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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoAshes analysis: Phil Walker on Australia’s batting and answer to Bazball
Gone are the days when you’d reel off the names, one to seven, like listing the continents. With less known about...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoAshes analysis: Jo Harman-McGowan on Australia’s three main quicks
Three world-class quicks, born within three years of each other, all hailing from the state of New South Wales. Together they...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoWho’s gonna win it? Writers and broadcasters deliver their 2025-26 Ashes predictions
A selection of writers and broadcasters tell us who will win the series and how.
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoPast Ashes Tours: Michael Vaughan shines in 2002/03 defeat
From an English perspective, the 2002/03 Ashes tour will be remembered for one thing – the brilliance of Michael Vaughan.
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoPast Ashes Tours: 2006/07 – A series England would like to forget
People will say things started going wrong for England from the very first ball of the series when Steve Harmison’s opening...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoThe definitive story: James Anderson, Steven Finn and Jonathan Trott recall famous Ashes win
Jo Harman-McGowan speaks to three England players who were right in the thick of it in a comprehensive account of England’s...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoPast Ashes Tours: 2013/14 – Mitchell Johnson’s Ashes
Normal service resumed Down Under as the Aussies dominated England to secure their second 5-0 whitewash in three home series.
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoPast Ashes Tours: 2017/18 – Matt Thacker found a few shafts of sunlight amid the gloom
I’d never been to Australia, the tour all England fans dream of. And here I was, mid-December, flights booked but not...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoAshes 2021/22 analysis: England suffer under Covid regulations
Adam Hopkins sums up England’s most recent and perhaps most difficult Ashes tour. Lone hand: Jonny Bairstow made England’s only hundred...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoBeefy in Brisbane: Phil Walker on Ian Botham’s last howl of protest
Ian Botham at Brisbane in 1986/87: 138 from 174 balls; 13 fours; four sixes By the winter of 1986, England have...
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Test Matches
/ 4 weeks agoLions ready to roar Down Under
EARLIER this week, 18 bright-eyed young cricketers flew out to Australia looking to burnish their reputations as the next generation of...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoAshes analysis: The numbers behind England’s struggles in Australia
England’s miserable record in Australia since the famous 2010-11 series victory is well-documented but what are some of the underlying issues...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoAshes flashbacks: Recapping rare moments of English positivity during Down Under drought
Think back to some of England’s best Ashes moments in Australia in recent history – what comes to mind?
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoEngland’s potential lack of Ashes intensity a ‘worry’ ahead of Perth opener for Ryan Sidebottom
England’s return to Australia for another crack at reclaiming the Ashes has reignited old debates about how to prepare for the...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoMichael Vaughan: England’s cricketers need to copy Scottie Scheffler’s approach to improve
Michael Vaughan OBE believes modern cricketers should take inspiration from golf’s world No.1 Scottie Scheffler by playing and practising more regularly...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoEngland given Ashes warm-up warning as they prepare for Andrew Flintoff’s Lions
Josh Hull is hoping to give England’s Ashes stars a thorough workout in this week’s warm-up match in Perth and insisted...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoChris Woakes happy as Australia give up ‘Gabbatoir’ factor in Ashes opener
Chris Woakes believes Australia have gifted England a psychological boost by hosting this month’s Ashes opener in Perth rather than their...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoSteven Finn says Australian media jibes risk firing up England skipper Ben Stokes ahead of Ashes
Steven Finn believes the Australian media’s decision to “provoke” England captain Ben Stokes could backfire at the Ashes.
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoAshes analysis: Four talking points from Australia’s squad selection v England
Australia have named a 15-man squad for the first Ashes Test in Perth, beginning on November 21, with three uncapped players...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoMatthew Hoggard on the 2025–26 Ashes: ‘England’s run rate could be Australia’s biggest headache’
Former England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard MBE believes England’s fearless approach under Ben Stokes could be the key to unsettling Australia...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoWhat will Perth’s new fortress have in store for England and Australia in the Ashes opener?
The 60,000-seater Optus Stadium will become the eighth Ashes venue in Australia as Perth prepares itself to launch an Ashes series...
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England News
/ 1 month agoEngland hand two-year central contract to Jacob Bethell
Jacob Bethell has been given a two-year central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoKey Duels of Ashes 2025: The eternal chess match between Joe Root and Nathan Lyon
Against the backdrop of belligerent strokeplay, the duel between the red-hot Joe Root and Nathan Lyon feels quietly different.
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoEngland’s top order misfires again as New Zealand wrap up series clean sweep
England’s top-order batters misfired again in their final international before the Ashes as New Zealand claimed a tense two-wicket win to...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoShoaib Bashir backed to thrive in Ashes as England spinner returns from injury
Shoaib Bashir is raring to go for the Ashes and make up for the anguish he felt at his summer ending...
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