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Chaos reigned in front of a record Ashes crowd as Australia got the better of England in Boxing Day madness at the MCG. Any sense that Melbourne’s unassailable 3-0 lead would turn Melbourne’s big match into a lame duck event was dispelled as 94,199 fans poured through the gates, the most this famous ground has […]
England’s demoralizing Ashes tour reached a new low when their series player, Jofra Archer, was ruled out due to the latest in a long line of injuries. Archer will not feature in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne or the New Year’s match in Sydney after being diagnosed with a left side strain. The 30-year-old […]
England’s Ashes dreams were snuffed out as they succumbed to an 82-run defeat in Adelaide, where an injury to Nathan Lyon gave them hope of a miracle. Australia followed up victories in Perth and Brisbane with an unexpectedly nervous success on the fifth day in the third Test, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead after just […]
Ashes rivals England and Australia were united in their growing bewilderment at the reliability of the Snickometer technology on day two of the third Test in Adelaide. The DRS technology, designed to help umpires get to the edges based on the audio output from the stump microphone, came under fire on the opening day when […]
England’s Ashes hopes vanished after another batting surrender on day two in Adelaide. Already trailing 2-0 after falling short in Perth and Brisbane, the tourists fell short for the third Test in a row as they capitulated in near-perfect batting conditions. The pitch was good, the outfield fast and the sun was shining at over […]
Defeated England captain Ben Stokes has made it clear there is no room for “weak men” in England’s faltering Ashes tour. Stokes’ side are 2-0 down with three to play after another deeply flawed performance in Brisbane, and they face this side in one of cricket’s fiercest trips. After a two-day thrashing in Perth, there […]
Joe Root insists the wheels have not come off England’s Ashes campaign after missed catches gave Australia five extra lives and a first innings lead at the Gabba. Root’s unbeaten 138 – his long-awaited first hundred Down Under – took the tourists to a competitive 334, but a disappointing performance on day two saw Australia […]
Australian captain Pat Cummins left everyone guessing on the eve of the second Ashes Test, leaving the door ajar for a dramatic comeback in Brisbane. Cummins missed his side’s win in Perth with a back injury and was subsequently left out of the squad for the day/near at the Gabba. But he has continued to […]
Michael Vaughan has warned that the time of judgment is nigh for those in charge of England’s Ashes campaign. One of the most eagerly anticipated tours in a generation got off to a sad start in Perth, with Ben Stokes’ side suffering a first two-day defeat to Australia in 104 years. That increased the pressure […]
England’s divisive preparations for next week’s Ashes Test have received support from an unexpected source: former Australian seamer Peter Siddle. The tourists have missed the opportunity to send someone from their first-choice Test team into a premier’s XI in Canberra, missing the opportunity to get used to the floodlit cricket and the pink Kookaburra ball. […]
