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The Ashes: England cricket concern over culture and drinking
In the home summer, ECB chairman Richard Thompson insisted that a white-ball tour of New Zealand was good preparation for the Ashes. By…
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Ashes 2025-26: Harry Brook apologises after altercation in New Zealand nightclub
England's off-field conduct has come under heavy scrutiny during this Ashes series. In announcing a review into the tour, ECB chief…
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Jofra Archer named in England T20 World Cup squad despite Ashes injury
Smith has been England's one-day opener in their past nine matches, though has not played a T20 since June. The 25-year-old struggled in…
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Ashes 2025-26: Melbourne pitch rated 'unsatisfactory' after two-day Boxing Day Test
The MCG's head curator Matt Page left 10mm of grass on the pitch to counter hot conditions forecast later in the match but this has been…
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The Ashes: MCG curator Matthew Fox in 'state of shock' over two-day Test
This is not the first time the Melbourne pitch for an Ashes Test has been criticised. In the drawn match of 2017, the surface did not…
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Stephan Shemilt Ashes column: Why MCG's two-dayer was no less of a Test
In a glass case on the third floor of the Melbourne Cricket Ground sits a neon pink suit worn by Robbie Williams for his show at the 2022…
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The Ashes 2025 fourth Test - day two highlights: England win chaotic two-day Test against Australia
England end an 18-match winless streak in Australia and avoid an Ashes clean sweep with a four wicket victory to wrap up a frenetic…
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Ashes fourth Test: Australia and England player ratings
Ben Duckett – 6 – Surely would have been glad to be back on the field after a difficult time off it. Another across-the-line dismissal in…
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The Ashes 2025 fourth Test - day two: England's Brydon Carse comes out to bat at number three
England cause confusion as Brydon Carse makes his way to the crease to bat at number three on day two of the fourth Ashes Test in…
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The Ashes 2025 fourth Test - day two: England's Brydon Carse dismisses Australia's Michael Neser and Mitchell Starc for ducks
Brydon Carse takes two wickets in three deliveries, as Michael Neser and Mitchell Starc are both dismissed for a duck to leave Australia…
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The Ashes 2025 fourth Test - day one highlights: England trail Australia as 20 wickets fall on hectic day
England put in another disappointing batting display by failing to chase down Australia's opening tally of 152, as day one of the fourth…
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The Ashes 2025-26: England bowled out for 110 as 20 wickets fall on day one of Boxing Day Test
England's Ashes tour teetered on another crisis as they were bowled out for 110 on an almost farcical first day of the fourth Test at the…
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The Ashes 2025 fourth Test - day one: England 8-3 as Australia pile on pressure early
England's innings gets off to a horror start, as Australia take three early wickets to leave the visitors on 8-3 inside the first five…
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The Ashes 2025 fourth Test - day one: England's Josh Tongue bowls Australia's Steve Smith for nine
Josh Tongue takes his third wicket of the innings, dismissing Steve Smith for nine to leave Australia 51-4 on day one of the fourth Ashes…
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Australia v England: fourth Ashes Test, day one – live
Preamble So here it is … Merry Christmas! Everybody’s having fun (except perhaps Ben Duckett). Look to the future now, it’s only just…
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The Ashes 2025-26: Ben Stokes says this is toughest time as England captain amid drinking reports
Writing in his column for the Telegraph, external, former England captain Michael Vaughan said "there is no way in a million years that we…
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The Ashes 2025-26: England's Ben Stokes wants to remain captain despite Australia defeat
Prior to this series, the 34-year-old agreed a new England central contract that will run until the end of the next Ashes in the UK in…
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The Ashes: England beaten by Australia in Adelaide to lose another series down under
England's Bazball project is in tatters as yet another Ashes in Australia was lost in three Tests. The tourists were defeated by 82 runs…
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Ashes 2025-26: Injured Nathan Lyon out of third Test and doubt for series
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon will play no further part on the final day of the third Ashes Test and is a doubt for the remainder of the…
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The Ashes 2025 third Test highlights - day four: England close to Ashes series defeat to Australia
England are on the brink of an Ashes series defeat after Australia's Nathan Lyon breaks their resistance late on the fourth day of the…
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The Ashes: England on brink of defeat after Nathan Lyon ends Zak Crawley resistance
England are on the brink of an Ashes series defeat after Australia's Nathan Lyon broke their resistance late on the fourth day of the…
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The Ashes 2025 third Test - day four: England's Ollie Pope out after diving catch from Australia's Marnus Labuschagne
Marnus Labuschagne reacts sharply to take a brilliant diving catch at second slip to dismiss Ollie Pope for 17, as England fall to 31-2 on…
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The Ashes: Travis Head century pushes England closer to defeat
England were pushed towards the precipice of the fastest Ashes series defeat in more than 100 years as a Travis Head century maintained…
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The Ashes 2025-26: Ollie Pope's familiar failure leaves him with one innings to save England place
There is a world where we did not get to this point. Pope dislocated his shoulder diving in the field during the 2023 Ashes at Lord's,…