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Starc & Head dominate the POMS
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The first Ashes test in Perth is over in 2 days... Join Damien Fleming, Jason Gillespie and Glenn McGrath as they break everything down from Mitchell Starc's unreal man of the match performance to Travis Head's sensational century and everything else inbetween. Is Bazball the right strategy? What do England need to change for the next test and can Australia stay disciplined in their bowling and batting to take the series 5-0 like Pidge predicted?
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