1 hour ago Crawley admits England ‘staring down the barrel’ but vows ‘we’ll never give up‘

Batter accepts ‘uphill battle’ to keep Ashes series aliveCrawley backs Ollie Pope after dismissal for 17 in AdelaideZak Crawley has promised England will still be hunting for victory on the fifth day of the third Test in Adelaide, despite slipping to 207 for six in pursuit of a record fourth-innings run chase target of 435.“It’s an uphill battle from here,” Crawley said at close of play on Saturday. “But the boys are going to give it a good crack tomorrow. Obviously we’re staring down the barrel, so it’s disappointing. But we’ll never give up.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago England Ashes hopes suffer major blow as Australia on brink of another Test win

England trail by 227 runs heading into Day Five of the third Ashes Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval

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2 h. ago Ashes LIVE: England facing quickest Ashes defeat since 1921 as Nathan Lyon removes Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley to help Australia close on series win

Ashes RECAP: Re-live all of the action from day four of the third Test at Adelaide Oval with Daily Mail's live coverage as Australia rapidly close in on retaining the urn.

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3 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Nathan Lyon removes Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley in quick succession to leave England facing series defeat

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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3 h. ago Australia close on Ashes victory over England on day four of third Test – live reaction

Australia are four wickets away from retaining the urn after Nathan Lyon strikes late at Adelaide Oval68th over: Australia 276-4 (Head 142, Carey 57) Carse’s first ball is short and wide and thumped to the boundary by Carey. A diving stop by Smith saves any further blushes and that’s all Australia can milk from the over.67th over: Australia 272-4 (Head 142, Carey 53) Stokes has the ball. Hair swept back and regal. Running in to the strains of the Barmy Army’s Jerusalem. On the ball. Just one single from it. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Australia on cusp of Ashes triumph as Nathan Lyon dulls England’s glimmer of hope

Third Test, D4: Australia 371 & 349; England 286 & 207-6Spinner strikes late as tourists briefly threaten record run chaseThere was a time when England players threw around phrases like “the more the better”, such was their confidence in the chase. But tasked with knocking off a world record 435 runs to stop Australia winning this Ashes series at the earliest opportunity, one suspects similar words were not uttered on Saturday.Instead, having picked up six cheap wickets first thing to set up this unlikely five-session challenge, it was first about seeing where they could get to by stumps. The upshot was 206 for six from 63 overs which, while progress of sorts on this malfunctioning tour, means Australia will go into the final day of this third Test within touching distance of an unassailable 3-0 lead. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Australia on verge of Ashes triumph as Lyon dulls England’s glimmer of hope

Third Test, D4: Australia 371 & 349; England 286 & 207-6Lyon strikes after tourists briefly threaten record chaseThere was a time when England players threw around phrases like “the more the better”, such was their confidence in the chase. But tasked with knocking off a world-record 435 runs to stop Australia winning this Ashes series at the earliest opportunity, one suspects similar words were not uttered on Saturday.Instead, having picked up six cheap wickets first thing to set up this unlikely five-session challenge, it was first about seeing where they could get to by stumps. The upshot was 206 for six from 63 overs which, while progress of sorts on this malfunctioning tour, means Australia will go into the final day of this third Test within touching distance of an unassailable 3-0 lead. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Pat Cummins breaks vital partnership with the crucial wicket of Joe Root, as England's hopes of rescuing Ashes series begin to slide out of view

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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7 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Early blow for England with Duckett and Pope sent packing as tourists chase world record to stay in the series

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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9 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Aussie collapse gives England an unlikely shot at glory

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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11 h. ago Ashes LIVE: England on the brink of becoming the WORST Ashes side in over 100 years following Travball clinic at Adelaide Oval

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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27 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: England’s hopes in tatters as Travis Head notches century to give Australia huge lead

The tourists finished the first innings on 286 but a 142* from Travis Head means they trail by 356 runs at the end of day three

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27 h. ago England are left on the brink of Ashes humiliation in Adelaide after another miserable day

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: On the day England needed a miracle, they got the off-spin of Will Jacks and Joe Root. Australian minds will know that the tourists are not serious about winning.

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27 h. ago Travis Head piles on pain with hometown hundred as Australia tighten grip on Ashes

Third Test, day three: Australia 371 & 271-4; England 286England trail by 356 runs to leave series hopes hanging by a threadThere were flickers of hope for England on the third day in Adelaide but like some of the murmurs thrown up by Snicko during this pivotal third Ashes Test, they were never entirely convincing. Instead, courtesy of Travis Head’s hometown hundred, Australia manoeuvred their way into a position of outright dominance.At stumps the hosts had reached 271 for four and built a lead of 356 runs. As a 53,700-strong crowd filtered out, the majority did so beaming. They had watched Head only further his cult hero status: an unbeaten 142 from 196 balls that meant England would need a record chase on this ground to prevent going 3-0 down in the series. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Australia lead passes 350 as Head notches century

The tourists finished the first innings on 286 but a 142* from Travis Head means they trail by 356 runs at the end of day three

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27 h. ago Australia lead England by 356 runs: Ashes third Test, day three – live

Hosts heading towards series victory in Adelaide Ashes top 100 | Get The Spin newsletter | Email MartinEnough talk, Scott Boland is about to bowl the first over of day three. It’s much cooler in Adelaide, around 26 degrees.“Honestly, it’s not England’s batting – that’s pretty much on par with Australia’s,” writes Andy Roberts. “The glaring difference is the bowling. If Australian batters look better, it’s because they are getting a lot more bad balls to hit. England couldn’t score any faster yesterday because the bowling was consistently accurate and tested the batter’s technique and concentration over after over, with no weak links. Compare that to England, with Jacks and Carse sending down rubbish time and time again. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Terrific Travis Head puts England to the sword with his second ton of the series in front of packed home ground in Adelaide

Ashes LIVE: Follow all of the action from day three of the third Test at Adelaide Oval with Daily Mail's live coverage with the urn on the line in South Australia

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28 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Australia lead passes 300 as Head notches century

The tourists finished the first innings on 286 but a Travis Head century means they trailed by 292 on day three

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29 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Forget Bazball, TRAVBALL is on display again as Travis Head and Usman Khawaja rip all hope away from England

Ashes LIVE: Follow all of the action from day three of the third Test at Adelaide Oval with Daily Mail's live coverage with the urn on the line in South Australia

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29 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Khawaja and Green dismissed to give England hope

The tourists finished the first innings on 286 but trailed by 204 runs by tea after struggling with the ball in Adelaide on day three

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