25 h. ago Australia captain Pat Cummins ‘doing everything’ to be fit for Ashes opener

Cummins has been ruled out of upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and India after scans revealed signs of lumbar bone stress in his back

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52 h. ago Australia captain Pat Cummins facing race to be fit for Ashes after injury set

Australia are confident Cummins will be ready for the series-opener in Perth despite a worrying back issue

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7 d. ago England’s Harry Brook could shine in the Ashes, says Australia’s Josh Hazlewood

The seamer believes the Yorkshireman is one to watch ahead of the series, which starts in November.

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9 d. ago Former Australia opener raises doubt over England mentality for Ashes

Justin Langer wonders if England have the ‘killer instinct’ required to win in Australia

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2 w. ago Jacob Bethell inspired by Ben Stokes after being named youngest England captain

Harry Brook will take a breather following the ODI and T20 series against South Africa from September 2-14.

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2 w. ago Shoaib Bashir gives England boost for Ashes with injury update

Bashir went down attempting to take a catch off his own bowling in England’s third Test against India at Lord’s last month

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3 w. ago Stuart Broad picks England bowling attack for first Ashes Test against Australia

Broad has selected his preferred bowling line-up for the Test in Perth this winter and has opted for a selection gamble

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3 w. ago Australia unfazed by England’s aggression before Ashes, says Scott Boland

Fast bowler hoping for selection after Windies hat-trickHome Ashes series starts with Perth Test on 21 NovemberFast bowler Scott Boland says Australia will ignore any on-field aggression brought down under by England this summer, 100 days from the first Ashes Test in a tour that looks set to break records.England and India completed a thrilling drawn series last week across five Tests marked by tension between the two sides, prompting Indian captain Shubman Gill at one point to describe the hosts’ behaviour as not “what I would think comes in the spirit of the game”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chris Woakes could reject surgery on shoulder in bid to be fit for Ashes

The series gets under way on November 21 and an eight-week period of rehabilitation would increase Woakes’ chance of featuring

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3 w. ago The Hundred helps put England’s Alice Capsey in a happy place for her birthday

The all-rounder has struggled for form on the international scene over the last 12 months.

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3 w. ago Glenn McGrath makes Ashes prediction and names key battle that will decide series

McGrath is convinced Australia will mow through England when they visit later this year

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4 w. ago Next up, the Ashes – and England will need Ben Stokes at his all

England’s batting lineup looks settled for the trip to Australia, but their fast-bowling stocks were stretched against India and the captain can help ease the burdenThe England-India epic that ended up like two weary prizefighters trading blows will live long in the memory – a 2‑2 classic for which the players on both sides deserve immense credit. Not that Mohammed Siraj, still hitting 90mph on the speed gun on the 25th day, showed weariness. If anything, he could well hold the key to solving the world’s energy problems.Plaudits in particular go to three men who stepped up bravely when other sports would have simply subbed them off: Shoaib Bashir bowled with a broken left hand at Lord’s; Rishabh Pant batted with a broken foot at Old Trafford; and then Chris Woakes, Horatio Nelson armed with a Gray-Nicolls, followed him in folklore at the Oval. Don’t be fooled by the white flannels and the stoppages for tea – Test cricket is a brutal sport. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Pope’s form, Stokes’ fitness and pace options – the questions facing England

Attention will quickly turn from an epic series against India to this winter’s Ashes.

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4 w. ago The England selection decision looming large before The Ashes

England’s dramatic 2-2 draw with India was their last taste of Test cricket before The Ashes begins in Perth in November, and there is little time left to win a place in the squad

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4 w. ago Intensity of India series will help England in Ashes battle – Brendon McCullum

McCullum says the series will have built resilience within his team.

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last month Ashes 2025/26 UK TV broadcaster confirmed as announcement is made

Ben Stokes' England side take on Australia Down Under in a five-Test series beginning in November and concluding in January.

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last month England’s Ashes series in Australia to be shown by TNT Sports

Ben Stokes’ side will try to win back the urn, starting with the first Test in Perth in November, with TNT Sports now set to show the five-Test series after a thrilling 2-2 draw with India concluded England’s Test cricket summer

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last month TNT Sports secures live rights to England’s Ashes series in Australia

Broadcaster will now show all of men’s winter tourTests added to white-ball deals in NZ and Sri LankaEngland’s attempt to regain the Ashes this winter will be broadcast live in the UK by TNT Sports. After agreeing a one-year deal with Cricket Australia over the weekend TNT now has the rights for all of England’s winter tours, as the broadcaster had deals in place to cover white-ball series in New Zealand and Sri Lanka either side of the Ashes.TNT’s predecessor, BT Sport, bought the rights for the past two Ashes tours so the new deal may be inauspicious for Ben Stokes’s side as their viewers have not seen England win a single game. England have lost 13 of the past 15 Tests they have played in Australia, which shows the size of the task for the touring side this winter. Continue reading...

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last month Stokes’ fitness, Pope’s form and pace options – the questions facing England

Attention will quickly turn from an epic series against India to this winter’s Ashes.

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