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Amla celebrates his century, while Steyn is pumped after taking a wicket
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla scored a magnificent century and pace bowler Dale Steyn took four wickets to help the Proteas to a 231-run win over Australia on the fourth day of the second Test in Port Elizabeth.
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“I was speaking to Brad Haddin, who I’m pretty close with in the side, and we thought it would be a good idea”
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon let the public join in on the team’s Ashes celebrations by singing the team song “Underneath the Southern Cross I Stand“.
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Australia regained the Ashes for the first time in five years
Australia completed their 5-0 whitewashing of England with a convincing 281-run win on the third day of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to regain the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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Australia are on the verge of regaining the Ashes
Australia made quick work of England on the final day of the second Test in Adelaide as they cruised to a 218-run win and took a commanding 2-0 lead in the series.
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Australia dominated arch-rivals England to take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series
Victory probably never tasted sweeter for Australia as left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson helped his side draw first blood in the Ashes series with a five-wicket haul, which gave the baggy greens a convincing 381-run win over arch-rivals England in Brisbane.
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South Africa still remain undefeated away from home since 2006
South Africa kept hold of their world number one Test team ranking and still remain undefeated away from home since 2006 after demolishing Pakistan by an innings and 92 runs in the second Test in Dubai.
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Ajmal pleaded guilty to the charges against him
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has been officially reprimanded for his celebrations following the dismissal of South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel on the third day of the second Test in Dubai.
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“It is a great moment in the history of Afghanistan”
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive Noor Mohammad Murad has announced that the national team are hungry for tougher opposition after beating Kenya 2-0 to qualify for the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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“We got carried away amongst the euphoria of winning such a prestigious series and accept that some of our behaviour was inappropriate”
The England Ashes squad have apologised for their over-the-top post-series celebrations at The Oval, which saw them take turns urinating on the pitch, while the others cheered on.
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Security around Broad and his team-mates will be dramatically increased
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that they will be bolstering security when the national team travel to Australia in November due to fears for the players safety after Australia coach Darren Lehmann told the public to “get stuck into” pace bowler Stuart Broad for his “blatant cheating” in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.