11 h. ago How English fans and cricket legends have turned on their own team after Ashes disaster at the Gabba

Skipper Ben Stokes and his team crashed to their second humiliating defeat in a row as Australia won by eight wickets on Sunday night.

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48 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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5 d. ago Fearless Robin Smith and his square cuts gave hope to his England team | Tanya Aldred

Smith stood up to West Indies bowling and scored centuries against Australia in the most demanding of circumstancesA Robin Smith square cut was more than a whipcrack snap of the bat. For English cricket fans of the late 80s and early 90s, it was a nudge in the ribs that, underneath the pastings, the dismal collapses and Rentaghost selections, the national team would fight another day.Smith’s cut, alongside a David Gower cover drive, gave hope where there was little left in the bucket. Those famous forearms – half oak, half baobab – the white shirt unbuttoned past the clavicle, the chain glinting through his chest hair, smelt enticingly like bravery, and old spice and one last throw of the dice. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Fearless Robin Smith and his square cuts gave hope to England in grim era | Tanya Aldred

Smith stood up to West Indies bowling and scored centuries against Australia in the most demanding of circumstancesA Robin Smith square cut was more than a whip‑crack snap of the bat. For English cricket fans of the late 80s and early 90s, it was a nudge in the ribs that, underneath the pastings, the dismal collapses and Rentaghost selections, the national team would fight another day.Smith’s cut, alongside a David Gower cover drive, gave hope where there was little left in the bucket. Those famous forearms – half oak, half baobab – the white shirt unbuttoned past the clavicle, the chain glinting through his chest hair, smelt enticingly like bravery, and old spice and one last throw of the dice. Continue reading...

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1 week 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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1 week ago English cricket greats warn current crop of stars their fans could turn on them after awful Ashes defeat in Perth

Droves of English fans have spent a fortune to come Down Under to follow their team - and what happened in Perth has left them furious, according to two former Three Lions skippers.

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2 w. ago Aussie cricket great slams 'drunk' English fans for abusing him and Steve Smith over shameful episode: 'They carry on like pork chops'

The star turned coach was a central figure in what many see as one of Australian cricket's biggest low points.

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2 w. ago Ashes war erupts as Barmy Army cops the blame over disgraceful booze

Videos have emerged online showing fans engaging in behaviour that forced officials at Perth Stadium to warn them they risked being thrown out of the ground.

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3 w. ago Ian Botham reckons England could win Ashes on enemy soil by hitting Australia 'in the ribs’

The former England captain and Ashes legend told the team to copy the West Indies’ aggressive 1980s tactics and said no batters “like it in the ribs”

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