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Joe Root of England (L) and Tim Paine of Australia (R) pose with the Ashes Urn trophy at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham.

Joe Root of England (L) and Tim Paine of Australia (R) pose with the Ashes Urn trophy at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham. Source: Press Association

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The Ashes cricket series gets underway, and will dominate sporting headlines this weekend.

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