9 h. ago England’s sad batting collapse leaves Ben Stokes ‘broken’ and Ashes dreams in tatters

Ben Stokes struggled in the Adelaide heat and Cameron Ponsonby reports on how Ollie Pope’s tortured innings was part of another England collapse to remove any lingering doubt about a series of great opportunity

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10 h. ago The day England's Ashes dream finally died: Confused tourists unravel in scorching heat and prod their way to 213

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: Forget Bazball: this was the day England's Ashes dream finally died. Many, of course, would argue that moment had come and gone.

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14 h. ago England batting collapse leaves Ashes hanging by a thread in Adelaide

After defeats in Perth and Brisbane, England moved closer to an irretrievable 3-0 deficit as the top-order wilted in all too familiar fashion.

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48 h. ago Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people

Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to recover from torrential rains that have battered the enclave for days, flooding camps for the displaced, collapsing buildings already badly damaged in the two-year war and leaving at least 12 dead, including a two-week-old baby

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50 h. ago 78ft Statue of Liberty replica collapses after being battered by high winds in Brazil

This is the moment strong winds toppled an 80ft Statue of Liberty replica in Brazil.

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6 d. ago Michael Smith overcomes crippling arthritis issue to KO Lisa Ashton’s World Darts Championship dreams

INJURY-HIT Michael Smith came through pain-killing injections to inflict pain on Lisa Ashton and lower the female throwing flag. Bully Boy, 35, is nowhere the same darts player that dominated on the world stage three years ago. That is because he has got crippling arthritis issues. He needed relief jabs in his ankle joints and...

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1 week ago King Of The Jungle AngryGinge leaves Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard stunned as he reveals full extent of his I'm A Celebrity weight loss

The streamer was crowned the winner of I'm A Celeb as the series came to an end on Sunday night, with Ginge, 24, taking home the title.

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1 week 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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1 week ago Ashes second Test, day four: England all out for 241 as Australia close on victory – live

OBM updates with hosts needing 65 from second innings Day three report: sun setting on England’s Ashes dream Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email James“As I reach the end of another working week, I am once again reminded of the cruelty of cricketing disappointment. It’s hard enough being an Englishman living in Brisbane at the moment, but no cricket on my weekend seems excessively cruelty...”There’s cricket on today, Phil Withington. It might not last very long, that’s all. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sun setting on England’s Ashes dream as Australia close on second Test triumph

Second Test, D3: England 334 & 134-6; Australia 511Tourists collapse under lights, still trailing by 43Saturday night at the Gabba witnessed a collapse to rank among England’s most demoralising on Australian soil. In fact the entire third day could be filed under that category: three sessions of one-way traffic on Vulture Street that mean the Ashes urn is unlikely to change hands.Even the word “unlikely” is a simple nod to the fact that in nearly 150 years of Test cricket a 2-0 deficit has been overcome once before; that it remains mathematically possible. But the way the first five days of this series have played out — the way Mitchell Starc has taken residence in English minds and painted the walls fuchsia pink — this is the stuff of fantasy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago This Morning star asks 'are we live' after asking Ben Shephard 'not to reveal that' on TV

Ben didn't leave one of his colleagues happy on the latest episode of the ITV programme

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3 w. ago England plot route to Ashes recovery as Mark Wood admits they were ‘hit hard in round one’

Nervous flyer considered driving from Perth to BrisbaneTourists yet to decide if Test players will play tour matchMark Wood has considered driving straight from Perth to Brisbane – a 2,500 mile (4,000 km) journey over four days – just to fill the extra time created by the chastening start to England’s much-hyped Ashes moonshot.The fast bowler was among a side left “shellshocked” by the galling batting collapse on the second day at Perth Stadium that allowed Australia to power to a one-nil series lead through Travis Head’s remarkable 69-ball century. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ashes 2025 live: England search for answers after humiliating defeat in first Test

Travis Head’s brilliant century inspired Australia to a 1-0 lead in the series after a pair of horrific England batting collapses

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3 w. ago Ben Gannon Doak Scotland injury latest as Bournemouth confirm surgery that leaves World Cup hopes in the balance

The winger was stretchered off during the first half of dramatic World Cup qualifier against Denmark at Hampden

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3 w. 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 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Ashes 2025 live score: England lose six wickets in batting collapse after lunch despite lead of over 150

England lead by 153 runs with Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson at the crease

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3 w. ago Ashes 2025 live: England launch terrific fight back with six Australia wickets after batting collapse

England dismissed for just 172 in their first innings after winning the toss and electing to bat first in Perth

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3 w. ago Ashes 2025 live: Australia v England score and updates as tourists fight back after batting collapse

England dismissed for just 172 in their first innings after winning the toss and electing to bat first in Perth

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