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The Australian cricketers union are arguing that the punishment was disproportionate to previous ball-tampering cases
​A refreshed Australia captain Steve Smith is looking forward to the challenge of taking on South Africa’s fast bowlers in a four-Test series
The home side lead the five-Test series 2-0 and a win in the last-ever Ashes Test to be played at the WACA Ground would see them regain the urn.
Australia took total control of the match and were 549 for four in their first innings by stumps, with Smith on 229 and Marsh on 181.
Andrew Hilditch was not considered to be chairperson of Cricket Australia’s expanded national selection panel after their humiliating Ashes defeat.
Ricky Ponting is standing down as Australia’s cricket captain after nine years, following a home Ashes loss and a disappointing World Cup performance.
Former Australia captains Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh will join a review panel to help make the national team more competitive.
England captain Andrew Strauss admits he has plenty to think about as injuries plague the team just two weeks before their World Cup opener.
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/ 11 January 2011
Australian chairperson of selectors Andrew Hilditch said he would not jump unless pushed, despite stinging criticism following the Ashes.
England closed to within 113 runs of an innings lead over fighting Australia on Tuesday.
The final Ashes encounter is an acid test of England’s ability to maintain their focus despite having already retained the famous urn.
Ricky Ponting was "devastated" to be ruled out of the fifth and final Ashes Test against England in Sydney due to complications with his broken finger
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/ 29 December 2010
England retained the Ashes in Australia for the first time in 24 years when they won the fourth Test by an innings and 157 runs on Wednesday.
All rounder Shane Watson conceded Australia had all but lost the Ashes on Tuesday and admitted the side’s abysmal performance in the fourth Test.
England were on the verge of retaining the Ashes after feeble Australian batting left the fourth Melbourne Test at their mercy on Tuesday.
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/ 28 December 2010
Australia captain Ricky Ponting apologised on Tuesday for "overstepping the mark" in his confrontation with umpire Aleem Dar.
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/ 27 December 2010
Jonathan Trott posted his third century in five Ashes Tests to take England closer to a historic series victory in the fourth Test against Australia.
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/ 27 December 2010
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting was fined 40% of his match fee by the ICC on Monday after clashing heatedly with the match umpires.
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/ 27 December 2010
Australia paceman Peter Siddle broke through for two early wickets, but Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen stood firm to guide England to 226 for two.
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/ 26 December 2010
England seized control of the Ashes by skittling Australia for 98, a record low for the hosts in Melbourne, and building a lead of 59 runs.
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/ 26 December 2010
England’s seamers scythed through Australia’s last six wickets to skittle the hosts for a first-innings total of 98.
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/ 25 December 2010
Australia captain Ricky Ponting declared himself fit for the all-important fourth Ashes Test after a strong training session on Saturday.
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/ 24 December 2010
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said on Friday he was confident of playing in the fourth Test against England as he recovers from a fractured finger.
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/ 23 December 2010
The head of the ground staff at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) says there is no conspiracy in his switch of drop-in pitches for the fourth Test.
England’s Kevin Pietersen said on Wednesday that Australia’s current team could not out-sledge Test greats Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.
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/ 19 December 2010
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting hopes to fit to play in the fourt Ashes Test match in Melbourne despite fracturing a finger.
Shane Watson again fell agonisingly short of a Test century as Australia built a commanding lead on the third day of the third Test of the Ashes.
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/ 17 December 2010
Australia might be back in the Ashes after superb bowling by Mitchell Johnson, but they have shown little to ease concerns about their top order.
We are all a bit obsessed by legacies and there has been much talk in recent weeks of Ricky Ponting’s legacy.
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/ 17 December 2010
This really is a massive game of cricket. Win it and England have the Ashes job done with.