1 week ago Australia hold on to win fifth Ashes Test leaving England to rue missed chances

5th Test, D5: Australia, 567 & 161 bt England 384 & 342, by five wicketsAlex Carey hits winning runs at SCG as hosts wrap up series 4-1 There were a couple of wobbles along the way but at 2.30pm on the final day in Sydney, Australia had knocked off a target of 160 runs to win the fifth Test by five wickets and claim this Ashes series by a 4-1 scoreline.Like their tour as a whole, there was a nagging sense of what might have been for England with a few more runs on the board, or better catching and tighter bowling earlier in the contest. But there could be few quibbles from the injured Ben Stokes as he watched the final rites from first slip. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Australia hold on to win fifth Ashes Test and leave England rueing missed chances

Australia, 567 & 161 bt England 384 & 342, by five wicketsCarey hits winning runs at SCG as hosts wrap up series 4-1There were a couple of wobbles along the way but at 2.30pm on the final day in Sydney, Australia had knocked off a target of 160 runs to win the fifth Test by five wickets and claim this Ashes series by a 4-1 scoreline.Like their tour as a whole, there was a nagging sense of what might have been for England with a few more runs on the board, or better catching and tighter bowling earlier in the contest. But there could be few quibbles from the injured Ben Stokes as he watched the final rites from first slip. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Ashes LIVE: Australia lose their first wicket after shocking England mistake gave nervous star a life

The tourists will start day two at 3-211 after fans were left furious at the SCG on Sunday.

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2 w. ago The Ashes inspiration, overpreparation and bold tactics: a history of Australia v England two

The old rivals have clashed in eight of the 27 Tests to finish inside two days – these are the tales behind the six matches played before the current seriesTo put in context the surprise that greeted the two-day Boxing Day Test just gone, consider the rarity by arithmetic. The match in Melbourne was Test number 2,615, and was two-day Test number 27. You don’t need a calculator to see that’s roughly 1%. And yet we’ve had two such matches in the current Ashes series, plus another in Australia three years earlier. We’ve had half a dozen two-day Tests worldwide since 2021. What gives?Nine two-day Tests – fully one-third of the total – happened in the 1800s, when pitches could become swamps or shooting galleries. The next few mostly involved weak teams in their early years of development. Australia and England each dished one out to South Africa in the tri-series of 1912, and the South African team was little stronger when ripped up by Clarrie Grimmett and Bill O’Reilly in 1936. Australi...

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3 w. ago Man United receive new referee verdict after Lisandro Martinez incident vs Newcastle

Newcastle United players appealed for a penalty after a shot from Fabian Schar struck Manchester United captain Lisandro Martinez during their match at Old Trafford on Boxing Day

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3 w. ago Ashes LIVE: Shocking Aussie collapse gifts England chance to win first Ashes Test on Australian soil since 2010 as Boxing Day match goes down to the wire

DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA LIVE BLOG: Australia will be looking to pile up a big total after a chaotic opening day of the Boxing Day Ashes Test that saw 20 wickets fall

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3 w. ago Cricket legends pay tribute to Aussie icon Shane Warne in the perfect way during Boxing Day Test match

Fans, players and cricket greats all paused for a brief moment during day one of the Boxing Day Test to pay a heartfelt tribute to Australian spin king Shane Warne. 

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3 w. ago Why is there only one Premier League match on Boxing Day? Full reason explained

In 2025, the Premier League has moved away from its traditional full slate of Boxing Day fixtures, leaving Manchester United vs. Newcastle United as the only match on December 26

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