1 hour ago BBC crisis deepens as 'weak' board chair Samir Shah could be next senior figure to be toppled amid ongoing bias row

A former senior BBC news editor warned that 'weak' Samir Shah (pictured) could be the third senior member of the BBC to be toppled as the public debate over bias allegations continues.

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2 h. ago When is the next Ashes Test? TV channel, date and start time for Australia vs England

England will need to lick their wounds after a humiliating two-day defeat in the first Test

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2 h. ago Michael Vaughan sends England warning not to look 'amateurish' after Ashes thrashing

Tourists were decimated in Perth on day two

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2 h. ago Why England’s haunting Ashes humiliation won’t lead to major change

Two batting collapses and Travis Head’s brilliance guided Australia to a 1-0 series lead inside two days but England will simply take Head’s innings as vindication of their own strategy

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3 h. ago Why Travis Head was promoted to open before producing ‘one of the great Ashes knocks’

With Usman Khawaja injured, Head was pushed to the top of the order and slammed a match-winning century

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3 h. ago Ben Stokes: Travis Head domination 'knocked wind' out of England in humbling Ashes defeat

Three Lions were thrashed in first Ashes test in Perth

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3 h. ago Michael Vaughan: England can’t afford to waste practice match for second Test

Ben Stokes’ side were humbled in the opening Ashes Test in Perth after a second-innings collapse.

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4 h. ago Ashes 2025 live: Travis Head inspires Australia as England collapse to dismal defeat in first Ashes Test

Chasing 205 runs to win, Travis Head scored a century as the hosts claimed an eight wicket win

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4 h. ago Pat Cummins gives himself ‘half a chance’ of playing second Ashes Test

Australia captain Cummins missed the first Test with a back injury

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5 h. ago England hit with 'amateurish' warning after Ashes hammering as ex

England were beaten by Australia inside two days of the First Ashes Test and Michael Vaughan insists their batters have to get some action before the Second Test

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5 h. ago England Ashes player ratings as 1/10 star sets tone for humbling defeat vs Australia

England were bowled out for just 164 in their second innings as Australia won the first Ashes Test by eight wickets after Travis Head's sensational century on day two.

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5 h. ago Zak Crawley’s awkward prod sends England down another terminal spiral | Simon Burnton

This team refuse on a point of principle to rein themselves in but latest batting collapse lays bare glaring weaknessesIt is the UK that is living through a cold snap, but in balmy Perth they were playing in a snow globe. The scenery was static, solid, but everything else was constantly getting shaken up, bits flying in unpredictable directions. The crowd roared, commentators gibbered, the glitter never settled.Unlike the first day England were not batting at the start, though they were not long delayed. At which point a pattern quickly emerged, one that almost perfectly repeated that established on the previous day, while also being completely different. The bowler who was useless was good, the marginal, unconvincing snickometer-based review that was not out was now given. Some things were both precisely the same (Australia’s tactics against England’s tail, how the tail reacted to Australia’s tactics) and also, at the same time, completely the opposite (the outcome). Continue readi...

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6 h. ago Travis Head powers Australia to humbling Ashes Test win over England inside two days

1st Test, D2: Australia, 132 & 205-2, bt England, 172 & 164Opener’s devastating 123 seals eight-wicket victoryThe news from Perth is that the catalogue of great English calamities in Australia has a brand new entry. For the first time in 104 years an Ashes Test match has been wrapped up inside just two days and England, on the receiving end of an eight-wicket thumping, may already be broken.Ben Stokes will doubtless push back at that notion, such is his refusal to ever throw in the towel. But as Travis Head cut and carved his way to a breathtaking 69-ball century, vaporising a target of 205 in just 28.2 overs, the psychological blow landed by the hosts felt greater than their 1-0 lead. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Inspired Travis Head inflicts nightmare Ashes loss on brittle England

Stand-in opener Head scored the second-fastest Ashes century from just 69 balls as Australia claimed an eight-wicket victory in the first Test

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6 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Travis Head inspires Australia as England collapse to dismal defeat in first Ashes Test

Chasing 205 runs to win, Travis Head scored a century as the hosts claimed an eight wicket win

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6 h. ago BREAKING: England suffer humiliating Ashes defeat as Australia romp to First Test win

Australia have taken the lead in the Ashes, cruising past England to win the first test by eight wickets at the Perth Stadium

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6 h. ago England suffer brutal eight wicket loss as Australia clinch victory in first Ashes Test

Australia take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series

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6 h. ago The Ashes: All you need to know as Travis Head heroics stun England for huge Australia win

England were stunned by Australia batter, Travis Head, as he made a breath-taking 123 to turn the tables in the first Ashes Test with the home side winning inside two days.

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7 h. ago Australia v England: hosts chasing 205 to win Ashes first Test on day two – live

Hosts closing on target after another wild day in Perth Ashes top 100 players | Get The Spin newsletter | Mail Rob43rd over: Australia 131-9 (Lyon 4, Doggett 6) And on it goes for Doggett. Another clunky drive, this time through mid on, gets him back for a second run. Fourth ball of the over he finally gets a reprieve, a single to cover. Atkinson bumps Lyon but the ball sails way over his head.42nd over: Australia 128-9 (Lyon 4, Doggett 3) Lyon single first ball puts Doggett back on strike. Ohh, dropped catch! In at short leg, Pope under the mitre, and the ball reaches his fingertips but goes down rather than up. Mark Wood keeps peppering Doggett, who by the end of the over has faced every delivery so far today but two. The sixth ball he decides he’s had enough and aims a big drive, inside edges it, gets a run to fine leg, and keeps the strike. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Travis Head makes century as Australia race towards victory

England set Australia a target of 205 runs to win the first Test

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