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The Latest Breaking News from Mike Atherton

Fearless Robin Smith and his square cuts gave hope to England in grim era

Smith stood up to West Indies bowling and scored centuries against Australia in the most demanding of circumstances

The Guardian - UK

England greats slam 'amateurish' resting for PM's match

England's decision to fly to Queensland early instead of playing a pink-ball match has been slammed following their first Test capitulation in Perth.

AAP

Boland's point to prove ahead of another Bazball battle

Dismissed by England after a disappointing 2023 Ashes, Australia quick Scott Boland admits he has a point to prove this time around.

AAP

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Australia’s Scott Boland shuts out noise from former England players before Ashes

Fast bowler says he and his teammates are focused on their own game after Stuart Broad and Mike Atherton delivered recent barbs

The Guardian - AU

Boland takes last five NSW wickets to seal Victoria win

There was controversy in Melbourne as Victorian paceman Scott Boland blasted out the NSW lower order to seal their Sheffield Shield win.

AAP

Peter Lever obituary

Lancashire and England opening bowler who played in the victorious England Ashes side of 1971

The Guardian - UK

Off the scent: how Atherton and Katich thrived in cricket without all senses intact

The onset of spring and the cricket season brings with it a host of evocative smells, which two distinguished Test players have never been able to savour

The Guardian - UK

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Alex Carey’s acrobatics lay foundation for Josh Inglis’ fireworks

A pair of of stunning catches to dismiss dangerous England batters helped set Australia up for making record run chase

The Guardian - UK

England v Sri Lanka: Root brings up record 34th Test century at second Test – as it happened

Over-by-over report: England need eight wickets to wrap up victory on a record-breaking day for Joe Root

The Guardian - UK

England v Sri Lanka: first men’s cricket Test match, day one – as it happened

Sri Lanka recovered from 6-3 to post 236 at Old Trafford before England reached 22-0 when bad light stopped play

The Guardian - UK

‘Impossible to bowl to’: Brian Lara’s record feats still stand out 30 years on

West Indies great’s Test and county records in 1994 are recalled by opponents, some of whom had rooms in Lara’s house named after them

The Guardian - UK

Bairstow is a proper batter but coaching him is tricky because he is so instinctive

England batter is more spontaneous than most top sportspeople and reaching 100 caps is a magnificent milestone

The Guardian - UK

Glenn McGrath hails ‘true champion’ Stuart Broad after retirement announcement

The 37-year-old has taken 602 wickets in 167 Tests.

The Independent UK

Day three of third Ashes Test: England eyeing early wickets with storms forecast

Australia closed the second day on 116 for four, leading by 142 runs at Headingley.

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Day two of third Ashes Test: England look to Bairstow and Root after Wood shines

The duo will walk out with England 195 behind on 68 for three.

The Week

The Ashes: can England mount a glorious comeback?

Four years ago, Ben Stokes produced one of the greatest-ever Test innings to propel England to an extraordinary one-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, said Mike Atherton in The Times. And for a while at Lord’s on Sunday, a similar “miracle looked on the cards”.

Reuters

Cricket-Pakistan unhappy with new ICC revenue model, demands clarity

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unhappy with the proposed new revenue distribution model for international cricket although it accepts that India, the game's financial engine, should get the biggest share, chairman Najam Sethi told Reuters.

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