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Ashes
/ 5 months agoBrendon McCullum admits England’s Ashes preparation ‘didn’t work’ against Australia
Head coach Brendon McCullum has admitted for the first time that mistakes in England’s Ashes preparations played a part in his...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoEngland fall short in record chase as Australia secure Ashes victory in Adelaide
England’s Ashes dreams were snuffed out as they succumbed to an 82-run defeat in Adelaide, where an injury to Nathan Lyon...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoEngland on brink of Ashes defeat as Nathan Lyon stars for Australia
England avoided the ignominy of losing the Ashes in 10 days of cricket but Australia put one hand on the urn...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoTravis Head piles more misery on England as Australia edge closer to Ashes win
England inched closer to a humbling Ashes defeat as Australia’s accidental opener Travis Head scored his second century of the series.
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoEngland and Australia question Snickometer reliability in Adelaide Ashes Test
Ashes rivals England and Australia were united in their growing bemusement at the reliability of the Snickometer technology on day two...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoEngland question ‘Snickometer’ after Australia’s Alex Carey admits he was lucky
England will consider raising concerns over the accuracy of the ‘Snickometer’ technology after Australia’s Alex Carey admitted he got lucky on...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoEngland skipper Ben Stokes looks to past experience against Australia to spark Ashes fightback
Ben Stokes is hoping memories of England’s Ashes comeback in 2023 can help spark another fightback Down Under.
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoAlex Carey backs England over beach reset amid Australian media storm
England’s decision to take a mid-Ashes break on the Sunshine Coast has attracted an onslaught from Australian media, but rival wicketkeeper...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoAustralia captain Pat Cummins leaves door ajar for dramatic Ashes comeback in Brisbane
Australia captain Pat Cummins kept everyone guessing on the eve of the second Ashes Test, leaving the door ajar for a...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoAshes analysis: Five key talking points as England face crunch time in Brisbane
The Ashes series is ready for more twists and turns as England go in desperate search of a response at the...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoBen Stokes reassures Shoaib Bashir after England hand Will Jacks Ashes chance
Ben Stokes has reassured Shoaib Bashir he is still England’s number one spinner – despite leaving him out for the second...
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England News
/ 5 months agoRobin Smith hailed as ‘batter ahead of his time’ following death at age of 62
Robin Smith was a “batter ahead of his time”, according to England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Richard Thompson following the...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoMichael Vaughan says it is ‘judgement time’ for England’s decision-makers
Michael Vaughan has warned that “judgement time” is at hand for those in charge of England’s Ashes campaign.
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Ashes
/ 5 months ago‘It’s a hard one’ – Peter Siddle defends England’s preparations for second Ashes Test
England’s divisive preparations for next week’s day/night Ashes Test have received support from an unexpected source: former Australia seamer Peter Siddle.
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoEngland turn down floodlit Canberra Ashes tune-up and stay together in Queensland
England have resisted calls to send senior players for a pink ball practice match ahead of the second Ashes Test, passing...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoMark Wood urges England to ‘fight fire with fire’ and hit back after Perth Ashes loss
Mark Wood has called for England to “fight fire with fire” and avoid being hit with a knockout blow in the...
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Ashes
/ 6 months agoAshes First Test preview: Australia v England head to heads, what to expect
The time for talk is nearly over, Ashes fever is here and if the 2023 series is anything to go by...
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Ashes
/ 6 months agoOnce more into the cauldron: Adam Hopkins on the Ashes winter ahead
This is the last edition of this season and we are now on our usual winter break. The Cricket Paper will...
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Ashes
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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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Ashes
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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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