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From Boland to bedlam: A Boxing Day that explained this Ashes 

A record crowd watched 20 wickets tumble on Boxing Day, that felt bizarre on the surface but revealed just how predictable this Ashes, and modern Test batting, has become

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Ben Stokes, and the weight of a lost Ashes 

It's been a humbling time for an otherwise charismatic captain of a bold Test team as they've squandered the series even before getting to the Boxing Day fixture

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In festive mood, England walk into the MCG cauldron 

With their chances of winning this series now done and dusted, all England have left is to play for pride, but also to save some face before they head home in just over two weeks' time

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Nothing new under the Australian sun 

What was billed as a bold new Ashes movie turned out to be a familiar re-run as England lost yet another series Down Under

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Drift and devastation: How England's Ashes dream faded in Adelaide 

Lyon's genius and Cummins' freakish comeback dismantled England, as Ashes dreams crumbled under the Adelaide sun

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England's Ashes hopes wilt as Australia turn up the heat in Adelaide  

On a scorching Adelaide day, England's batting imploded as Australian attack put on a bowling masterclass

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Of swerves and second chances in Adelaide 

How Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey found themselves at the centre of a shifting day, with England refusing to drift quietly out of view

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With Ashes on the line, England seek to begin comeback in Adelaide 

Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon return to the Australian XI for the third chapter of the Ashes Down Under

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A catch for the ages, a 'keeper for an era 

Alex Carey's Gabba masterclass drew unanimous acclaim from 'keeping greats, marking his definitive arrival among the game's elite

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Lack of cricket skills for Aussie conditions and not Bazball leaves England tottering 

England haven't demonstrated the technical prowess to apply or absorb pressure in unfamiliar Australian conditions