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Stoneman surely secures Ashes spot

Graham Hardcastle sees England’s current Test opener smash a muchneeded century for Surrey

Raise the bat: Surrey’s Mark Stoneman celebrates his century at the Oval
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Deep down, Mark Stoneman must feel he is assured of his seat on the plane to Australia this winter. Not that he will admit it, however.
The former Durham opener scored a superb 131 from 171 balls on the opening day of this clash with a Yorkshire side who are flirting dangerously with the relegation zone.
Stoneman drove and cut particularly well as he took advantage of a below par attack to ...

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