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Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, Brisbane, 1st day
England's "weak links" respond
Nov 24, 2017: Mark Stoneman, James Vince and Dawid Malan took the first step to justifying their much questioned Ashes selections
Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, 1st day, Brisbane
Assured Vince and Stoneman settle early nerves
Nov 23, 2017: For most of the first two sessions the two England batsmen - with fewer than a dozen Tests between them - quietened the shrill of the pre-series hype showered upon Australia's pace attack
Australia v England, 1st Test, The Ashes 2017-18, Brisbane, 1st day
Australia's early problem with full length
Nov 23, 2017: Some early stats insights from day one of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba
Cricket Australia XI v England, tour match, Townsville, 2nd day
'We'll be ready for the Gabba' - Stoneman
Nov 16, 2017: Mark Stoneman admitted life was likely to get "a hell of a lot" tougher next week after registering his first century in an England shirt
Cricket Australia XI v England, tour match, Townsville, 2nd day
Stoneman hits century as England find their groove
Nov 16, 2017: Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Dawid Malan also hit half-centuries on a productive day in the middle, but the quality of the bowling was a world away from what will greet England next week
CA XI v England XI, Adelaide, 1st day
Malan leads the way for England in sluggish contest
Nov 8, 2017: Mark Stoneman, Joe Root and Dawid Malan scored half-centuries but England struggled to capitalise on a slow surface in their day-night warm-up match
Western Australia XI v England, Tour match, Perth, 1st day
England start well despite Cook, Root failures
Nov 4, 2017: Alastair Cook and Joe Root fell cheaply but there were half-centuries for four of the top six on England's first day of tour action
The Ashes 2017-18
Stoneman ready to fulfil childhood dream
Oct 9, 2017: Mark Stoneman admits he endured a nervous wait to hear whether he'd made the cut for England's Ashes squad, but now that he's on the plane, he's ready to fulfil a childhood dream
Surrey v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Division One, Kia Oval, 1st day
Ashes hopeful Stoneman leads Surrey's golden trio
Sep 12, 2017: Yorkshire were powerless to stem Surrey's batting assault as Division One's three heaviest run-makers again took their toll
England news
Broad to have scan on heel as Ashes hopefuls return to county action
Sep 10, 2017: Tom Westley and Mark Stoneman will have three Championship matches to further their Ashes case, while Dawid Malan will play two following the T20I against West Indies
England news
England won't win Ashes with 'terrible' catching - Bayliss
Sep 10, 2017: England dropped at least 14 chances against West Indies and the head coach also admitted they are no nearer knowing their best top order
England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day
The good, the bad, and the ugly of England's series win
Sep 9, 2017: England's series victory over West Indies is a cause for self-congratulation in the short term. But there are several issues that remain to be resolved ahead of the Ashes
England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day
England can do 'something really special' - Root
Sep 9, 2017: Having overseen back-to-back Test series wins in his first summer in charge - the first time England have beaten both touring sides since 2013 - Joe Root was in understandably upbeat mood
England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's
Surprise decider highlights England's arrested development
Sep 6, 2017: England face an obviously encouraged West Indies side and the realisation that they will go to Australia unsure of several positions in their first-choice XI
England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's
Surprise decider highlights England's arrested development
Sep 6, 2017: England face an obviously encouraged West Indies side and the realisation that they will go to Australia unsure of several positions in their first-choice XI
England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley
Bayliss has 'fingers crossed' at promising batting signs
Aug 30, 2017: The England coach said Mark Stoneman looked "a tough type of player" and Dawid Malan was more settled in the Headingley Test
England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 3rd day
Stoneman 'feared the worst' after finger dislocation
Aug 27, 2017: Mark Stoneman feared a fractured finger, having being hit on the hand by Jason Holder shortly after tea on the third day at Headingley
England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 3rd day
Aug 27, 2017: The third day ended with England having wiped off a sizeable deficit with plenty of batting to come, but their way back into the match wasn't smooth
England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 3rd day
Root and Stoneman help even the scales as all-round Holder shines
Aug 27, 2017: The second Test was delicately poised after a oscillating day with West Indies taking a lead of 169 before Mark Stoneman and Joe Root led England's reply
England v West Indies, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 1st day
England's fallible top-order fails to change the record
Aug 25, 2017: England's top-order plays the same familiar refrain, as West Indies' best day of the series doesn't quite finish with them in command
