2 h. ago McCullum insists England do not have a ‘glass jaw’ and can fight back in Ashes

Head coach defends squad’s break before third Test‘You have to be strong and get on with it’Brendon McCullum has insisted that England have the quality and character to pick themselves off the canvas and fight their way back into the Ashes contest, and refused to accept the idea of players feeling sorry for themselves after starting the series with two savage defeats. “You come to this country and have a glass jaw, you have no chance,” he said. “You have to be strong, tough, and you have to get on with it.”England travel to Noosa on Tuesday for a short break before moving to Adelaide to begin their preparations for the third Test, 2-0 down for the third Ashes series in succession. In 2020-21 Australia converted that lead into a 4-0 series win, but in 2023 England fought back to draw 2-2. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Brendon McCullum: No chance England can win Ashes with ‘glass jaw’ in Australia

The window of opportunity in one of the most hotly anticipated series in years is fast disappearing.

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29 h. ago Inside England's plans to handle the heat at the World Cup: Thomas Tuchel's side given cool start in air

Thomas Tuchel spent some of last summer checking in on Man City in Boca Raton, Florida. Looking at the facilities, sizing up the area, as England planned the best route for the World Cup.

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43 h. ago Ashes second Test state of play as Australia close in on another win over sorry England

England are taking on Australia in the second Test of the Ashes and they trail 1-0 in the series with Day Three just completed at The Gabba in Brisbane.

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44 h. ago England to open World Cup campaign against Croatia in Dallas

Thomas Tuchel’s men learned they would face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in Group L at Friday’s draw.

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48 h. ago Thomas Tuchel handed another World Cup boost as benefit of England draw emerges

England were placed into Group L for next summer's World Cup - where they will face Croatia, Panama and Ghana, with Thomas Tuchel also handed another major positive

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51 h. ago England snubbed as Wesley Sneijder picks four favourites to win World Cup

World Cup finalist Wesley Sneijder has had his say on whom he expects to challenge for next year's crown, and it's not good news for England fans after Friday's group draw

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51 h. ago England World Cup draw 2026: Thomas Tuchel avoids Gareth Southgate nightmare

Thomas Tuchel found out which teams he would be facing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage next summer with England entering the competition as one of the favourites

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54 h. ago Alan Shearer fires England warning over 'tough' World Cup draw after Thomas Tuchel verdict

England will face some familiar foes in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup and there are also some tricky ties further along if they make it through as planned

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63 h. ago Thomas Tuchel wants England to be hungry for World Cup after drawing Croatia

England will also face Panama and Ghana in Group L.

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64 h. ago Thomas Tuchel responds to 2026 World Cup draw with message to players

England will play Croatia, Ghana and Panama in a potentially testing World Cup group

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64 h. ago Thomas Tuchel keeps his cool amid cringe, confusion and drama of World Cup draw | David Hytner

England manager happy to ‘focus on what we can influence’ after a draw that will live long in the memory and not for the right reasons At the end of an extraordinary day in the US capital and a World Cup draw that lurched between the ridiculous and the sublime (with a greater emphasis on the former, if the truth be told), Thomas Tuchel and England now know. Croatia in Toronto or Dallas. Ghana in Boston or Toronto. Panama in New Jersey or Philadelphia. And that is just the group games.With the excitement running wild and, well, England being England, their determination to bring it home to the fore, it was not long before the permutations were being scrutinised. It could be Mexico at the Azteca in the last 16 – the scene of the Hand of God in 1986. It could be Brazil in Miami in the quarter-finals. Tuchel pulled a face as if to say: “Wow.” There had been a lot to process. And that is before we talk about the Honourable Donald J Trump and his Fifa peace prize glory. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Thomas Tuchel reacts to England World Cup draw and potential tie from "another galaxy"

England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama at next year's World Cup in Mexico, USA and Canada after the draw for the group stages was made in Washington with Thomas Tuchel in attendance

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65 h. ago Thomas Tuchel expecting ‘tough’ task in England’s World Cup group

Croatia are among the toughest opponents England could have expected.

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65 h. ago Thomas Tuchel reveals approach for World Cup 2026 after England get 'difficult group'

England manager has called for calm as World Cup 2026 group is revealed

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66 h. ago World Cup 2026: England overwhelming favourites to win group but Thomas Tuchel must overcome added challenge

Three Lions will begin their World Cup campaign against Croatia

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67 h. ago England's World Cup opponents and path to final as Three Lions learn fate

England and Thomas Tuchel have learned the three opponents that they will be taking on in the group stages of the 2026 World Cup next summer after Friday’s draw in Washington

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69 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: Donald Trump attends ceremony as England, Scotland and USA learn group opponents

Thomas Tuchel and Steve Clarke will discover their initial opponents in USA, Canada and Mexico, while US President Donald Trump will be in attendance in Washington DC

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2 d. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: England, Scotland and USA to discover opponents

Thomas Tuchel and Steve Clarke will discover their initial opponents in USA, Canada and Mexico, while US President Donald Trump will be in attendance in Washington DC

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3 d. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: How to watch and who England can face in group stages

England are among the favourites to win the 2026 World Cup and Thomas Tuchel's men are set to find out their pathway through the group stage draw

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