5 h. ago England cricket great reveals why he fears for Ben Stokes' health during the Ashes

Former England starl Steve Harmison has grave fears for the welfare of Ben Stokes after the battering the team has copped in the opening two Ashes tests in Australia

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16 h. ago England's selection options for the third Ashes Test with three players under threat

England face some crucial selection decisions ahead of the must-win third Test in Adelaide, which starts next week, after finding themselves 2-0 down to Australia

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24 h. ago I went undercover in Venezuela’s ‘five star’ jail where cartel built sprawling prison city complete with zoo and casino

WITH a nightclub, zoo, swimming pool, restaurants, a betting shop, a lavish suite and a baseball pitch, Tocoron could have passed as a luxury all-inclusive holiday resort. Instead it was a prison that became the birthplace of Venezuela’s most dangerous organised crime gang, with a fearless journalist who went undercover at the institution revealing how...

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32 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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36 h. ago England must overcome the dreaded TV curse to make the World Cup knockout stages

ITV will show two of Three Lions' group games live while BBC gets just one, analysis has revealed. The broadcaster is feared to be unlucky and has 'hampered' England for decades

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38 h. ago England cricket stars sink beers under Aussie sun after Ashes humiliation

Ben Stokes and his England team-mates were snapped enjoying beers and sunbathing before they attempt to salvage the Ashes in the third Test

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41 h. ago Return of captain Pat Cummins leaves Australia facing key selection decisions for third Ashes Test

Cummins will be back to lead Australia as they look to seal the series in Adelaide

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44 h. ago Ben Stokes and England sledged on the beach during Ashes break: ‘Bazballers anonymous, free counselling’

The England captain posed for a photo with two local radio hosts dressed in full cricket whites

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44 h. ago Ben Stokes and England brutally trolled by pranksters at the beach

A pair of local Aussie radio presenters have trolled Ben Stokes and England during the Bazballers' sunny Noosa getaway, following their dismal start to the 2025 Ashes series.

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47 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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52 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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53 h. ago ‘Having a Bazball at Noosa’: Australian media goes to town over England’s mid

The host nation’s newspapers could barely contain their delight after Ben Stokes and his team were spotted relaxing before the crucial third TestA mid-tour jaunt by the England cricket team to a Queensland beach town was covered gleefully by Australia’s tabloid newspapers, which splashed a shirtless Ben Stokes across their pages amid taunting headlines.“On back foot, England bails to the beach”, one read. “Life’s a beach, even for the sinking Poms,” added another. “Sun’s out, runs out”, offered a third, alongside a photo of Stokes’s tattooed biceps. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Trans children like Ruby feel they can only be their true selves in the shadows

As Girlguiding announces it is excluding trans girls from its membership, one family’s story reveals the fear and pain of a little girl growing up in a society increasingly determined to deny her existence. Rosie Nixon reports

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67 h. ago The four changes England must consider to revive Ashes hopes

Needing to win all three remaining Tests to win back the Ashes, will England make changes in Adelaide?

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2 d. ago ‘Desperately disappointed’ Mark Wood ruled out of Ashes with knee injury as England call up replacement

Australia, meanwhile, have ruled Josh Hazlewood out of the final three Tests

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3 d. ago England blow as injured Mark Wood ruled out for remaining Ashes Tests

England pace bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the final three Ashes Tests in Australia.

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3 d. ago Mark Wood ruled out of Ashes with knee injury as England call up replacement

Australia, meanwhile, have ruled Josh Hazlewood out of the final three Tests

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3 d. ago England suffer huge Ashes injury blow as bowler ruled out for the rest of the series

England have been handed another Ashes setback with Mark Wood not able to play any further part against Australia and Surrey's Matthew Fisher drafted in as a replacement

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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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3 d. ago Claudio Braga reveals VAR fear for Celtic goal that halted Hearts celebrations

Portuguese star stunned Celtic but admits he was worried his magic moment would be crushed by an offside flag

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