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Andrew Clark
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“Teams that drop catches lose matches,” we’re told, but in a searing Ashes series, Australia may erase cricket’s age-old truism.

After one day’s play at the Oval, the final result in the Fifth Test remains open, and a menacing English bowling attack could strike early on day two.

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Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au

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