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The Ashes: The battle for the urn between England and Australia begins

<p>Michael Clarke's Australia look to win their first Ashes series in England after 14 years while Cook &amp; Co are desperate to maintain winning momentum at home</p>

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England captain Alastair Cook (left) and Australian skipper Michael Clarke pose with the Ashes trophy and urn in Cardiff yesterday

England captain Alastair Cook (left) and Australian skipper Michael Clarke pose with the Ashes trophy and urn in Cardiff yesterday

London: The last time Australia won the Ashes in England, 9/11 was just a proper fraction, and Michael Clarke was still three years away from donning the baggy green. Fourteen years later, in this summer of 2015, as the first Ashes Test gets underway in the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff, the 11-year veteran Clarke and his band of merry men aim to reverse the trend and banish the memories of heartburns and excruciating series losses of 2005, 2009 and 2013.

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