Ellis/Smith YAE | "They were tired at this point, we ground them down!" Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith talk us through their match point win at the YONEX All England Open...
![England's Marcus Ellis (right) and Lauren Smith in action during their match against Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino on day four of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Utilita England's Marcus Ellis (right) and Lauren Smith in action during their match against Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino on day four of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Utilita](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F4DHY3/englands-marcus-ellis-right-and-lauren-smith-in-action-during-their-match-against-japans-yuta-watanabe-and-arisa-higashino-on-day-four-of-the-yonex-all-england-open-badminton-championships-at-utilita-arena-birmingham-picture-date-friday-march-19-2021-2F4DHY3.jpg)
England's Marcus Ellis (right) and Lauren Smith in action during their match against Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino on day four of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Utilita
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![England's Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith (left) in action against Japan's Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo during day two of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at the Utilita Arena Birmingham. England's Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith (left) in action against Japan's Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo during day two of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at the Utilita Arena Birmingham.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J09D02/englands-marcus-ellis-and-lauren-smith-left-in-action-against-japans-yuki-kaneko-and-misaki-matsutomo-during-day-two-of-the-yonex-all-england-open-badminton-championships-at-the-utilita-arena-birmingham-picture-date-thursday-march-17-2022-2J09D02.jpg)
England's Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith (left) in action against Japan's Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo during day two of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at the Utilita Arena Birmingham.
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Selection frustration and a lack of support - Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith, Team GB Badminton - Destination Tokyo
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