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Flower wants more from Ashes-holders England

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AFP Chester-le-Street (England)
Last Updated : Aug 08 2013 | 9:15 AM IST
England will bid to complete the second half of their Ashes mission when they face arch-rivals Australia in the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street starting tomorrow.
The drawn third Test at Old Trafford left England an unassailable 2-0 up in the series with two to play and meant they'd retained the Ashes.
But it left open the possibility of a shared series, something that hasn't happened in an Ashes campaign since 1972.
It took England just 14 days to hold on to the urn this time around -- the quickest they've settled an Ashes series in their favour since the end of the Second World War.
However, England coach Andy Flower was far from satisfied.
"I suppose it is (a great achievement). But for me it's all about winning this series, so it is still alive with two Tests to go," he said.

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In Manchester, Australia produced a much-improved performance with England collapsing to 27 for three on Monday's final day before rain ensured a draw.
The result meant Australia had ended a run of six successive Test defeats -- their worst for 29 years -- and avoided equalling their all-time record losing streak of seven straight Tests set by the 19th century teams of 1885-88.
Former Australia captain Allan Border said it looked like the tourists had "drawn their own line in the sand", in much the same way his side did during the 1986/87 series, where, having lost the Ashes, they won the final Test in Sydney before starting 16 years of unbroken series dominance against England in 1989.

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First Published: Aug 08 2013 | 9:15 AM IST

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