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Usman Khawaja given out during 3rd Ashes Test

Ashes 2013: Australian media lashes out at Usman Khawaja’s dismissal

Australia's press on Friday acclaimed Michael Clarke's captain's knock in the third Ashes Test but raged at a controversial umpiring decision that even Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called "one of the worst" he had seen.

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Ashes 2013: Talking points from Day 1 of 3rd Test at Old Trafford

After conceding the first two Tests in the ongoing Ashes series, Australia came out with a refreshingly positive intent and dominated the day’s play by ending on 303 for three. The day started with a confident-looking Chris Rogers going after the England attack and finished with one of the most valiant knocks from skipper Michael Clarke, with a bit of DRS drama in between. Prakash Govindasreenivasan discusses the talking points of the day.

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Ashes 2013: Cricket Australia seek explanation from ICC on Usman Khawaja dismissal

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said Thursday he was seeking "clarification" from the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the "incorrect" exit of Usman Khawaja after yet another controversial Decision Review System verdict this Ashes.

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Ashes 2013: DRS not the sole culprit in umpiring howlers

Like a blood-sucking, stubborn parasite, controversy fails to vacate the system of the Decision Review System (DRS) in the ongoing Ashes series. The noise that had emanated from highly questionable umpiring and technological calls from the first two Tests had barely stopped echoing when the first day of the third Test at Old Trafford saw as many as three blunders from both the on-field and television umpires.

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