43 h. ago England's nightmare Ashes tour takes new twist as Ben Stokes handed fresh blow

Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England's remaining Ashes Tests after being diagnosed with a left side strain as things go from bad to worse Down Under

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45 h. ago Jofra Archer ruled out for rest of Ashes as England's nightmare tour gets even worse

Injury woes are back for the 30-year-old, who will sit out the final two Tests

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46 h. ago Jofra Archer ruled out of remaining Ashes Tests in two England changes for Melbourne

Jofra Archer has taken nine wickets in the opening three Tests of the series and shone with the bat, but Ben Stokes’s England will be without him in Melbourne and Sydney

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46 h. ago England handed new Ashes blow as nightmare tour takes fresh twist

Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England's remaining Ashes Tests with a left side strain after emerging as the tourists' standout performer with nine wickets in three matches

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48 h. ago Jofra Archer ruled out of England’s remaining Ashes Tests by a side strain

He took nine wickets in the opening three Tests of the series.

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4 d. ago Ben Stokes wants to remain England captain as Brendon McCullum admits Ashes mistakes

Stokes ‘absolutely’ keen to stay on as captain despite crushing Ashes defeat in Australia

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4 d. ago Stokes vows to remain England captain as McCullum admits regret over Ashes preparations

Tourists’ skipper ‘absolutely’ has energy to stay in roleHead coach after defeat: ‘Sitting here 3-0, it didn’t work’As Ben Stokes stressed his commitment to leading England after losing the Ashes inside 11 days, Brendon McCullum gave his first admission of regret. Poor preparation has been widely blamed for this failed tour of Australia and, in that regard, the head coach was prepared to hold his hand up.Speaking after the 82-run defeat at Adelaide Oval that sees Australia 3-0 up with two Tests in Melbourne and Sydney to come, Stokes offered a simple “absolutely” when asked if he had the energy to continue as captain but played down England’s threadbare warmup period. Continue reading...

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2 w. 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 w. 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 w. ago Joe Root silences his last remaining critics with England century for the Ashes history books

Root’s 135 not out in Brisbane finally ended his long wait for a ton on Australian soil and gave England a platform to revive their Ashes hopes in the second Test

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