2 h. ago Sacking Stokes and McCullum won’t solve England’s problems, warns Strauss

Strauss conducted a review into English cricket in 2023 but his suggestions for reform were largely ignored

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2 h. ago Michael Vaughan's dad dies after England cricket legend rushed home from Ashes

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan flew home from Adelaide in Australia, where he was covering the Ashes as a pundit, to see his father Graham before he passed away

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3 h. ago Andrew Strauss says sacking Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes is not the answer

England have lost 16 and drawn just two of their last 18 Tests Down Under.

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4 h. ago Kelly Osbourne reveals her family's poignant Christmas plans as she admits the 'person I was before dad Ozzy died doesn't exist, I'll never be same'

Kelly Osbourne has revealed her family's poignant Christmas plans - after Ozzy's death this summer. 

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7 h. ago What changes can England make to salvage some pride from dismal Ashes tour?

The tourists have meekly surrendered the urn after three Tests and attention now turns to trying to avoid a whitewash.

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14 h. ago Anna Kepner's stepmum sent suspect's dad chilling text after teen died on cruise

Anna Kepner, from Florida was found dead on a Carnival cruise ship by a member of staff with an investigation underway into what happened to the teenage cheerleader

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14 h. ago Sir Geoffrey Boycott calls for Brendon McCullum to be SACKED after Ashes failure

England have lost the Ashes to Australia in near-record-breaking time and there are questions marks over the future of head coach Brendon McCullum, but Sir Geoffrey Boycott is in no doubt

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17 h. ago Mass clearout of England leadership not in ECB plans after Ashes failure

McCullum’s position likely to come under scrutinyECB believes mass sackings would be a mistakeThe England and Wales Cricket Board is eager to avoid a mass ­clearout of England’s senior leadership in the wake of another humiliating away Ashes series defeat.England’s hopes of winning the urn were expunged inside 11 days for just the fourth time in the contest’s 143-year history with Sunday’s 82-run defeat in Adelaide, and a fourth Ashes whitewash is on the cards in Melbourne and Sydney, unless the tourists can arrest a dismal 18-match run without a win in Australia that stretches back to 2011. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Kelly Osbourne: 'Person I was before dad Ozzy died doesn't exist, I'll never be same'

Kelly Osbourne has opened up about her family's plans for their first Christmas without dad Ozzy, with the Black Sabbath legend having died aged 76 back in July

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24 h. ago Ben Stokes makes England captaincy decision after brutal Ashes defeat

England captain Ben Stokes addressed the media after Australia secured victory in Adelaide to wrap up victory in their home Ashes series with two tests to spare

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25 h. ago Arrogant England’s cricket machine collapses like a castle of dust in 11 days | Barney Ronay

So this is Christmas. And what have we done? The Ashes is over. With two Tests still to comeWhen the moment finally came the visuals were perfect: clean lines, neat angles, figures picked out in crisp afternoon sun against the almost satirical splendour of Adelaide Oval.Scott Boland took the final wicket to seal Australia’s unassailable 3-0 Ashes series lead, the 74th time this moment has been played out down the centuries, and immediately the white shapes converged to form a bobbing huddle. England’s batters stood in an attitude of formal deflation. The umpires began their priestly last-things walk, framed against that huge, empty, lime-green field. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Ben Stokes vows to stay on as captain as Brendon McCullum admits Ashes preparation ‘didn’t work’

England lost the third Test in Adelaide and face the prospect of a series whitewash, with head coach Brendon McCullum expressing regret over how the team prepared for the series

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27 h. 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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28 h. ago New dawn and new regime for England as Ashes humiliation sparks end for Bazball

England reined in their usual no-holds-barred approach in Adelaide but while Ben Stokes’ captaincy may survive, the philosophy of Bazball will not

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28 h. ago Sir Geoffrey Boycott calls for England coach Brendon McCullum to go

Boycott believes captain Ben Stokes should also face the axe if he fails to learn some tough lessons.

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28 h. ago England left crushed as Australia win the Ashes with Bazball project up in flames

England's Bazball philosophy was once again torn apart by Australia as they beat Ben Stokes & Co on the fifth day of the third Test by 82 runs to go 3-0 up in the series and retain the Ashes

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29 h. ago Australia retain Ashes as England suffer crushing series defeat

England lose third Test by 82 runs as tour crumbles in record-equalling time

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30 h. ago Australia WIN the Ashes after just 11 days of cricket as England's fightback is too little, too late

England staged a brave fightback that gave them a glimpse of what would have been a record victory - but it was too little, too late to keep the fight for the urn alive.

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31 h. ago Brendon McCullum admits England’s Ashes preparation ‘didn’t work’

England finally took a Test match into the fifth day in South Australia but an 82-run defeat leaves them 3-0 down to Australia.

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32 h. ago Dominant Australia defeat England in third Test to retain Ashes – live reaction

Australia win by 82 runs as England fall short of record run chase in Adelaide Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email James66th over: England 214-6 (Smith 9, Jacks 11) Smith pushes a single off Lyon. It’s the only run off the over. Oohs and ahhs from the Aussie fielders, I wouldn’t say Marnus is quiet exactly.65th over: England 213-6 (Smith 8, Jacks 11) Smith drives Cameron Green for three more but it was uppish and not too far away from the bowler’s gargantuan wing span in his follow through. Jacks then nearly nicks off with a loosey goosey drive. Gah. To channel Ray Winstone in The Departed – I’m here to tell you there are ways to get out and ways to not get out, getting out caught and bowled to a loose drive is not a way to get out. Continue reading...

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