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Phillip Hughes has three hundreds in his opening three County Championship games for Middlesex, but despite his long stays at the crease, England haven’t found any areas to exploit. In the Sydney Morning Herald Will Swanton looks at Hughes’ amazing form ahead of the Ashes.

Hughes' debut innings at the home of cricket was a century. Next match, batting with England captain Andrew Strauss, he cracked another ton. Angus Fraser and Shaun Udal admit Strauss was studying Hughes' unorthodox technique for signs of weaknesses to exploit during the Ashes. Strauss has been left with a blank page.

Chloe Saltau writes in the Age about Hughes and chats to Justin Langer about his stunning progress.

“We talk a lot and we'll catch up for dinner when we play them again,” Langer said. “When you talk to him it's like he's got little antennas on his ears. He's really hungry to take in information. Mentally, he just seems to be well in advance of his years."