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England end 15-year losing streak in Australia with Ashes Test victory

England secured their first Test victory in Australia in 15 years, ending a long winless streak on Australian soil. Captain Ben Stokes and Joe Root, who had experienced many defeats there, shared “a little hug” and a moment of relief after the win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The match…

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes admits England’s chaotic Ashes win ‘not the best advertisement’ for Test cricket

England recorded a first Ashes Test win in Australia for 15 years by winning inside two days at the MCG, where chaos and mayhem reigned supreme

The Independent UK

TNT killed the TV star: how cycling's paywall has driven fans away from the sport

Looking back on a year in which cycling fans face soaring costs to watch cycling on TV, Adam Becket explores the consequences for viewers, broadcasters and the sport’s future

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NZ star blown away by BBL sensation 'Super Cooper'

Cooper Connolly is a rising star in world cricket, and it looks like his bowling is set to go to another level this BBL season.

AAP

Gardner says Aussies still No.1 despite World Cup exits

Australia are without a women's World Cup trophy in either the ODI or T20 format, but Ashleigh Gardner insists major changes to their cricket are not required.

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'Brilliant slot': CA boss eyes BBL Christmas fixture

If Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg has his way, he'll be watching a BBL fixture instead of the Griswolds on Christmas Day next year.

AAP

Short Tests prompt CA to consider pitch intervention

Cricket Australia will weigh up whether to take an interventionist approach to how pitches are prepared after the Boxing Day Test finished inside two days.

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Stokes slams MCG pitch after England end Ashes drought

Even after securing a drought-breaking Ashes win in Australia, England captain Ben Stokes saved some brutal feedback for the state of the MCG pitch.

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‘The pitch is doing quite a bit’: Tongue revels in five-fer and defends England batting approach

England all out for 110 but Tongue marks career high Neser swats aside criticism of pitch after 20 wickets fall

The Guardian - UK

Neser's dream fulfilled in front of record MCG crowd

More than 94,000 people poured into the MCG on Boxing Day, breaking a cricket attendance record that had stood for more than a decade.

AAP

Boxing Day Test filled with cheer and hope but nothing can be taken for granted

A record-breaking MCG crowd sets the scene for cricket’s great Ashes celebration with compelling contest on Melbourne green-top

The Guardian - AU

Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?

The game of cricket is believed to have originated in rural England sometime in the 16th or 17th century.

The Conversation

My five-year-old daughter is learning to love cricket. It’s a source of delight in a difficult summer

Watching the Ashes has felt like a small bright spot. Something to cheer about when our hearts are broken

The Guardian - AU

How WWII diggers kept the Ashes alive in POW camps

Cricket played behind the barbed wire in German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II was a huge morale booster for diggers, diaries and scorebooks show.

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‘Am I allowed to hold it?’: behind the seams of the MCG’s Shane Warne exhibition

Pivotal items from the legendary leg-spinner’s career, including the ball of the century, make up the exhibit

AAP

Suryavanshi, 14, blasts his way into the record books

Indian prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi has claimed another batting record by becoming the youngest player to hit a century in men's List A cricket.

The Guardian - UK

Women’s cricket team of the year: from Jemimah Rodrigues to Alana King

The Spin’s annual selection marks a special World Cup win for India, and work to do for England

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes reveals Ben Duckett conversation as England captain addresses viral video

Unverified footage emerged on social media appeared to show an inebriated Duckett in a tense exchange with members of the public

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Stokes backs team, Archer out of last two Ashes Tests

A video said to feature a slurring Ben Duckett is under ECB investigation, while England's main quick has been ruled out of the remaining Ashes Tests.

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Indonesian bowler takes five wickets in an over in T20i

Indonesia's Gede Priandana has dismissed five Cambodia batters, four of them debutants, in one over to achieve an international cricket first.

The Guardian - UK

English cricket meets Spinal Tap as Rob Key delivers latest Ashes autopsy

The England men’s cricket MD offered a postmortem that didn’t address the nuts and bolts of the system he manages

The Independent UK

Rob Key admits England ‘mucked up on the big occasions’ after Ashes defeat

England’s managing director of men’s cricket hopes they are given time to ‘evolve’.

The Guardian - UK

Rob Key to investigate England’s ‘stag do’ drinking habits on Noosa mid-Ashes break

Rob Key has defended England’s mid-tour break in Noosa but confirmed he will look into reports of excessive drinking by players in between the second and third Ashes Tests

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Key to investigate England drinking during Noosa break

As the fallout continues from England's disastrous Ashes tour, their cricket boss Rob Key is looking into what happened during the team's Noosa break.

AAP

How MCG will look to recreate Boxing Day Test 'epic'

Replicating one of the best Tests in Australia this century will be tough to do, but Melbourne Cricket Club curator Matt Page is up for the challenge.

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