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Statutory warning. There will be nothing new in this article. Its about R Ashwin.He took a five-wicket haul. Thats happened 21 times before. He dismissed the oppositions best batsmen. Thats pretty much been standard too. However, it is only now that England are experiencing all that first-hand. They had known Ashwin as the bloke who averaged over 50 against them, with a best of 3 for 72. Never as the bowler he is now. The equal of Malcolm Marshall, Waqar Younis, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. At least in numbers, if not quite yet in aura.There is, however, no mistaking Ashwins pedigree as an offspinner in the subcontinent.I was able to get the ball to hang in the air, he said matter-of-factly on Friday. Gravity sat and sulked in the corner. And also drift on to the batsmen, and kind of straighten it from stump lines. England joined gravity in said corner, both muttering no fair.Ashwin can turn the ball a long way in helpful conditions. Joe Root found that out yesterday when he lunged out to defend outside his off stump and could have been bowled through the gate. He can also control the amount of deviation with subtle changes in his action. Ben Stokes was lbw with one that went straight. Then there are the angles he can create by going wide of the crease or around the wicket or even simply altering the position of his arm. Adil Rashids outside edge was beaten in this fashion quite often. A measure of Ashwins confidence over his ability to replicate that delivery over and over was his naughty little smile when other bowlers may have belched frustrated words.Those are the enhancements to his offbreak. Besides that, he has an arm ball that actually swings away from the right-hander and a carrom ball.None of this is to suggest Ashwin is peerless. It is meant to be a measure of how far he has come since the 2012 series against England, when he was bullied by Kevin Pietersen and brushed aside by Alastair Cook. Since the Mumbai Test of that series, he has taken 17 five-fors, more than any other bowler. Another sign of his growth is that nowadays, he fields at mid-off, trotting across to the bowler when he comes across an idea worth exploring, rather like Zaheer Khan used to do.From the moment I walked into the Indian Test team, I havent been worried about going and telling something I felt to any other bowler, Ashwin said. Ive shared my opinion with everybody. So Thats not something new. But yes, Im quite enjoying it. Virat [Kohli] obviously communicates a lot of things to mid-off and then I go and tell the bowler about what he wants him to do.Ashwin has become the threat he is by being incredibly accurate. All the variations in the world are useless unless you put the ball in the same spot and ask the batsman to play as often as possible. When he cant read what it will do, he wont be able to deal with it and you win. This is why he is so hard to face as a new batsman. He sizes up his opponent - say, Ben Duckett, who tends to stay leg-side of the ball - manipulates him with his variations - going around the stumps to make him play down the wrong line - and then takes him out.Im very sure hes going to thrust his pad forward the next innings, Ashwin said about Duckett. Im looking forward to try and play on his confusion. Cheap Air Jordan 13 Retro Black . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Cheap Air Jordan 13 Retro Gold .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. http://www.cheapretrojordan13.com/cheap-air-jordan-13-retro-pink/ . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Cheap Air Jordan 13 Retro All Black . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. 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SUITA, Japan -- Representing South America at the Club World Cup has added significance following the plane crash that killed most of the Chapecoense team, Atletico Nacional defender Felipe Aguilar said Tuesday.The Colombian club was to play Chapecoense in the Copa Sudamericana final but the Brazilian teams plane crashed on Nov. 28, killing almost all on board.The directors of Atletico asked the governing body of South American soccer to award the Copa Sudamericana title to Chapecoense.We felt like brothers to the Brazilian team. Aguilar said. And all of us were very happy to give them the Copa Sudamericana title. Its unfortunate this huge tragedy has occurred. We want to honor the victims and their families by winning this trophy and bringing it home.Atletico coach Reinaldo Rueda shared the sentiments of his 23-year-old defender.These past few weeks have no doubt been difficult, Rueda said. Chapecoense are our brothers. We must win it for them.Nacional qualified for the Club World Cup by winning the Copa Liberdatores in July. They take on Japanese champion Kashima Antlers on Wednesday.Kashima has already knoccked out Auckland City and Mamelodi Sundowns.ddddddddddddTheyre a team who play with a lot of intensity, Rueda said. Theyre well organized, strong on the counterattack and theyll give us a very physical game.The winner of Wednesdays semifinal match will likely face European champion Real Madrid in Sundays final in Yokohama. Madrid faces Mexican team Club America in the other semifinal.European teams have been the most successful in the tournament, with eight titles, although it is not considered as high on the priority list for European clubs as it is for the South American sides.Atletico Nacional features goalkeeper Franco Armani, who did not concede a single goal during the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, as well as captain Alexis Henriquez and striker Miguel Borja.We are representing all the clubs of South America and it is a huge responsibility on our shoulders, Rueda said. Back in Colombia and even here in Japan many people are supporting us and that give us great energy. ' ' '