boland blows England away for 68 as Australia clinch series 3-0
Just when a demoralised England thought their tour could not get much worse, they folded in the morning on day three in Melbourne.
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The Reel
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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‘School of Lies’ review: An overloaded saga of secrets and trauma
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‘Mumbaikar’ review: A dated, draining exercise
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Review: In ‘Fire in the Mountains’, the enormous burden of womanhood
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Ashes, third Test day two: After brief bowling recovery led by Anderson, England on the brink
England batting lineup was rocked once again in a terrific final hour for Australia at the MCG.
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Ashes: Melbourne Test goes ahead despite Covid-19 cases in England’s touring party
Four members of the England camp -- two support staff and two family members -- tested positive for coronavirus just hours before the start of day two.
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Ashes third Test, day one: Boxing Day misery for England as Aussies bundle out Joe Root and Co
After heavy defeats in Brisbane and Adelaide, the visitors must win in Melbourne to keep the five-Test series alive but have gotten off to a horror start.
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