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Australia Test skipper Tim Paine has revealed that he played with a broken thumb while Peter Siddle bowled with a hip injury for most of the final Ashes Test which England won to draw the five-match rubber last week.

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Ballarat was chosen as the prime location for one beer company to launch a massive advertisement.

Ballarat was chosen as the prime location for one beer company to launch a massive advertisement.

Carlisle united behind team cause.

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It is one of the great Ashes photographs. There on the Lord’s pitch is the hulking Andrew Flintoff, down on one knee with arms spread out wide in celebration. He has just bowled Peter Siddle to claim a fifth wicket in the second Australia innings of the second Ashes Test in 2009, with England then requiring only one more wicket to win the match.

The Barmy Army almost broke Australia bowler Mitchell Johnson, but he returned to shock and awe Englands batting line-up and claim his Ashes vengeance.

Both England and Australia will need several fast-bowling options for a busy Ashes schedule due to ageing attacks and recent injury scares.

Both England and Australia will need several fast-bowling options for a busy Ashes schedule due to ageing attacks and recent injury scares.