20 h. 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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26 h. ago Let the mind games begin! Australia's papers open fire on 'dopey', 'arrogant' and 'cocky' England cricketers as they go for first Ashes away win in 14 years

Australia's media have refused to roll out the red carpet for their guests this winter, with Ben Stokes' England the subject of brutal jesting just 10 days out from the first Ashes Test.

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7 d. ago Ashes 2025/26 schedule: Date, venue and start time for every Test match between England and Australia

England’s bid to regain the urn – and win a first Ashes series in Australia since 2010 – will begin in Perth on 21 November

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1 week ago Australia too strong for fading England to seal another Rugby League Ashes win

England 4-14 Australia: The Kangaroos pulled away int he second half to wrap up a 2-0 series victory in front of a packed crowd at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium

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2 w. ago Australia star Alex Carey responds to Stuart Broad’s ‘worst team since 2010 Ashes’ jibe

David Warner predicted a 4-0 home win in the Ashes, leading Broad to call the current squad the worst Australia team for 15 years and now wicketkeeper Carey has had his say

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2 w. ago TNT Sports’ Rob Hatch: ‘Of course I can commentate on the Ashes from afar – I called Mark Cavendish’s 35th win from my house!’

It is fair to say that when TNT Sports announced its broadcast plans for the upcoming Ashes series, they weren’t met with universal delight by cricket fans. TNT revealed it will send a team of analysts including Sir Alastair Cook and Graeme Swann to Australia, but their lead commentators will be watching on TV screens 10,000 miles away in the UK. What’s more, they will not necessarily be familiar voices: Alastair Eykyn is better known for his coverage of rugby union, while cycling commentator Rob Hatch has voiced many iconic moments of the Tour de France in recent years.

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2 w. ago ‘Team togetherness is crucial’: David Gower on how to win the Ashes

The 1985 victorious captain at home who helped win away in 1986-87 looks forward to this winter – and picks his No 3“I nearly got away with that didn’t I?” David Gower says with a knowing grin after I ask him for a second time whom he would choose to bat at No 3 for England in the first Ashes Test at Perth. “That’s a shame, I’ll have to give you an answer now and I’ll feel bad for the lad I don’t pick.” Forget Kramer vs Kramer or Celia Imrie trying to winkle out Alan Carr in the Traitors castle, Pope v Bethell is the only duel on the mind of English cricket right now.As a former England captain and an Ashes winner home and away, not to mention one of England’s most stylish and successful No 3s – 2,619 of his 8,231 Test runs were scored there, as were eight of his 18 centuries – Gower is perhaps uniquely placed to comment on England’s selection quandary at first drop. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England captain George Williams relishing chance to end long Ashes heartache

The last time a British team raised the famous Ashes trophy was with a 28-7 win in a decisive third match in Sydney in 1970.

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2 w. ago Alex Walmsley aims to make most of unlikely England recall and targets Ashes win

Walmsley made the cut for England’s final squad of 19 on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Australia bring back bad memories for England at Women’s World Cup

England 244-9; Australia 248-4. Australia win by six wicketsGardner hits 104no and Sutherland 98no Ever get the feeling of deja vu? At Indore on Wednesday, Australia took up where they had left off at the MCG in January: Alana King bowled unplayable balls, Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner piled on the runs and one side left the other for dust. It is the World Cup instead of the Ashes, but the result – a six-wicket win by the Aussies, with 57 balls to spare – was horribly familiar.Sutherland’s contribution to this World Cup had been limited to being the tournament’s leading wicket-taker. At Indore, she again showcased her variations, getting a hint of away movement to clip the top of Amy Jones’s off stump, before removing Tammy Beaumont and Emma Lamb with her slower ball. Her three for 60, and a 10-over spell from King that went for 20, ensured England put 244 on the board. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chris Woakes: England must keep Mark Wood and Jofra Archer fit to win Ashes

The former England all-rounder cited fitness as a key factor in which side will come out on top.

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4 w. ago Broad brands Australia’s team as their worst since 2010 as pre

Former bowler hits back after Warner predicts 4-0 winCook backs Pope to retain No 3 spot ahead of BethellThe pre-Ashes barbs continue to fly, with Stuart Broad saying that England will face “probably the worst Australian team since 2010” on tour this winter.The former England bowler’s claim was in response to David Warner – an Ashes foe of Broad’s – predicting a 4-0 victory for the hosts. “If the captain [Pat Cummins] doesn’t play, they might win one game,” Warner said.Watch live exclusive coverage of the Ashes on TNT Sports and discovery+ Continue reading...

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