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All the build-up to this match has suggested this Old Trafford track will play hard and bouncy. We know it usually accepts turn too. While all the attention has been on the pacemen those sound like ideal conditions for Nathan Lyon and his overspin.
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Rick Chapman has emailed questioning England’s momentum. “Weren’t England supposed to win the third Test in a canter with Smith out? Beware the wounded Aussies.” Sentiments I share.
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/sep/04/ashes-2019-england-v-australia-fourth-test-day-one-live-cricket under the title “Ashes 2019: England v Australia fourth Test, day one – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
