Ben 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 Ashes Test. England have...
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England plan extra training sessions in wake of howling first Ashes Test defeat
A week of inactivity for England’s cricketers will end on Saturday following confirmation of additional training sessions having been scheduled in the wake of their...
England’s pink-ball warm-up snub branded ‘nonsense’ after Ashes humiliation
England have snubbed a pink-ball warm-up for the second Ashes Test despite their humiliating first-Test defeat in a decision described as “nonsense”. England went 1-0...
England must avoid Perth 2025 becoming the new Adelaide 2006
Stuart Broad was a highly meme-able cricketer and it turns out that talent now extends into commentary. As Joe Root chopped Mitchell Starc on to...
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,...
Mind guru Gilbert Enoka: ‘England are about to go to war, and I want to be in the trench with them’
“We’ve got a smooth lake at the moment,” Gilbert Enoka says, relaxing in the bar of England’s team hotel in Perth a few days before...
Bazball faces its ultimate test as England eye golden Ashes chance
When Rob Key named Brendon McCullum as England’s head coach in 2022, his quote in the official press release told supporters to “buckle up and...
Ben Stokes thrives when he has a point to prove, says Steven Finn ahead of Ashes
Steven Finn believes the Australian media’s decision to “provoke” England captain Ben Stokes could backfire at the Ashes. Stokes’ arrival in Perth this week was...
Ben Stokes branded ‘Cocky Captain Complainer’ by Australian media as he arrives for Ashes showdown
England captain Ben Stokes has received a scathing welcome in Australia after being branded “cocky” by local media ahead of the highly anticipated Ashes series....
Brendon McCullum confident England can throw off ODI batting blues in Ashes
Brendon McCullum has predicted that England’s batters will have no trouble shaking off the woes that have dogged their white-ball tour of New Zealand in...