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		|  15-12-2013, 08:05 | #1921 |  
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			Australia push their overall lead past 250.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25353684 
They might as well come home now as at least that will save us from a 5-0 humiliation.   
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		|  15-12-2013, 11:18 | #1922 |  
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			Australia build huge lead over England in Perth.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25387485
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		|  16-12-2013, 07:43 | #1923 |  
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			England face battle to save series in Perth.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25396573
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		|  17-12-2013, 07:59 | #1925 |  
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			Australia beat England to regain urn in Perth.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25411805 
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		| Australia have the Ashes for the first time in seven years after sealing a deserved 150-run win in Perth to take an impregnable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. |  Fully deserved as we can have no excuses at all as we have been a shambles from start to finish.
		
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		|  17-12-2013, 09:07 | #1926 |  
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			Wonder how long before we have people calling for Cook to be replaced as captain.  Might as well let him continue as we have nobody good enough to replace him.
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		|  17-12-2013, 09:20 | #1927 |  
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					Originally Posted by MarkC1984  Wonder how long before we have people calling for Cook to be replaced as captain.  Might as well let him continue as we have nobody good enough to replace him. |  Cook ain't good enough as captain and never has been.   
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			Wish we could have Michael Vaughan back as captain.  The best one England have ever had imo.  Shame that the captain has to be a player, Vaughan would be a perfect replacement as a non playing captain.
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		|  17-12-2013, 12:22 | #1929 |  
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			Mike Brearley was a superb captain too despite his poor batting averages.
		 
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			I've only been following cricket since the days of Nasser Hussain as captain to be fair.  So anyone pre Hussain would be totally unheard of to me, with the exception of Gooch onwards.
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		|  22-12-2013, 07:39 | #1931 |  
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			Graeme Swann: England spinner retires from cricket during Ashes.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25481772 
Well l have to say l am quite surprised that he has decided to retire so soon as l personally thought he had a few years in him yet.
		
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		|  26-12-2013, 05:27 | #1932 |  
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			Kevin Pietersen struggles for runs after England lose Joe Root and Michael Carberry.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25468707
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			England in trouble despite Pietersen defiance.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25517572 
Well not much has changed apart from Pietersen showing that there is a bit of steel to go with his big ego.
		
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		|  27-12-2013, 06:37 | #1934 |  
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			England fight back after being bowled out for 255 by a Mitchell Johnson-inspired Australia.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25468713
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		|  27-12-2013, 09:48 | #1935 |  
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			England fight back against Australia.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25524603 
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