Pat Cummins spearheaded Australia’s counter-attack by taking out Mark Stoneman and Joe Root
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Australia fought back brilliantly on the first day of the Ashes as they took three wickets in relatively quick time after England batsman James Vince frustrated them with a career-best knock of 83.
Mark Stoneman scored 120 runs in the three-Test series against the West Indies
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Alastair Cook believes that his opening partner Mark Stoneman has all the qualities and skills necessary to make a name for himself at the Test level.
Mark Stoneman scored his first Test fifty
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In a gripping day of Test cricket, Mark Stoneman struck his maiden fifty to help England secure a slim two-run lead after the West Indies amassed a 169-run lead during their innings.
“This is just a great opportunity for Mark to go out and show everyone how good a player he is”
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England captain Joe Root has confirmed that Surrey opener Mark Stoneman will make his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston on Thursday.
“He’s got a great character and he was a big part of our dressing room”
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England captain Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes are confident that opening batsman Keaton Jennings will be back in the Test squad sooner rather than later.
Stoneman is highly likely to make his Test debut next week
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Surrey opener Mark Stoneman and Hampshire spinner Mason Crane have been drafted into England’s squad for the first Test against the West Indies, which begins on August 17 at Edgbaston.
Ballance (right) could recover in time for the fourth Test
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England batsman Gary Ballance will miss the third Test against South Africa after fracturing his left index finger.
