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Oliver Brett - BBC Sport journalist

All set for Gabba finale

ob66.jpgMost of Brisbane is back at work on Monday, and England’s fans are not yet Adelaide-bound.

The ground will be far from full, but with tickets just $20 each (£8) and $6 for children, ground organisers are expecting a strong presence from the away supporters.

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Oliver Brett - BBC Sport journalist

England get temporary fix

ob66.jpgShortly before England began their second innings at the Gabba, needing a mere 648 to win, Coldplay's melodious ballad Fix You was played on the PA system.

If ever anything needed fixing at that point, it was the England cricket team.

They had taken just 10 Australian wickets, while watching the hosts rack up 804 runs, and in between had been dismissed for a thoroughly inadequate 157.

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