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Perth to host Ashes 2025-26 series opener in November

16 October 2024 0 comments

Perth will host the opening Test match of an Ashes series for the first time next year, Cricket Australia has […]

Different strokes for different Woakes

25 August 2024 0 comments

By Phil Walker A year ago to the month, Chris Woakes sat back in the stands at The Oval, overlooking […]

A Cricket Life with Michael Vaughan

21 April 2024 0 comments

Interview by Jo Harman A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the ex-England […]

It’s a summer of redemption

20 August 2023 0 comments

Australian opener Usman Khawaja talks about an epic Ashes series in which he was rarely far from the action Usman […]

Sangakarra awards Poms a moral win

20 August 2023 0 comments

By Mel Farrell Australia may have retained the urn, but cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara believes Ben Stokes’ side achieved something […]

We need a re-think says Hogg

13 August 2023 0 comments

Aussie ace wary of Bazball down under By Gary Fitzgerald Brad Hogg has admitted that Australia must be prepared to […]

MLC chief: We can reign long term

13 August 2023 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Star-spangled: Big names such as Rashid Kahn and Marcus Stoinis thrilled the crowds PICTURES: Alamy Major League […]

The numbers game

6 August 2023 0 comments

The Cricket Paper looks at the very best statistics from Stuart Broad’s glittering career 847: Broad’s tally of international wickets […]

The best of the tributes to Stuart Board

6 August 2023 0 comments

Test best: Broad walks off after hitting 169 against Pakistan Glenn McGrath, writing for the BBC: Australia may have always […]

Simply, an unforgettable Ashes series

6 August 2023 0 comments

We take a look at the key moments from a summer that will live long in the memory Can they […]

The Cricket Paper’s Ashes Team Of The Series

6 August 2023 0 comments

ZAK CRAWLEY 5 matches, 480 runs @ 53.33, 1 hundred, 2 fifties A remarkable few weeks for an opener who […]

The tale of the Test

6 August 2023 0 comments

THE STORY FROM THE OVAL James Wallace runs through a thrilling final Ashes instalment at The Oval which saw England […]

Broad: Murphy ball was meant to be the end

6 August 2023 0 comments

Stuart Broad thought he was running in to bowl his final ball for England before he ended up dismissing Todd […]

Botham leads tributes as Broad bows out on high in England win

2 August 2023 0 comments

England great Sir Ian Botham led the tributes to Stuart Broad after the 37-year-old bowed out of Test cricket on […]

Cummins rues ‘missed opportunity’ as Oval defeat denies Australia Ashes win

2 August 2023 0 comments

Australia captain Pat Cummins saw another Ashes defeat at the Kia Oval as a missed opportunity but was proud to […]

Broad and England’s victory bid held up by Australia openers

30 July 2023 0 comments

Stuart Broad’s hopes of retiring in a blaze of glory threatened to go awry as his old rival David Warner […]

Zak attack set the tone

30 July 2023 0 comments

By Jim Wallace Elegant: Joe Root flicks one off his pads for four more in his 91 PICTURE: Alamy ZAK […]

Buoyant Brook lifts the mood

30 July 2023 0 comments

THE STORY FROM THE OVAL: DAY 1 INSIGHT By Jo Harman THERE WAS an inescapable flatness in the build-up to […]

Local grit halts farewell party

30 July 2023 0 comments

THE STORY FROM THE OVAL: DAY 2 INSIGHT By Phil Walker At last: Jimmy Anderson celebrates after bowling Mitch Marsh […]

Ealham denied scalp

30 July 2023 0 comments

It looked set to be a memorable moment for George Ealham, England’s 21-year-old substitute fielder. Well set on 42, Australia’s […]

The last days of summer

30 July 2023 0 comments

OVAL OVATIONS – THE ASHES IN THE 21ST CENTURY A look back at Ashes Tests this century at The Oval […]

When Zak showed the Aussies a thing or two

30 July 2023 0 comments

By Richard Edwards We’ve been here before: Steve Smith congratulates Crawley on his stellar innings PICTURES: Alamy In the end […]

Brook hails ‘decent’ first day as England look to level Ashes

27 July 2023 0 comments

Harry Brook insisted England were happy with their work after being bowled out for 283 on day one of the […]

Brook believes England can claim ‘moral victory’ by drawing Ashes at Oval

25 July 2023 0 comments

Harry Brook wants to end England’s Ashes summer on a high and believes levelling the series at the Kia Oval […]

Green admits Australia ‘got out of jail’ in rain-ruined fourth Test

25 July 2023 0 comments

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green admits his side “got out of jail” in their Ashes-clinching draw at Emirates Old Trafford. A […]

Ashes

Perth to host Ashes 2025-26 series opener in November

Different strokes for different Woakes

A Cricket Life with Michael Vaughan

It’s a summer of redemption

Sangakarra awards Poms a moral win

We need a re-think says Hogg

MLC chief: We can reign long term

The numbers game

The best of the tributes to Stuart Board

Simply, an unforgettable Ashes series

The Cricket Paper’s Ashes Team Of The Series

The tale of the Test

Broad: Murphy ball was meant to be the end

Botham leads tributes as Broad bows out on high in England win

Cummins rues ‘missed opportunity’ as Oval defeat denies Australia Ashes win

Broad and England’s victory bid held up by Australia openers

Zak attack set the tone

Buoyant Brook lifts the mood

Local grit halts farewell party

Ealham denied scalp

The last days of summer

When Zak showed the Aussies a thing or two

Brook hails ‘decent’ first day as England look to level Ashes

Brook believes England can claim ‘moral victory’ by drawing Ashes at Oval

Green admits Australia ‘got out of jail’ in rain-ruined fourth Test

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