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A brave captain who wants to bat first on this  .


https://twitter.com/lithgowflashman/status/1481803295161466882



Edit: England won the toss and no surprise sent us in to bat.

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Aussies 4/85 at Lunch (we were 3/12 at one stage).

Warner  0
Khawaja 6
Smith    0
Labuschagne 44
Head    31*
Green    2*

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Our Tiger Chief Benny Gale spotted hob-nobbing in the Chairman’s at the Ashes


https://twitter.com/dontom80/status/1481842593202053125

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Aussies 6/241 at Stumps.

Head 101
Green 74
Carey 10*
Starc   0*

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Aussies 303 all out.

Carey 24
Starc    3
Cummins 2
Lyon   31
Boland 10*

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England 6/124 at Tea.

Wickets: Cummins 3, Boland 1, Starc 1.

It could have been worst for the Poms as Khawaja put down Wood just before the break.

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England 188 all out.

Wickets: Cummins 4, Starc 3, Boland 1, Green 1.


Aussies lead by 115 runs.

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Aussies 8/141 at the Dinner break.

A lead of 256 runs.

Warner  0
Khawaja 11
Labushagne 5
Smith  27
Boland  8
Head   8
Green 23
Starc  1
Carey 40*
Cummins 12*

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Aussies 155 all out. Carey 49, Cummins 13, Lyons 4*.

So England have been set 271 to win.

Poms currently 1/68 at Tea.

Green just bowled out Burns.

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Poms collapse again  . From being 0/68 to all out for 124  .

Aussies win by 146 runs and the series 4-0  .

Green, Boland and Cummins all with 3 wickets. Starc got the other one.

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https://twitter.com/ESPNAusNZ/status/1482674552312193024

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Australia wins the Ashes 4-0 (or better) for the eighth time. Four have come in the last 15 years.

5 - 0 : 1920/21, 2006/07 , 2013/14
4 - 0 : 1948 , 1958/59 , 1989 , 2017/18 , 2021/22

https://twitter.com/AllAboutCricke8

2021/22 is the first #Ashes series since 1954/55 where no player scored 400 runs

https://twitter.com/sirswampthing

England averaged 20.2 runs per wicket in the series - their lowest in an Ashes series since 1890, and their lowest in any Ashes series of 4+ matches.

https://twitter.com/ZaltzCricket

Bowlers taking 15+ wickets at an average under 10 in an #Ashes series
1886 - Johnny Briggs
1886/87 - George Lohmann
1886/87 - Charlie Turner
1888 - Bobby Peel
1956 - Jim Laker
2021/22 - SCOTT BOLAND

https://twitter.com/sirswampthing

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This year T20 World Cup schedule and groupings have been released.

ICC T20 World Cup 2022

First round

Group A: Sri Lanka, Namibia, two qualifiers

Group B: West Indies, Scotland, two qualifiers

Super 12 stage

Group 1: Australia, Afghanistan, England, New Zealand, A1, B2

Group 2: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, B1, A2

Australia's T20 World Cup 2022 fixtures

Oct 22: v New Zealand, SCG, 6pm AEDT

Oct 25: v A1, Optus Stadium, 10pm AEDT

Oct 28: v England, MCG, 7pm AEDT

Oct 31: v B2, Gabba, 7pm AEDT

Nov 4: v Afghanistan, Adelaide Oval, 7pm AEDT

Semi-finals

Nov 9: SCG, 7pm AEDT

Nov 10: Adelaide Oval, 7pm AEDT

Final

Nov 13: MCG, 7pm AEDT

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/2022-t20-world-cup-schedule-fixture-twenty20-venues-draw-icc-australia-new-zealand-india-pakistan/2022-01-21

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Cricket Australia has today accepted the resignation of men's team head coach Justin Langer.


https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/1489797035855605765