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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 7 - Caught on Camera

Dropped catches, Leach injured and Moeen’s finger – Why England came up short

A drawn fourth Test at Emirates Old Trafford meant Australia kept hold of their 2-1 lead and the urn.

The Independent UK

Hampshire’s Liam Dawson not ‘wasting energy’ thinking about England recall

Dawson was tipped by many as one of the replacement candidates for Jack Leach.

The Independent UK

Todd Murphy facing Ashes baptism of fire as ‘future of Australian spin’ fills Nathan Lyon’s shoes

Australia may have already found their next great off-spinner who learned his trade at the same club as Shane Warne

Evening Standard

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Ashes diary: Discrimination report an uncomfortable backdrop for Second Test

The publication of the long-awaited and (un)shockingly damning report into discrimination this week has coincided with the start of the second Ashes Test.

Evening Standard

County cricket’s relentless spin cycle has left England short of options

There is no spin bowler in England’s team for the second Ashes Test and a look at the domestic game points to a wider problem

The Guardian - UK

Write off Bazball and England at your own peril

The loss in the opening Test of the Ashes has left many wondering whether the Bazball approach is the right way to go about it. Coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have four more Tests to plot a comeback. If history is any indication, what awaits is another England-Australia…

The Hindu

Moeen Ali fined on England return for ‘putting drying agent’ on hands vs Australia

In his first Test match since 2021, Moeen Ali has been fined by the ICC after putting a drying agent on his hands while fielding against Australia at Edgbaston

Daily Mirror

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A day of Total Moeen is the perfect example of England’s new approach

The mercurial spinner proves he is the polar opposite to Jack Leach with a performance of highs and lows on his return from Test exile

The Guardian - UK

Moeen Ali shows dream Ashes return is still possible as Australia recognise threat

There is little to choose between England and Australia in a delicately-poised first Ashes test, with the returning Moeen Ali reminding fans what he can do

Daily Mirror

5 key issues for England ahead of the first Ashes Test with Australia

The series begins at Edgbaston on Friday.

The Independent UK

I was confident England would win the Ashes … and then I saw the Aussies

Doubts have crept in after England lost Jack Leach while Pat Cummins’ side enjoyed ideal preparation for the first Test at Edgbaston in their defeat of India

The Guardian - UK

Travball, indomitable Lyon and all out attack – key stats ahead of Ashes

The first Test takes place at Edgbaston on Friday.

The Independent UK

The Ashes: England’s 'Bazball' approach gets ultimate test against Australia

The much-anticipated Ashes series is set to put English cricket's aggressive approach - "Bazball" - to its ultimate test.

The Times of India

Stuart Broad preferred to Mark Wood as Moeen Ali returns to England side for First Ashes Test

Broad gets the opportunity to renew his rivalry with Australian opener David Warner

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Moeen Ali swaps holiday in Cotswolds for another Ashes adventure

All-rounder admits it was the chance to be part of England’s Bazball revolution that drew him back to national service

The Hindu

Ashes Test series | Only Stokes could get me back to Test cricket, says Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali said Ben Stokes was the only England captain who could have persuaded him to come out of Test retirement. A one-word message from Stokes, after first-choice spinner Jack Leach had been ruled out of all five Ashes Tests against Australia, was all it took to bring slow-bowling all-rounder…

The Times of India

Only Ben Stokes could get me back to Test cricket, says Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali, the talented all-rounder, revealed that it was only England's charismatic captain, Ben Stokes, who could persuade him to come out of Test retirement for the upcoming Ashes series against Australia.

The Guardian - UK

Australia ponder Ashes bowling options to counter England’s rapid batting

Australia are likely to face a choice between Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc while Ben Stokes’s fitness remains key for England’s attack

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The Guardian - UK

Ashes 2023: player-by-player guide to England and Australia squads

Ben Stokes will lead from the front despite his injured knee while Australia will again hope Steve Smith scores heavily

Daily Mirror

How can you watch The Ashes in the UK? Live stream, test dates and time details

England and Australia will kick off The Ashes next week

The Independent UK

Moeen Ali’s return makes England stronger – Graeme Swann

Moeen is poised to play his first red-ball cricket in almost two years.

The Independent UK

‘Mercurial’ Moeen Ali tipped to make England stronger after Ashes return

Swann backed ‘brilliant’ Ali to add new dimension to England’s bowling attack for the Ashes

Daily Mirror

Graeme Swann says Moeen Ali makes England stronger but laments lack of spin options

Swann is England's most successful off spinner and reckons Moeen Ali still has the goods to be a real threat in Test cricket as he returns for this summer's Ashes series

The Guardian - UK

Moeen Ali’s shock Ashes return reflects lack of back-up for front-foot England

Selectors find nobody in English spin stocks to better a cricketer who has always been about glorious possibility, not guaranteed returns

The Independent UK

Moeen Ali agrees to come out of retirement to join England’s Ashes squad

He has 64 Test caps, 195 wickets and the small matter of five Test centuries.

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