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Can the Ashes start tomorrow?
All signs are pointing towards this summer's Ashes series in Australia being something special. England's newfound aggressiveness has already attracted the attention of an Australian team that's sure to respond on and off the field. It's already made as far as Todd Greenberg, the CEO of Cricket Australia. Greenberg was quick to issue a 'bring it on' challenge on Thursday.
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Lewis Dodd news
Lewis Dodd has played five NRL matches. But what a whirlwind of interest he has generated. It started for the Englishman from the moment he was signed last year. Doubts over his future started once Jason Demetriou was dumped as coach and Wayne Bennett was signed. They haven't stopped since. The latest news is included in this Christian Nicolussi report from earlier today.
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