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After Australia had established a first innings lead of 271 on the second day of the third Test in Perth, England had to face a daunting examination of technique and temperament against the extreme pace of Brett Lee and the probing accuracy of Glenn

Australia has once again exerted its dominance over England and have set themselves up into a great position at the close of play on day one of the Third Ashes Test at the WACA

Robert Key admitted that England's position was so difficult during England'sfirst innings at the WACA that he had no idea how he was going to score runs.Key top-scored with 47 as pacemen Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie reduced England

ADELAIDE, Nov 29 AAP - Tasmanian all-rounder Daniel Marsh capped a wonderful game with bat and ball, taking the crucial wicket of South Australian centurion Greg Blewett to sew up a 22-run victory in their day-night ING Cup cricket match at Adelaide

BRISBANE, Nov 29 AAP - Western Australia has defeated Queensland by six wickets in a thrilling ING Cup one-day match at the Gabba tonight.

Nasser Hussain's response to adversity is in keeping with the plain-speaking manner that he has maintained for more than three-and-a-half years since he was appointed England captain

PERTH - Australian selectors have recalled fast bowler Brett Lee anddropped Andrew Bichel for tomorrow's third Test against England inPerth.

England cricket selectors will wait until Friday morning before naming their team to play Australia in the third Test at the WACA Ground in Perth

The Queensland selectors today chose long-term gain over short-term painwhen they omitted fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz from tomorrow's ING Cupone-day match against the Western Warriors at the Gabba.

Nasser Hussain's response to adversity is in keeping with the plain-speaking manner that he has maintained for more than three-and-a-half years since he was appointed England captain

If Steve Waugh scores a century in the third Test against England he can join the elite company of David Boon, Mark Taylor, Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting

The chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, Lord MacLaurin, has added his voice in support of the two men in charge of the Ashes tourists.

THE Western Australian Cricket Association advises that the first day's play of the Third Orange Test between Australia and England is officially a sell out.

Michael Vaughan's graduation to world-class batting status has ensured the close attention of the Australian camp as they prepare for the third Ashes Test in Perth, which starts on Friday.

SYDNEY - Australia may have strolled through the first two Tests of theAshes series, but demand for tickets remains higher than ever with theWACA Ground set to break attendance records during the third Test.

LONDON - Australia spinner Stuart MacGill signed a new two-year contractwith English county Nottinghamshire today.

THE Western Australian selectors today announced a change to the Western Warriors team to play an ING Cup match against Queensland in Brisbane on Friday.

ADELAIDE - England fast bowler Andrew Caddick will know on Wednesday ifhe is fit enough to face Australia in the third Ashes Test.

Is the seemingly widening gulf between Australia and the rest of the world simply one of those cyclical things in sport, or is it the beginning of a dynasty the likes of which cricket has never seen before

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has named a 12-man squad for the ACB Cup match against the ACT's second XI to commence on Monday, December 2.