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November 24, 2025 9:40 AM

Keep the faith: Head coach McCullum urges fans as England plot Ashes comeback

England coach Brendon McCullum has urged fans to keep faith despite a disastrous start to their Ashes campaign, with hosts Australia clinching an eight-wicket win in Perth on the second day of the first test. "Bazball", an attacking batting strate...

November 21, 2025 4:25 PM

Mayhem in Perth as 19 wickets crash on Ashes opening day; Stokes leads England’s recovery

Australia trailed England by 49 runs on 123-9 at the end of an extraordinary opening day of the Ashes series on Friday at Perth Stadium, where bowlers had very much the upper hand and a remarkable 19 wickets fell. Mitchell Starc, spearheading the ho...

November 21, 2025 11:03 AM

Ashes 2025-26: Australia rock England with pace in fiery morning session

Australia got their Ashes defence off to the perfect start on Friday with frontline quick Mitchell Starc scorching England's top order by claiming three wickets before lunch on day one in Perth, reducing the visitors to 105-4. The hosts, who have he...

November 20, 2025 12:58 PM

Composed Steve Smith ready to lead Australia into Ashes fire

Steve Smith cut a relaxed figure when he named the Australia team for the opening clash in his ninth and possibly final Ashes series on Thursday, a far cry from the perpetual angst that used to be his hallmark at the crease. An injury to Pat Cummins...

November 20, 2025 11:19 AM

Weatherald and Doggett to debut for Australia in Ashes opener

Opening batter Jake Weatherald and pace bowler Brendan Doggett will make their debuts for Australia in the first Ashes clash in Perth on Friday, the first time since January 2019 that two new baggy green caps have been handed out before a single ...

November 20, 2025 11:13 AM

Ashes triumph in Australia would be Stokes’s crowning achievement

For a player who has pushed England to unprecedented heights, Ben Stokes will strap the team to his back once again and hope to carry the nation to its cricketing Everest: reclaiming the Ashes on Australian soil. The flame-haired all-rounder has del...

November 19, 2025 3:37 PM

England name pace bowler Mark Wood in squad for first Ashes Test

England have included pace bowler Mark Wood in a 12-player squad announced on Wednesday for the first Ashes test against Australia. Wood, cleared of a hamstring injury last week, returns to test action after more than a year, having last played ...

November 18, 2025 10:46 AM

Lack of transition leaves Australia reliant on ageing Ashes team

Australia are favourites to retain the Ashes over the next two months but anything short of their usual dominance over England on home soil is sure to reignite the debate over the pace of transition to a younger generation. Pat Cummins, Mitchell Sta...

November 18, 2025 10:44 AM

Fearless England ready to shake off weight of failure

Recent history will weigh heavily on the shoulders of England's players when they take the field in Perth on Friday seeking to end a lamentable run of Ashes failure in Australia. They have lost 13 of their previous 15 test matches Down Under, drawin...

November 16, 2025 2:11 PM

Relief for England as scans clear Mark Wood of injury ahead of Ashes

England's pace spearhead Mark Wood has been cleared of a hamstring injury, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Saturday, a major relief for the side days ahead of their first Ashes test against Australia. Fast bowler Wood left the field on Thu...