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Moments of the Ashes: starring Smith, Archer, Leach and Stokes

At the end of an epic Ashes tussle, ESPNcricinfo's writers who covered the drama pick out their players and moments to remember

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Farrell: How a summer of ceaseless rivalry ended with honours even

Seven contests across two formats and four months ended with a trophy apiece for England and Australia

A good team, not a great one yet - Langer

Having set out upon a gruelling twin tour of the UK for the World Cup and the Ashes, he witnessed a pair of strong and successful campaigns without either fully satisfying

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India women player reports fixing approach

The BCCI's anti-corruption unit has registered an FIR with the Bengaluru police against two individuals who made the alleged approach

BCCI ACU launches inquiry into alleged approaches in TNPL 2019

It is understood that seven to eight players had been approached by suspicious people during the fourth season of the T20 league

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India v SA, 1st T20, Sep 15

Pant's shot selection has let the team down sometimes - Shastri

Youngsters must come in with the mindset that they will get only a few opportunities to make mark, says Virat Kohli

Dhoni has proved people wrong many times - Kohli

Virat Kohli says that as long as MS Dhoni is playing and he's available, he's always going to be valuable for Indian cricket

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Kohli explains Kuldeep and Chahal exclusion

He also says that the team's mindset is the reason why they have been a dominant outfit for the past two-three years

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This is a new phase in SA cricket - Miller

David Miller and assistant batting coach Lance Klusener look ahead to the T20Is against India

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Agarkar: Don't think India will be intimidated by South Africa

A young South Africa side takes on a strong India unit in the first T20I of the three-match series in Dharamshala on Sunday

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    Brettig: Why Australia deserved to go home with the Ashes

    A drawn series took the gloss off, but given where the squad were 12 months ago, retention was a triumph

    'Jofra thought he could rip my head off' - Wade

    Gripping duel lights up final afternoon of series, as Hobart team-mates go for broke

    I have 'unfinished business' as Test captain, declares Paine

    "There's a little bit of cricket left in this old body" says Paine, who admits he has "a couple" of regrets about the defeat at The Oval

    England's heart and character something to build off - Root

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    Smith reveals how he felt getting out at leg slip

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    Hussey: England deserved to win this Test match

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    England in a good place going forward - Bayliss

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    The two teams will have a beer tonight - Paine

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    Steven Smith vs. the world: Batting average bar-chart race

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    Central contract violation

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    BCCI accepts Karthik's apology for CPL appearance

    As per the central contract, Karthik needed to take permission from the BCCI before attending the match

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    Should either side be happy with a drawn series?

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    'I'm still learning how to get the best out of Archer' - Root

    England captain warns not to expect too much too soon from spearhead after incisive maiden Test series

    Gardner: Broad restates his Ashes gun status with one last late-summer blooming

    Hold over Warner underlines importance of England's senior seamer, especially in absence of James Anderson

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