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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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.

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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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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.

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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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Everything we know about England’s drinking habits after Ashes ‘stag do’ in Noosa sparks investigation

The inquiry follows England’s humiliating Ashes performance in Australia

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Hamstring surgery: Lyon's long road back to Test arena

Nathan Lyon will undergo surgery to repair a torn right hamstring, with Cricket Australia confirming the 38-year-old will be sidelined for an "extended period".

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The Independent UK

Brendon McCullum speaks out on his England future after Ashes humiliation

England lost the Ashes in the space of 11 days and now only have pride to play for in the final two Tests

The Guardian - UK

Arrogant England’s cricket machine collapses like a castle of dust in 11 days

So this is Christmas. And what have we done? The Ashes is over. With two Tests still to come

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Losing 'sucks', but Bazball isn't dead: England captain

England captain Ben Stokes says he absolutely has the energy to continue as a leader in the Bazball revolution which has fallen flat in the Ashes.

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'I doubt I'll play': Cummins to join Lyon on sidelines

Australia captain Pat Cummins is unlikely to play in the Boxing Day Test against England, while spinner Nathan Lyon is expected to miss the rest of the Ashes.

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Dominant Australia defeat England in third Test to retain Ashes – as it happened

Australia win by 82 runs as England fall short of record run chase in Adelaide

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'Staring down the barrel': Tourists digest Ashes horror

English batsman Zak Crawley says the tourists may be staring down the barrel of yet another failed Ashes campaign, but insists there's still plenty to play for.

The Independent UK

Ben Duckett falls before lunch as Australia progress towards Ashes victory

The tourists were left chasing a world record 435 to avoid going 3-0 down in just 10 days of cricket.

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