45 h. ago My father was the Church of England's most prolific sexual abuser: Daughter speaks for the first time about John Smyth

The daughter of one of Britain's most barbaric and prolific child abusers has spoken about her sadistic father for the first time on camera in a new TV documentary.

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48 h. ago Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey speaks out on England’s controversial Ashes break

England’s Ashes plans have come under scrutiny after going 2-0 down in Australia

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53 h. ago Alex Carey backs England over beach reset amid Australian media storm

The touring squad has been followed by photographers, television reporters and writers.

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3 d. ago England cricketers go their separate ways as they pick up the pieces after shattering Ashes loss 

There will be plenty of soul searching in the England camp this week after getting hammered in the opening two Ashes Tests in Australia, with players going their separate ways before reuniting in Noosa.

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4 d. ago Standing up for Alex Carey, undoubtedly the finest wicketkeeper in world cricket right now | Brendan Foster

The Australian gloveman redefined the craft of keeping with a game-changing masterclass in the second Ashes TestJust after lunch on the fourth day of the Centenary Test at the MCG in 1977, the classroom speaker at my Perth primary school crackled into life with the muffled voices of the ABC radio.Our teacher demanded we stop what we were doing because history was about to be made. Perhaps Queen Elizabeth, who was in Australia on her Silver Jubilee tour of the Commonwealth, was about to address her colonial subjects with a momentous announcement? Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Revealed: The areas where more than HALF of pupils don't speak English as their first language

In 11 of England's 153 local educational authorities, children speak another language at home, such as Urdu, Polish and Panjabi.

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6 d. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Carey falls as England bid to fight back against Australia on day three

Ben Stokes’s side trail Australia by 44 runs after two days at The Gabba, with Alex Carey and Michael Neser at the crease

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6 d. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Stokes strikes as England bid to fight back against Australia on day three

Ben Stokes’s side trail Australia by 44 runs after two days at The Gabba, with Alex Carey and Michael Neser at the crease

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6 d. ago Ashes 2025 live score: England search for early Australia wickets on day three after painful dropped catches

Ben Stokes’s side trail Australia by 44 runs after two days at The Gabba, with Alex Carey and Michael Neser at the crease

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6 d. ago ‘We’re all human’: Joe Root defends England over costly dropped catches on day two

Drops not down to poor preparation, says Root‘Not great visuals’ at Gabba, says Australia’s WeatheraldJoe Root has insisted that human error rather than poor preparation lay behind a string of dropped catches during a day of toil in the field for ­England. Travis Head, Alex Carey – twice – Josh Inglis and Michael Neser all got lifelines as Australia ended day two of the second Test on 378 for six, a lead of 44.“We worked as hard as we could in the lead-up to this, we had five days of prep and we did a huge amount of catching,” Root said. “We made sure we utilised those two [training] sessions under lights well. You can’t replicate that surface, the bounce, the way the nicks come. It’s never going to be exactly the same, it’s never going to be perfect. All you can do is give yourself the best possible chance and I think we’ve done that. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Australia v England: Ashes second Test, Joe Root hits century on day one – live

Updates from the day-nighter at the Gabba in Brisbane Max Rushden: I was fearing for Crawley, not Duckett Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email TanyaAustralia: Jake Weatherald, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (capt), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett.The speculation comes to a close but the debate will continue across the afternoon at least, as Australia turn to a horses for course approach with Nathan Lyon left out of a home Test for the first time in almost 14 years. The off-spinner was also omitted from the XI in Australia’s most recent pink-ball Test in the Caribbean, but it still feels like a huge call to leave out a bowler who has claimed 562 wickets. Michael Neser comes in to add more pace in the day-night Test, as well as reducing the length of the Australia tail. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Australia star booed on first day of Ashes as England fans go back on promise

Alex Carey was booed by England fans on the first day of the first Test of The Ashes series in Perth, and was one of five wickets for Ben Stokes.

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3 w. ago Mitchell Starc actions in Ashes speak volumes as England crumble after Steve Smith digs

England were bowled out for 172 on the opening day of the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth, with Mitchell Starc taking seven wickets for the hosts

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3 w. ago Welcome to the Ashes, the classic cricket rivalry that never really starts or stops

Some say the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now pre-eminent, but there is nothing more intense than Australia v EnglandIf it feels like the buildup to this Ashes series has lasted 842 days that is because it pretty much has. Test cricket’s oldest rivalry resumes on Friday inside Perth’s 60,000-seat thunderdome and with it, mercifully, comes fresh fuel for the ever-raging fire.Because on one level the Ashes never really starts or stops. Since Stuart Broad nicked off Alex Carey at the Oval on 31 July 2023 – the final act of a dramatic 2-2 draw – the sides have been tracking each other, all while their supporters chip away from afar. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gareth Southgate: 'Too much practice made Marcus Rashford miss Euro 20 final penalty'

Speaking ahead of his book launch, the former England manager reveals why losing 3-2 to Italy on penalties saw him change strategy for the entire team team

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