A rural church near the Mendips has rediscovered the joy of music and community, thanks to a grant that helped revive its patron saint's day with choral evensong at its heart.

* 1st Test, D2: Australia, 132 & 205-2, bt England, 172 & 164 * Opener’s devastating 123 seals eight-wicket victory The news from Perth is that the catalogue of great English calamities in Australia has a brand new entry. For the first time in 104 years an Ashes Test match has been wrapped up inside just two days and England, on the receiving end of an eight-wicket thumping, may already be broken. Ben Stokes will doubtless push back at that notion, such is his refusal to ever throw in the towel. But as Travis Head cut and carved his way to a breathtaking 69-ball century, vaporising a target of 205 in just 28.2 overs, the psychological blow landed by the hosts felt greater than their 1-0 lead. Continue reading...

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