24-06-2015 23:59 via feeds.theguardian.com

Michael Clarke’s Australia arrive for Ashes overshadowed by support act | Mike Selvey

England’s battles with New Zealand could end up as the home side’s best moments of the summer but the Ashes is set to be harder fought than predictedThe Black Caps are returning home, most of them anyway, and they can carry with them our thanks for invigorating not just the first part of the summer but for their part in revitalising the whole culture of cricket in this country. The cricket they and England have played has been compelling all the way through, from the first Test match at Lord
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