Australia vs England 1st Test Day 4: Australia draw first blood

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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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Stuart Broad, it’s time you learnt a thing or two from David Warner, says David Gower

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“He is a good player and a tough individual but the best thing for him to do would be to take a leaf out of David Warner’s book and just play with it”

Former England captain David Gower believes pace bowler Stuart Broad has a chance to win the hearts of the Australian fans when the national team travel to the Land Down Under in November if he follows the lead of Australia’s opening batsman David Warner.

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ECB to bolster security when national team travel Down Under

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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.

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‘One thing about this England team is we are tough’, says Stuart Broad

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“I certainly think we are an unpleasant team to play against at the minute”

Fresh off winning the Ashes 3-0 against Australia, England pace bowler Stuart Broad believes the entire squad has grown in confidence and the 27-year-old had no hesitation in boldly stating that his side are one of the toughest teams there has ever been.

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