All-rounder Will Jacks picked ahead of Shoaib Bashir for Brisbane Test
Wildcard Will Jacks has been catapulted into England’s team for the second Ashes Test, with the all-rounder preferred to Shoaib Bashir in Brisbane. Jacks, who...
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Weight of history against England in pink-ball Gabba Ashes Test
England head into Thursday’s day-night second Ashes Test against pink-ball masters Australia needing a rare victory at Brisbane’s Gabba to get back into the five-match...
Ben Stokes was disrespectful in calling us ‘has-beens’ – he had to apologise
England can beat Australia in Brisbane. Man for man, they are more talented than the Aussies but it doesn’t help our chances of success if...
Why the needless mystery from Australia over Cummins and Khawaja for second Test?
You could speculate about whether Cricket Australia deliberately prefers to be opaque regarding player availability and team plans, or whether it just has a deficiency...
Pat Cummins to miss second Ashes Test as Australia name unchanged squad
Australia captain Pat Cummins is set to miss the second Ashes Test with the hosts naming an unchanged squad for next week’s day/night match in...
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 slammed as ‘brainless’ after first Ashes Test capitulation
A stunned England woke Sunday to savage criticism after their meek capitulation in the first Ashes Test, branded “brainless” and “damaged” by former greats after...
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...
Why England have been spared the ‘Gabbatoir’ first Ashes Test
Chris Woakes called it a “one-percenter” and England teams need every drop of help on Ashes tours. The fact this one does not start at...
Who is Tom Lynagh? Son of Australian great Michael given surprise start for Wallabies against British and Irish Lions
Being a Wallabies fly half hopeful with his surname has seen plenty of pressure already put upon his slender shoulders, but for Tom Lynagh, the...