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ENGLAND CAN PREY ON OUR WEAKNESSES

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Sam Pilger speaks to Adam Voges, who hails the performances of two of his old Western Australian team-mates in the […]

SMITH’S RISE DOWN TO HIS WORK ETHIC

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MARCUS NORTH Former Aussie Test Batsman Living legend: Steve Smith is at the height of his powers PICTURES: Getty Images […]

Anderson: I’m raring to get into the swing

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By Chris Stocks Gabba dabba do! James Anderson salutes the wicket of Tim Paine in Brisbane PICTURES: Getty Images Wicket: […]

Corner of Wiltshire rooting for Maxwell

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By Richard Edwards AFTER being snubbed for the first Test, the Big Show went about the business of run-scoring in […]

‘English’ conditions will suit us says Root

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By Chris Stocks in Adelaide Australia v England Second Test, December 2-6, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 03:30 (Day-Night Test) Respected: Chris […]

A VENUE FIT FOR THE BIGGEST STAGE

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Alison Mitchell reckons England supporters will be blown away when they see the newly-refurbished Adelaide Oval In all its splendour: […]

HAS COOK BEEN TO THE WELL TOOMANY TIMES?

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PETER HAYTER Trapped: Alastair Cook hooks into the deep where he is caught in England’s second innings PICTURE: Getty Images […]

ROOT WAS TOO FUNKY WHEN HE HAD TO BE PATIENT

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DEREK PRINGLE Looking cool: But all Joe Root’s pre-planning and unorthodox field placings, inset, didn’t really bear fruit for England […]

Smith the difference but Bairstow laid himself fopen for the sledgers

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By Chris Stocks at the Gabba Chit Chat: Cameron Bancroft and David Warner offer some words of encouragment to Jonny […]

Chappell: The trash talk is just so boring. Get on with it!

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By Richard Edwards Stop the talking: Greg Chappell THERE was a time when the talking between England and Australia would […]

TWO FOR THREE! TROTT AND ENGLAND NEVER LOOKED BACK

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Peter Hayter recalls one of England’s most emphatic Test wins when the tourists struck early and never looked back Early […]

England will take Mo chance

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ENGLAND are expected to take a gamble on the fitness of Moeen Ali for the second Test despite opting not […]

Trott made it hell all-round for England in Adelaide

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Author Steve Neal recounts the startling Test debut of a man who would go on to achieve cricketing immortality The […]

Would switch to four days have enlivened Tests?

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The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events SIMON SWEETMAN Aussie joy: but it could have been frustration if Test […]

Drink was once central to Ashes culture, now it has a dark side

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Derek Pringle explains why the current tales of excess have handed the moral high ground to the Australians Get ready […]

BATTERED BY BORDER RAID

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Paul Edwards continues his look into the Ashes archive and this week it’s a massive home reverse for England which […]

The Ashes Cricket video game: available now!

30 November 2017 0 comments

The FIRST photo realistic take on cricket will allow you to experience all the drama of the greatest cricket contest […]

Avon & Somerset Police to ‘seek charging advice’ over Stokes incident

29 November 2017 0 comments

Police have passed their investigation findings onto the Crown Prosecution Service following an incident involving England Cricketer Ben Stokes

Marcus North Column: Aussie selections have pressed panic buttons

29 November 2017 0 comments

Two days into this Ashes series, and there is still a lot of talk about the Australian selections that saw Tim Paine drafted in to take the gloves and Matt Renshaw dropped from the opener’s spot

Peter Hayter Column: Well done BT… But remember less can be more (Richie knew value of silence)

29 November 2017 1 comment

No one thought to hand over a cap to BT Sport’s Matt Smith in a moving ceremony prior to the start of the 2017-18 Ashes on Wednesday night (Thursday morning in Australia) at the Gabba

Derek Pringle Column: Gambler Bayliss Collects Early On Vince

29 November 2017 0 comments

In the recent past the Gabba Test has set the tone for the rest of the Ashes, so a misstep tends to be a bad omen for the team making it

Stokes travels to New Zealand as he begins talks with Canterbury

28 November 2017 0 comments

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is in New Zealand as he looks to train and spend time with family

Five things we learned from the first Ashes Test

28 November 2017 0 comments

Promising start. All too familiar result. Here are five things we learned from England’s first Test defeat at The Gabba

Cook must rediscover form if England are to win the Ashes

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Big things were expected of former England captain Alastair Cook going into the Ashes and he was tipped to be the team’s most fearsome weapon with the bat.