15 h. ago Barmy Army plans special tribute to Australia hero Shane Warne during The Ashes

Australia legend Shane Warne is to get a special tribute from England's iconic Barmy Army fanbase during The Ashes clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day

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34 h. ago Australian newspapers mock England over Ashes plans: ‘Overprepared to the bitter end’

The headlines come as the touring team were spotted in a a Queensland beach town shortly before the third Ashes Test in Adelaide

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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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1 week ago James Cameron says he has a plan if Avatar: Fire and Ash doesn’t make enough money

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is slated for release in December

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2 w. ago England plan extra training sessions in wake of howling first Ashes Test defeat

McCullum books extra time in nets before second TestAustralian captain Cummins may return from injuryA week of inactivity for England’s cricketers will end on Saturday following confirmation of additional training sessions having been scheduled in the wake of their howling eight-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test.As reported by the Guardian on Monday, head coach Brendon McCullum has booked extra time in the nets ahead of the day-night second Test that starts in Brisbane on 4 December rather than send any first team players to the two-day England Lions match in Canberra this weekend. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago English cricket fanatic, 18, reveals he 'fractured his skull' in a horror motorbike accident as he travels to Australia for the Ashes

An English cricket fan, who is travelling from Manchester to Australia to watch the Ashes without catching a plane, has opened up on the moment he suffered a 'broken nose and a fractured skull' following a motorbike accident.

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2 w. ago Confident McCullum ‘planning how to bounce back’ after England’s Ashes thumping

Coach asks fans to keep faith despite two-day defeat‘We’ll head to Brisbane with high expectations’Brendon McCullum has called on England fans rocked by the team’s calamitous two-day defeat by Australia in the first Ashes Test to “keep the faith”, insisting the team’s only chance of turning the series around was to double down on their methods. “You’ve got to block out the doubts and the insecurities that can creep in,” said the head coach, “because if that does happen then you literally have no chance.”The speed at which the game unravelled has left the team with some unexpected time off – though a few of those who were not required at Perth Stadium spent their Sunday playing for the Lions against an Australia XI at Lilac Hill – with management now deciding whether the best preparation for the second Test, which starts in Brisbane on 4 December, will involve sending some squad members to play in the Lions’ next fixture, a day-nighter against a Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra, or ta...

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2 w. ago Australian newspapers savage Ashes hosts after England storm back to inflict ‘116

The Australian media reacted poorly after Ben Stokes and England stormed back to seize an early Ashes advantage in the first Test in Perth

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3 w. ago Cricket's eight biggest boozers as Ashes star downed 52 beers on plane to Test match

Cricket was once synonymous with serious boozing but most of the game's top professionals now wouldn't dream of getting on the sauce with a Test match on the horizon

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3 w. ago 'I saved thousands on Ashes plane travel and had the most Aussie day ever right here in UK'

EXCLUSIVE: Record numbers of cricket fans are jetting off to Oz for the start of the Ashes – but are they missing a trick? Star man Dan Grennan thinks so. Join his most Australian day out ever to save thousands

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last month Ben Stokes dismisses criticism of Ashes preparations from ‘has

Ex-Australia opener Simon Katich joined attacks on England’s schedule, telling the West Australian newspaper it was ‘asking for trouble’.

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