9 h. ago Stokes and McCullum are digging a hole to nowhere. England need to change

Bazball has run its race. If Ben Stokes can’t compromise on his approach to batting and be prepared to embrace new ideas then England need to find a new captain.

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4 d. ago The Ashes 2025 third Test day two LIVE updates: Stokes, Brook left to dig England out of massive hole after heroics of Cummins and Lyon

England lost quick wickets early in their first-innings chase. Follow all the action from Adelaide Oval live.

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9 d. ago Since 1882, winning the Ashes has never been about entertainment

Douglas Jardine famously grasped the necessity of victory over all else, but Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have placed the emphasis on stress-free cricket. Is it too late for them to change tack?

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2 w. ago Won’t listen. Won’t change. This England team are up their own backsides

This Australian team was there to be beaten. But after just two Tests, England now need a miracle.

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2 w. ago The Ashes second Test day 2 recap: The whipping boy who became England’s unlikeliest of game

As far as plot twists go, they do not come more bizarre than Brydon Carse hoodwinking Cameron Green and Steve Smith.

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2 w. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day two LIVE updates: Steve Smith takes on Jofra Archer as England successfully lobby for ball change under lights

The second Test continues under lights at the Gabba with Australia chasing an ominous 2-0 Ashes series lead. Follow our live coverage.

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2 w. ago I’m a big fan of attacking cricket, but England and Bazball must evolve

The mindset behind Bazball – to play bold, positive, and exciting cricket – need not change. It is the fuel that powers this England team.

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3 w. ago Marsh firms for Ashes cameo as Ponting declares England incapable of change

Mitchell Marsh is firming for an Ashes cameo as Australia consider adding more batting aggression to the squad in response to England’s Perth pace barrage.

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3 w. ago Pragmatism has to replace ideology for England to avoid Ashes thrashing

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum must decide whether they are prepared to enable continued irresponsibility or whether they will demand the discipline required to compete on Australian soil.

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4 w. ago ‘Won’t be changing our blueprint’: McCullum says England won’t deviate from Bazball style

There was disbelief in the England camp after the Perth Test ended inside two days – their recklessness with the bat destroying their hopes for victory and leaving them with an almighty task to wrest back the urn.

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