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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 […]
England avoided the ignominy of losing the Ashes in ten days of cricket, but Australia put one hand on the urn as they closed in on an impregnable 3-0 lead in Adelaide. After two days in Perth and four days in Brisbane, Ben Stokes’ controversial side came dangerously close to a new low. He surrendered […]
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 […]
England moved closer to a humiliating Ashes defeat when Australia’s fortuitous opener Travis Head scored his second century of the series. Head hit a match-winning hundred in the first Test in Perth after volunteering as emergency relief and another crucial ton on day three at the Adelaide Oval put his side within sight of an […]
Ben Stokes hopes memories of England’s Ashes comeback in 2023 can fuel another battle Down Under. Wednesday’s third Test at the Adelaide Oval is the first of three must-win matches for a touring side who are 2-0 down and have no room for error if they are to succeed in bringing the urn back home. […]
England’s decision to take the mid-Ashes break on the Sunshine Coast has sparked an onslaught from the Australian media, but rival wicketkeeper Alex Carey has defended their right to “refresh the batteries”. The touring team’s four-day trip to the seaside town of Noosa has long been on the agenda of their two-month itinerary, but after […]
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 […]
Brendon McCullum bizarrely claimed England were “training too much” ahead of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane amid fierce criticism of their preparations in Australia. Lord Botham, Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan were among the former players who questioned England having just one warm-up match before starting the series with a two-day defeat in […]
