7 h. ago Australian newspapers savage Ashes hosts after England storm back to inflict ‘116

The Australian media reacted poorly after Ben Stokes and England stormed back to seize an early Ashes advantage in the first Test in Perth

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8 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Ben Stokes and England search for final Australia wicket in thrilling first Test

England, leading by 49 runs after day one, require one wicket to bowl Australia out in their first innings of the first Test in Perth

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12 h. ago England leave Australian media reeling after Ashes drama as 'brainless' decision slammed

Australia collapsed to 123-9 on day one of the first Ashes Test in Perth after England posted 172, with Ben Stokes taking five wickets as the Australian media slammed the hosts' batting performance

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15 h. ago The clever Ben Stokes move that gives England an Ashes edge to stun Australia

The England captain delivered a sensational display with the ball to ignite hopes of a famous Ashes victory in the first Test in Perth, but his strategy helped the tourists seize the moment on day one

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16 h. ago Ben Stokes goes full ‘beast mode’ as England hit back in thrilling Ashes opener

Stokes’ five-wicket haul helped his side fight back into the contest.

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17 h. ago England star reveals Ben Stokes’ message to bowlers that inspired Ashes fightback

England looked to be struggling after being bowled out for 172, but they came firing back to reduce Australia to 123-9 on the opening day of the first Ashes Test

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17 h. ago Michael Vaughan sees ‘scars’ on Australia batters as England fight back in Ashes

Former Australia coach Justin Langer called visiting captain Ben Stokes ‘a fit-and-strong freak’.

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18 h. ago The Ashes: All you need to know as Ben Stokes leads England's day one fight back

England posted a remarkable fight back on day one of The Ashes and are likely to lead the scoring at the end of the first innings, with Ben Stokes leading the revival with a five-for

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18 h. ago Ben Stokes leads ferocious England fightback as wickets tumble in wild start to Ashes

England were bowled out for 172 – but then reduced the hosts to 123 for nine by stumps in Perth after their captain’s five-for

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18 h. ago Ben Stokes caps brilliant England fightback from nightmare Ashes start with five wickets

Tourists reduce Australia to 123-9 after being skittled for 172 in less than 33 overs to open first Test

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18 h. ago Ben Stokes leads brilliant England bowling response on wild first day of Ashes

England were bowled out for 172 – but then reduced the hosts to 123 for nine by stumps in Perth.

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18 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Ben Stokes inspires stunning England fightback against Australia in chaotic first Test

England were dismissed for just 172 in their first innings after winning the toss and electing to bat first in Perth, but fought back superbly with the ball to take the ascendancy after day one

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23 h. ago Ashes 2025 live: Australia v England score with Ben Stokes bowled and visitors in trouble

Ben Stokes’ side face Australia in Perth to kick off the Ashes down under, with the visitors winning the toss on Friday

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26 h. ago Ashes 2025 live: Australia v England score and updates as Stokes wins toss and elects to bat

Ben Stokes’ side face Australia in Perth to kick off the Ashes down under, with the visitors winning the toss on Friday morning

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34 h. ago The Ashes 2025: Schedule, UK test start time and where to watch or listen

The Ashes 2025 will see England heroes Ben Stokes and Joe Root take on the Aussies in the classic five match series in front of England's 35,000-strong 'Barmy Army' of away fans

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35 h. ago ‘I made mistakes on TV, he made his on a field’: Panesar strikes back at Smith’s Mastermind jibe

Captain launches attack on former bowler’s quiz answersEx-Test player later urges England to use it as ‘ammunition’Steve Smith, Australia’s acting captain, has confirmed his team for Friday’s opening Ashes Test – but saw his team announcement was overshadowed by an extraordinary verbal attack on Monty Panesar after the former England spinner suggested Ben Stokes and his touring team should try to upset him by rehashing the infamous sandpaper ball-tampering controversy of 2018.Smith insisted the comments “didn’t really bother me”, but apparently demonstrated the opposite by raking over Panesar’s notoriously miserable appearance on the TV quiz Mastermind in 2019. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Ben Stokes to pay tribute to his late father with specially designed Ashes kit

Ben Stokes will lead England in Australia as they look to win the Ashes for the first time since 2015

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44 h. ago Ben Stokes calls upcoming Ashes ‘biggest series’ of his England captaincy

The latest instalment in one of sport’s most enduring rivalries begins in Perth on Friday in front of a sell-out 60,000 crowd.

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44 h. ago Welcome to the Ashes, the classic cricket rivalry that never really starts or stops

Some say the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now pre-eminent, but there is nothing more intense than Australia v EnglandIf it feels like the buildup to this Ashes series has lasted 842 days that is because it pretty much has. Test cricket’s oldest rivalry resumes on Friday inside Perth’s 60,000-seat thunderdome and with it, mercifully, comes fresh fuel for the ever-raging fire.Because on one level the Ashes never really starts or stops. Since Stuart Broad nicked off Alex Carey at the Oval on 31 July 2023 – the final act of a dramatic 2-2 draw – the sides have been tracking each other, all while their supporters chip away from afar. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Steve Smith fires up over sandpaper sledge as Australia confirm team for Ashes opener

Captain hits out at comments made by Monty PanesarWeatherald gets nod to open in series opener in PerthAustralia captain Steve Smith has confirmed his team for Friday’s opening Ashes Test – but the announcement was overshadowed by an extraordinary verbal attack on Monty Panesar after the former England spinner suggested Ben Stokes and his touring team should try to upset him by rehashing the infamous sandpaper ball tampering controversy of 2018.Smith insisted the comments “didn’t really bother me”, but apparently demonstrated the opposite by raking over Panesar’s notoriously miserable appearance on the TV quiz Mastermind in 2019. Continue reading...

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