England celebrate after taking a 1-0 lead in the Ashes
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With the memories of being whitewashed 5-0 in the last Ashes series still fresh in their minds, England completed a dramatic turnaround by clinching the first Ashes Test in Cardiff by 169 runs following a magnificent performance by their bowling attack.
Root’s superb form with the bat continued
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England batsmen Joe Root and Ian Bell both made 60 runs to set Australia a target of 412 to win the first Ashes Test in Cardiff.
Amla was named Man of the Match for his career-best knock of 159
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South Africa opener Hashim Amla smashed a career-best 159 and batsman Faf du Plessis made 109 as the Proteas battered Ireland by 201 runs.
“It was through the ACSU’s work, including work with Lou Vincent, that we came to the conclusion that this match had to be re-examined”
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The head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), Sir Ronnie Flanagan, has insisted that the global cricketing body did not shut down the investigation into a 2011 CB40 match between Sussex and Kent.
