![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.
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