4 h. ago Josh Tongue takes three wickets as England claim early Boxing Day advantage

Tongue dismissed Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne and captain Steve Smith.

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15 h. ago Australia make bold selection for fourth Ashes Test after Nathan Lyon ruled out as Steve Smith returns

Steve Smith will return after illness and captain the hosts, but there will be no specialist spinner despite Lyon’s injury, with Todd Murphy snubbed in the 12-man squad

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68 h. ago Australia captain Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon ruled out of rest of Ashes

Cummins is being rested after his decisive role in the third Test while Lyon is out with a hamstring injury

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68 h. ago Steve Smith captains Australia in Boxing Day Test as Pat Cummins plays no further part in Ashes

Fast bowler takes precautionary decision after back problems

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5 d. ago Pat Cummins is in rare air as an Ashes captain. Can his Dad's Army go around again? | Geoff Lemon

He’s achieved an Ashes feat that few others have. But he’s still missing an outright win in EnglandStarc breaks England hearts again as Australia retain the AshesWhile it took longer than expected on the fifth day in Adelaide, eventually it was done. A series won, the Ashes retained for another year and a half until they next go up for grabs in England. For Pat Cummins, this makes three consecutive Ashes series captained without giving up the urn. The feat leaves him in sparse but fine company: the others to do it are Joe Darling, Don Bradman, Richie Benaud, Mike Brearley, Allan Border and Mark Taylor.It made things neater that Steve Smith missed this third Test, having captained the first two wins in Cummins’ absence, so that it didn’t feel like the full-time captain was swooping in to hoover up the stand-in’s lunch. Those situations can be odd, like Adam Gilchrist filling in to lead what was very much Ricky Ponting’s team, captaining two wins in India in 2004 before Ponting return...

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5 d. ago England on brink of Ashes defeat as Nathan Lyon stars for Australia

Hosts have one hand on the urn

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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8 d. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Nathan Lyon takes two wickets in an over to reduce England to 42

Alex Carey’s century on his home ground countered Jofra Archer’s excellent bowling to leave the third Test in the balance after day one in Adelaide

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8 d. ago The Ashes: Australia vs England score and news after Alex Carey century and Steve Smith blow

Australia and England resumed their Ashes series overnight with wicket-keeper Alex Carey scoring a century for the Aussies as they reached 326-8 on Day One after Steve Smith's late omission.

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8 d. ago Usman Khawaja capitalises on unexpected Australia comeback as England battle hard to stay in Ashes Test

Usman Khawaja was a late replacement for Steve Smith on day one of the third Ashes Test

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8 d. ago Usman Khawaja defies cricketing obituaries to seize unexpected chance in third Ashes Test

Khawaja, who turns 39 years old on day two of the Adelaide Test, wasn’t initially selected but stepped up when Steve Smith was forced to withdraw

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9 d. ago Ashes LIVE: Australia lose two wickets in awful start after Steve Smith was ruled out just before play began

Get all the latest scores, reaction and updates as Australia sit on the verge of retaining the urn against a desperate England side.

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9 d. ago Steve Smith out of third Test as England bid to keep Ashes series alive

The Australia batter has been suffering with illness and is replaced by Usman Khawaja in Adelaide

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9 d. ago Ashes LIVE: Aussie star Steve Smith is ruled OUT of Adelaide Test in stunning last

Get all the latest scores, reaction and updates as Australia sit on the verge of retaining the urn against a desperate England side.

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9 d. ago Australia recall Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon returns after surprise omission for third Ashes Test

Brendan Doggett and Michael Neser make way and Usman Khawaja is left out despite being cleared for action

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9 d. ago Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon return for Australia in third Ashes Test

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1 week ago Usman Khawaja left out of Australia’s XI for third Ashes Test in Adelaide

Veteran batter’s omission means Josh Inglis retains spot at No 7Travis Head to open as Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon return to sideUsman Khawaja could be facing the end of his international career after being overlooked for the third Ashes Test. Pat Cummins, who will return to captain Australia after what he called an “aggressive” rehabilitation from his back injury, has just about kept the door ajar for the opener.Cummins is one of two changes for the hosts as they look to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in this Ashes series. Nathan Lyon makes a comeback on his former home ground, with Brendon Doggett and Michael Neser the bowlers to miss out despite the latter’s five-wicket haul in Brisbane. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man who spent decades on Ohio death row sees murder case dismissed

Elwood Jones was convicted of aggravated murder, robbery and burglary in the 1994 beating death of 67-year-old Rhoda Nathan at a hotel in Blue Ash, a Cincinnati suburb

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