9 h. ago England icons let rip at Ben Stokes and Bazball after latest Ashes humbling

England suffered another humiliating defeat to Australia on Sunday and are now 2-0 down in the Ashes, leaving Ben Stokes' side with a mountain to climb ahead of the third Test in Adelaide

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17 h. ago England just don’t get it and reaction to another Ashes thrashing leaves a bitter taste

Comment: England slumped to another heavy defeat to go 2-0 down in the Ashes and move to the brink of a series defeat, but the words of coach Brendon McCullum failed to strike the right tone

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19 h. ago Ben Stokes says England have been ‘letting the pressure get to us’ in Ashes

Captain says his dressing room ‘isn’t a place for weak men’Coach McCullum says England ‘overprepared’ Ben Stokes has admitted that the way England have folded in key moments during the first two Ashes Tests has led him to question the character of his players, and insisted: “A dressing room that I am captain of isn’t a place for weak men.”After Australia won the second Test in Brisbane by the same eight-wicket margin with which they secured the first, Stokes suggested the telling difference was that the home side had been superior in the “moments in the game where the heat is on and the pressure is really, really cooking” whereas his players “have all been guilty at moments [of] letting the pressure, the occasion, the circumstances, get to us”. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Ben Stokes questions England mentality: ‘My dressing room isn't for weak men’

Stokes questions England’s ability to handle pressure moments

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19 h. ago Ben Stokes: There is no room for weak men in Australia or my dressing room

Stokes’ side are 2-0 down with three to play after another deeply flawed performance in Brisbane.

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21 h. ago Brendon McCullum claims England ‘trained too much’ ahead of second Ashes defeat

England fell 2-0 behind after another heavy defeat to Australia at The Gabba

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21 h. ago Ben Stokes pinpoints England’s ‘obvious’ problem in damning assessment of second Test defeat

England slipped 2-0 down in the Ashes series after crumbling to another heavy defeat in Brisbane

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22 h. ago England staring down Ashes barrel after bruising defeat in Brisbane

Australia knocked off their chase of 65 in just 10 overs.

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24 h. ago Ben Stokes and England send clear Michael Vaughan response amid hope of Headingly 2.0

England were in a perilous position against Australia in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, but Ben Stokes and Will Jacks started a fightback to give the tourists hope

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43 h. ago The Ashes LIVE: England stare down the barrel of humiliating defeat after disastrous day at The Gabba

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to bounce back after a mistake-riddled day two in Brisbane.

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46 h. ago The Ashes LIVE: Ben Duckett falls for England, with tourists facing mountain to climb on nightmare day at The Gabba

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to bounce back after a mistake-riddled day two in Brisbane.

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48 h. ago Australia frustrate England on day three amid Ben Stokes Ashes concern and Jofra Archer worry

England have it all to do to save their Ashes series after the first session on day three at the Gabba with Australia's tail end still at the crease

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2 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: Australia hunt down England's first innings total of 334 at a rapid rate as Marnus Labuschagne and Jake Weatherald punish lacklustre tourists in Brisbane

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to avenge their loss in Perth and avoid a disastrous start to the series.

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3 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: Jofra Archer gets major breakthrough for England, as Australia get some awful news about one of their best players

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to avenge their loss in Perth and avoid a disastrous start to the series.

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3 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: England strike back to remove Travis Head after horrible dropped catch

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to avenge their loss in Perth and avoid a disastrous start to the series.

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3 d. ago Joe Root ends wait for Test century in Australia to boost England’s Ashes hopes

The former captain, playing his 16th Test and 30th innings Down Under, ended the day with an imperious 135 not out.

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3 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: Joe Root enters nervous nineties after Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith lose wickets in quick succession

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to avenge their loss in Perth and avoid a disastrous start to the series.

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3 d. ago Ashes: Joe Root and Ben Stokes dig in for England after dramatic start to second Test

Tourists past 200 for four at the Gabba after chaotic start to day/night clash

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3 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: Mitchell Starc lands major breakthrough after England fought back from horror start as Ben Stokes arrives at the crease with night drawing in

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to avenge their loss in Perth and avoid a disastrous start to the series.

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4 d. ago Ben Stokes reassures Shoaib Bashir after England hand Will Jacks Ashes chance

All-rounder Jacks has been recalled for a first Test appearance in three years.

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