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Mitchell Starc gives AUS a rollicking start
The 2021-22 Ashes series Down Under is off to a dramatic start as Mitchell Starc strikes with the first ball of the series to clean bowl Rory Burns.
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Travis Head hundred puts AUS in command
After ENG are bowled out on 147 in 1st innings, Travis Head's pacy 152 off 148 balls takes AUS to 425.
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Nathan Lyon ends long wait for 400th wicket
Nathan Lyon reaches 400-wkt milestone in ENG's 2nd innings. Lyon's 4-fer restricts ENG to 297 setting AUS target of just 20. AUS reach the target with ease to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
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AUS post 473/9d in 1st innings of 2nd Test
David Warner's 95, Marnus Labuschagne's 103 and Steve Smith's 93 help AUS to 473/9d in their 1st innings of 2nd Test.
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Under lights AUS bowler wreck havoc
Mitchell Starc claims 4 wickets under lights. He is supported by Nathan Lyon and Cameron Green as ENG are bowled out on 236.
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Jhye Richardson's 5/42 hands AUS 2-0 series lead
AUS set a daunting target of 468 after declaring on 230/9. Jhye Richardson then torments ENG batters with a spell of 5/42. ENG are all-out on 192 giving AUS a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Joe Root's gritty 50 of no avail at MCG
On the back foot after two losses, ENG captain Joe Root grinds out a fifty in 1st innings at MCG. Despite Root's fifty ENG are all-out on mere 185.
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James Anderson's 4 wickets help ENG pushback
James Anderson claims 4 wickets in the AUS innings as the hosts are all-out on 267.
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Scott Boland rips apart ENG
Scott Boland rips apart ENG's batting in 2nd innings with a spell of 6/7. ENG are all-out on 68, handing AUS a win by an innings and 14 runs. AUS win the series 3-0.
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Usman Khawaja hits hundred in each AUS innings at SCG
Usman Khawaja hits 137 in AUS's 1st innings and follows that with 101 n.o in the 2nd innings.
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Jonny Bairstow scores first ENG ton
In between Usman Khawaja's two hundreds, Jonny Bairstow strikes the first century by an ENG batter in the series.
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Stuart Broad and James Anderon salvage a draw
AUS set a target of 388. ENG are struggling at 270/9. But Stuart Broad and James Anderson survive the final few overs as ENG salvage a draw.
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Travis Head hits second hundred at Horbart
Travis Head hits 101 in AUS's 1st innings at Horbart. AUS finish with 303 all-out
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Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc keep ENG below 200
Pat Cummins spell of 4/45 and Mitchell Starc's efforts of 3/53 restricts ENG to just 188.
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AUS bowlers combine to deliver yet another win
ENG pacer Mark Wood's spell of 6/37 bowls out AUS on just 155. ENG are set a target of 271. But 3 wickets each by Pat Cummins, Cameron Green and Scott Boland delivers AUS's 4th win of the series.
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AUS captain Pat Cummins walks away with Ashes Urn
Australia beat England 4-0 in the five-match series. As a result, AUS skipper Pat Cummins walks away with the coveted Ashes Urn.
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