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England’s Steve Harmison has said that there is no chance of his body standing up to another Ashes series, despite desperately wanting to be among the England squad that leaves for Australia for the 2010 series.
Harmison’s comments owe as much to his pride as his body, the bowler is not content with being a bit [...]

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The final day of the fifth and deciding Ashes test at the Oval ended with England regaining the Ashes with a spectacular 197 run win, to seal the series with a 2-1 triumph.
In another up and down day, the Australian batsmen showed their bloody minded resilience as they dug in defiantly and chased the game. [...]

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Sadly I did not get to see any of the first days play at the fifth Ashes test, but at 308 for 8 it seems that England had not done too badly although only Ian Bell (72) and Andrew Strauss (55)  scored more than fifty runs. Flintoff was a huge disappointment with just seven, but [...]

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England captain Andrew Strauss has sent out a rallying call to his team ahead of the fifth and final Ashes test against Australia at the Oval, saying that England have every reason to feel confident, the score in the series is one all and  “There is no need for us to be negative, We have [...]

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England selectors have ignored calls for change to the Ashes squad for the final and decisive test match at the Oval this week, although newcomer Jonathan Trott who was originally drafted in as cover for Andrew Flintoff in the previous test at Headingley, will be among the starting XI and replaces under-performer Ravi Bopara.
Trott’s Warwickshire [...]

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