Ashes

This is where you will find all The Cricket Paper’s Ashes news, opinion and content.

Beefy goes electric

16 July 2023 0 comments

MANCHESTER ’81 REVISITED Phil Walker recalls the last time England triumphed over Australia at Old Trafford in the Ashes In […]

Robinson says he is ‘100 per cent fit’ for fourth Test

14 July 2023 0 comments

Ollie Robinson has given England a boost with the declaration he expects to be “100 per cent fit” for the […]

Collingwood says thrilling Ashes drawing new fans

12 July 2023 0 comments

England’s assistant coach Paul Collingwood believes this summer’s Ashes excitement could spark a cricket boom in the country. Three thrilling […]

Woakes left ‘quite emotional’ by Test return after fearing ship had sailed

11 July 2023 0 comments

Chris Woakes admits his triumphant return to Ashes cricket left him “quite emotional” after accepting his time as a Test […]

Cummins will not rule out omitting Warner for fourth Test

10 July 2023 0 comments

Australia captain Pat Cummins refused to rule out axing David Warner for the Ashes run-in after the opener’s struggles against […]

Brook keeps Ashes alive in thrilling win over Australia

9 July 2023 0 comments

Harry Brook announced himself on the Ashes stage with a match-winning knock for England that kept the series alive and […]

Manchester magic

9 July 2023 0 comments

Next stop, Manchester. Ahead of the fourth Test, we’ve had a look back at the three previous Ashes battles at […]

Game on!

9 July 2023 0 comments

Woakes puts England back in Ashes hunt By Gary Fitzgerald Chris Woakes is confident he and his team-mates will savour […]

The dark satanic mills of Lord’s

9 July 2023 0 comments

By Dan Crowley The Barmy Army are fond of declaring (rhetorically one hopes) that they will not cease from their […]

The week cricket went mad

9 July 2023 0 comments

The controversial events at Lord’s got plenty of tongues wagging this week…. Stumped. Bairstow’s regrettable wander at Lord’s PICTURE: Alamy […]

The Bairstow affair

9 July 2023 0 comments

Journalist Alex Massie says that while the spirit may be willing, the flesh is invariably weak War with Australia beckons […]

We’re all set for another nailbiter

9 July 2023 0 comments

By Taha Hashim Up, down, up went the umbrellas. On, off, on went the covers. It seemed that the rain […]

From hate figure to Ashes hero

9 July 2023 0 comments

THE LEEDS REPORT: DAY ONE By Jo Harman Australian cricketers are well accustomed to going about their business to a […]

Wood ramps it up

9 July 2023 0 comments

DEEMED unfit for the first two matches of the series, Mark Wood was out of the traps at electrifying speed […]

Stokes plays a familiar tune

9 July 2023 0 comments

THE LEEDS REPORT: DAY TWO James Wallace reports on a blistering second day at Headingley By Jim Wallace Day 2 […]

Stokes’ power hitting keeps England in the hunt at Headingley

7 July 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes’ power-hitting and Stuart Broad’s dominance over David Warner kept England in with a shout on the second afternoon […]

Fiery Mark Wood and Stuart Broad give England flying start to must-win Test

6 July 2023 0 comments

Mark Wood lit up Headingley with a burst of breakneck speed and Stuart Broad grabbed two crucial wickets as England […]

Yorkshire on security alert for Headingley test

3 July 2023 0 comments

Yorkshire are on security alert for this week’s Ashes Test at Headingley after the angry scenes which greeted Australia’s players […]

Hogg says England were ‘hard done by’ after ‘cheap’ Bairstow wicket

3 July 2023 0 comments

Former Australia international Brad Hogg has branded Jonny Bairstow’s controversial stumping at Lord’s a “cheap” move and insisted England were […]

Stokes heroics in vain as Australia triumph amid angry scenes at Lord’s

2 July 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes produced another astonishing Ashes performance at Lord’s, but his dazzling century was not enough to save England from […]

MCC apologises following Long Room incident

2 July 2023 0 comments

The MCC has issued an apology after television cameras picked up an exchange between its members and the Australian team. […]

Stokes ton fires England after Bairstow controversy at febrile Lord’s

2 July 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes smashed his way to an angry century at Lord’s after Jonny Bairstow was controversially dismissed amid febrile scenes […]

Jonny Bairstow falls in controversial circumstances in England chase

2 July 2023 0 comments

Jonny Bairstow was given out stumped in controversial circumstances on the final day of the second Ashes Test, with Lord’s […]

On the brink

2 July 2023 0 comments

Aussies in charge as England have a mountain to climb By Gary Fitzgerald The Aussies were left fuming over a […]

England running out of options

2 July 2023 0 comments

By Taha Hashim Australia are edging closer. For all of England’s fight with the ball yesterday, the pummelling of bumper […]

Ashes

Beefy goes electric

Robinson says he is ‘100 per cent fit’ for fourth Test

Collingwood says thrilling Ashes drawing new fans

Woakes left ‘quite emotional’ by Test return after fearing ship had sailed

Cummins will not rule out omitting Warner for fourth Test

Brook keeps Ashes alive in thrilling win over Australia

Manchester magic

Game on!

The dark satanic mills of Lord’s

The week cricket went mad

The Bairstow affair

We’re all set for another nailbiter

From hate figure to Ashes hero

Wood ramps it up

Stokes plays a familiar tune

Stokes’ power hitting keeps England in the hunt at Headingley

Fiery Mark Wood and Stuart Broad give England flying start to must-win Test

Yorkshire on security alert for Headingley test

Hogg says England were ‘hard done by’ after ‘cheap’ Bairstow wicket

Stokes heroics in vain as Australia triumph amid angry scenes at Lord’s

MCC apologises following Long Room incident

Stokes ton fires England after Bairstow controversy at febrile Lord’s

Jonny Bairstow falls in controversial circumstances in England chase

On the brink

England running out of options

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