Captain Cummins back in Australia squad for third Ashes Test
Australia captain Pat Cummins is in line to return for the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide after being named in a 15-man squad...
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Ollie Pope is batsman most under threat in England’s top seven
Ollie Pope’s position at No 3 appears to be the most vulnerable in England’s batting line-up as they prepare to pick a team for Wednesday’s...
Records, revenge and rollercoasters: three tales from Adelaide Oval’s rich history
As England’s team approach the third Ashes Test, it’s tempting to link their tour so far with the Adelaide rollercoaster launched in 1888. Then you...
Sports quiz of the week: big climbs, unlikely comebacks and elite camels
England have lost the first two Tests in Australia. When did they last come from 2-0 down to win an Ashes series 3-2? Which film...
Australia depth shows up England’s Ashes ‘failures’
A well-drilled Australia are on the cusp of retaining the Ashes after just six days of cricket — not bad for a team lambasted by...
Those crowning Joe Root as England’s greatest batsman are forgetting someone
Even after scoring 39 Test centuries, Joe Root was still defined by the hundred he had not scored. No longer. After 12 years of waiting,...
Class prejudice made England a worse team for decades
“Pray God, no professional shall ever captain England,” Lord Hawke, Yorkshire’s skipper and an MCC grandee, declared in 1925. “I love and admire them all,...
Ex-Australia captain drops verdict on Jofra Archer and Steve Smith’s Ashes battle
Australia’s former captain, Tim Paine, has intensified scrutiny on Jofra Archer, asserting that Steve Smith is decisively winning their personal Ashes duel. The pair’s simmering...
Tim Paine claims Steve Smith is winning personal Ashes battle with Jofra Archer
Former Australia captain Tim Paine has piled more pressure on Jofra Archer after claiming Steve Smith is winning their personal rivalry “hands down”. The pair...
Australian newspapers mock England over Ashes plans: ‘Overprepared to the bitter end’
Australia’s tabloid newspapers have mocked the England cricket team’s recent trip to a beach town in Queensland, with references made to head coach Brendon McCullum’s...