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Australia hold on to win fifth Ashes Test and leave England rueing missed chances

Alex Carey hits winning runs at SCG to defeat tourists by five wickets as hosts wrap up Ashes series 4-1

The Guardian - UK

'I just don't get it': DRS drama angers England

A controversial moment from the Ashes series finale is set to intensify scrutiny on the Real Time Snicko technology used in Australian Test matches.

AAP

Six balls in Perth to Harry Brook’s drop: 10 moments that decided the Ashes

Lilac Hill warmup, Alex Carey’s glovework and Pat Cummins’ control of Joe Root are key parts of the story

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Mitchell Starc urges ICC to take action on Snicko as confidence in system dwindles

The DRS drama ignited at Adelaide Oval is not going away, with Mitchell Starc saying the ICC should fund a universal DRS technology provider in Tests

The Guardian - AU

Shambolic Snicko: Aussie star urges ICC to take action

The DRS drama ignited at Adelaide Oval is not going away, with Mitchell Starc saying the ICC should fund a universal DRS technology provider in Tests.

AAP

Snicko lacks consistency: Australian skipper

Australian captain Pat Cummins has joined a chorus of discontent over Snicko technology after a series of Ashes controversies.

AAP

'Careers are on the line': cricket union blasts Snicko

The boss of the Australian Cricketers' Association is demanding an urgent review into failing Snicko technology, warning careers are at risk.

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Morning Mail: cautious welcome for plan to tackle hate speech, seven detained in Sydney operation, England’s Snicko woe

Albanese government’s five-point plan is an essential ‘first step’, groups say; heavily armed officers swoop on two cars to allegedly prevent ‘violent act’

The Guardian - AU

England in talks to replace controversial Snicko with new technology for fourth Ashes Test

Cricket Australia could bring in UltraEdge technology for Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test after Snicko is blamed more bad decisions on day two in Adelaide

The Guardian - UK

England coach denies Ben Stokes has been let down by his team after another Ashes collapse

England look set to slip to another Ashes series defeat in Australia after struggling with the bat on day of the third Test in Adelaide

The Independent UK

The Ashes: England hopes fading fast after latest batting capitulation

Tourists trail by 158 in must-win third Test after collapsing again on day two despite perfect conditions amid more Snicko controversy

Evening Standard

England’s Ashes hopes melt away as Australian bowlers share spoils in the sun

Tourists trail by 158 thanks to late stand from Stokes and Archer after Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon made impressive comebacks

The Guardian - UK

'Snicko needs to be sacked': Ashes hit by more technology controversy

England and Australia both frustrated amid more questions over Snickometer reliability during day two of the third Test in Adelaide

Evening Standard

Stoic Stokes' Ashes dream turns into a nightmare

England captain Ben Stokes' rallying call to his teammates to show some fight has fallen flat, with the Ashes already appearing lost.

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The Independent UK

England and Australia question Snickometer reliability in Adelaide

The DRS technology, designed to assist umpires on edges based on audio output from the stump microphone, came under fire on the opening day.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM’s crackdown on ‘hate and division’; a ‘heartbreaking beyond words’ funeral; and Snicko in Ashes spotlight again

Labor announces new laws and powers in the wake of the Bondi beach attack

The Independent UK

Dubious Jamie Smith dismissal reignites DRS technology controversy: ‘Snicko needs to be sacked’

Smith was judged to have been caught behind despite the technology not matching up again

The Independent UK

England batting collapse leaves Ashes hanging by a thread in Adelaide

After defeats in Perth and Brisbane, England moved closer to an irretrievable 3-0 deficit as the top-order wilted in all too familiar fashion.

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Evening Standard

Ashes: Snicko admit mistake made as England fume over Alex Carey reprieve

Snicko technology turned down England appeals, but a mistake has now been admitted

The Independent UK

England set to make complaint over Snicko after latest mistake in Ashes series

England were left ruing an error which saw Australia’s Alex Carey add 34 more runs to the scoreboard and notch his first Ashes century

The Independent UK

Snickometer owners blame operator error for controversial Alex Carey reprieve

Carey admitted he was fortunate to be given not out after appearing to be caught behind.

The Guardian - UK

England lodge complaint with match referee after Snicko error costs Carey’s wicket

BBG, the company that owns Snicko, admitted the audio from the wrong stump mic was used, leading to Carey wrongly surviving a review

The Independent UK

Snicko chief takes blame for ‘error’ that led to Alex Carey’s DRS reprieve in third Ashes Test

BBG Sports founder Warren Brennan apologised for the mistake which cost England on the first day in Adelaide

The Independent UK

England question ‘Snickometer’ after Australia’s Alex Carey admits he was lucky

The stump microphones picked up a clear sound, with the soundwave spiking, but the replay showed the noise before the ball passed Carey’s bat.

The Independent UK

Alex Carey admits Australia ‘got lucky’ after Snicko controversy costs England in third Test

Carey was cleared by the decision review system and went on to make his first Ashes century

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