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...
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Ben Stokes responds to Mitchell Johnson’s ‘arrogant’ barb at England before second Ashes Test
Ben Stokes has pushed back against Mitchell Johnson’s accusation that the England team are “arrogant” ahead of the second Ashes Test. England suffered a shocking...
Sports quiz of the week: Ashes defeats, Arsenal goals and Deaflympics medals
How many runs did England opener Zak Crawley score in the first Test of the Ashes? When did England last win an Ashes series in...
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...
‘Travball murders Bazball’: How Australian media reacted to England’s humiliation
The Australian press revelled in their side’s stunning victory over England in the opening Test of the Ashes in Perth. England were in a dominant...
The mistake England must avoid to end year of progress on a high against Argentina
Most of us have been there. A dull throb as the eyelids slowly open; a desperate fumble for the Berocca; a slow roll out of...
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...
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...
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...