Why England’s haunting Ashes humiliation won’t lead to major change
Shell-shocked is the word you’re looking for. On a morning where England came into the game ahead, on an afternoon when they had the match...
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Australian newspapers savage Ashes hosts after England storm back to inflict ‘116-year low’
Australia’s newspapers have savaged their Test team after England seized control of the first Ashes Test on day one in Perth. Ben Stokes’ heroics and...
The clever Ben Stokes move that gives England an Ashes edge to stun Australia
They said it would happen fast. But no one said it would be that fast just one day into this seismic Ashes series. A whirlwind...
Archive, 1978: England win Ashes Test in Perth – match report
If Australia were to have any hope of winning the second Test in Perth yesterday it was essential that the two overnight batsmen, Wood and...
England can exploit the Australian cricket culture war
Michael Vaughan has spent the past few southern hemisphere summers commentating in Australia, and reads the local mood better than most. Last month, Vaughan made...
From the first ball to Bazball: everything you need to know about the Ashes
Why have so many people in England set the alarm for 2.30am on Friday? Either it’s the start of the 2025-26 Ashes or Fred Dibnah’s...
Ashes 2025-26: Guardian writers’ predictions for the series
What are you most looking forward to? Ali Martin A full-blooded Ashes tour – both sets of supporters in the stands watching a hard-fought contest...
Ben Stokes aiming to join ‘lucky few’ England captains to win Ashes in Australia
Ben Stokes has set his sights on joining the “lucky few” England captains to bring home the Ashes from Australian soil. Stokes will lead his...
Stokes’ England have reminded us all that cricket is meant to be fun
Nobody talks about the last ball of the Ashes. It’s the first that’s famous. That wide that flies to slip, that cover drive for four,...
England to embrace all-out pace in Ashes opener as Mark Wood cleared for action
England stand ready to embrace all-out pace in Friday’s Ashes opener in Perth after Mark Wood was cleared for action. Wood has been named in...