Jofra Archer deserves better than being the butt of Australia’s jokes
Jofra Archer was already carrying an unreasonably heavy burden for England on his first Ashes tour, but two factors have seen it grow exponentially in...
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Hazlewood ruled out for entire Ashes but Cummins set to return in Adelaide
Australia will be without the great fast bowler Josh Hazlewood for the entire Ashes series due to a combination of hamstring and Achilles injuries. The...
Gabba dramas show why pink-ball Tests are here to stay – and could save the format
It took just six deliveries for Mitchell Starc to work his magic with the pink ball. The dismissal of Ben Duckett in the first over...
McCullum’s ‘overprepared’ Ashes remark may prove England’s Bazball epitaph
Brendon McCullum hated the term Bazball from the moment it entered the lexicon, deeming it to be reductive and perhaps knowing how it might be...
Ben Stokes leaps to Jofra Archer’s defence after heated Ashes exchange with Steve Smith
New audio of a fiery exchange involving Jofra Archer late in the second Ashes Test has shown England captain Ben Stokes leaping to the defence...
Ben Stokes: England dressing room is no place for ‘weak men’
Ben Stokes has warned his team that the England dressing room is no place for “weak men”and accused them of wilting under the intense mental...
‘Not a place for weak men’: Stokes demands more from under-fire England
England captain Ben Stokes has demanded his players toughen up after another embarrassing defeat to Australia left the Ashes hanging by a thread, making clear...
Ben Stokes questions England mentality: ‘My dressing room isn’t for weak men’
Ben Stokes questioned England’s mentality after their crushing defeat to Australia in the second Test left them 2-0 down in the Ashes. England showed some...
England trained ‘too much’ prior to Ashes collapse, says McCullum
England cricket coach Brendon McCullum responded to criticism his side were under-prepared for the Ashes by claiming they “trained too much” prior to a dismal...
England just don’t get it and reaction to another Ashes thrashing leaves a bitter taste
Well, don’t say it out loud. “Leading into this Test match,” Brendon McCullum said after the conclusion of a brutal second Ashes Test for England,...