3 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.

Politics

3 d. ago Ashes 2025 live score: England look to salvage series on day three as Stokes & Archer frustrate hosts

England are 2-0 down in the series and appear to be hurtling towards a series-ending defeat in Adelaide thanks to more shoddy batting

Politics

3 d. ago Ashes 2025 live score: England try and salvage series on day three as tensions rise

England are 2-0 down in the series and appear to be hurtling towards a series-ending defeat in Adelaide thanks to more shoddy batting

Events

3 d. ago Ashes 2025 live score: England to try and salvage series on day three as tensions rise

England are 2-0 down in the series and appear to be hurtling towards a series-ending defeat in Adelaide thanks to more shoddy batting

Events

3 d. ago There are only two things wrong with this England team. They can’t Baz. And they can’t ball | Barney Ronay

Even losing seems to involve doing so without the qualities that were supposed to make England winIt’s a cruel, cruel summer. By the close of play in Adelaide, on the kind of superheated afternoon when just going outside basically involves setting fire to your own hair, it was clear this was the day the music finally died for England’s Ashes tour; even if that music has long since faded, like the tinkle of a haunted pianola in an empty house.The start of day two had presented a familiar challenge. Here was another occasion where it was necessary to bat properly. And yes, it is always this day. The bat properly day. Do it. Do the batting. The proper batting. By now this seems to raise some very basic existential questions. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Brendon McCullum: England have dealt with Australian hostility well on Ashes tour

The team has had to contend with derogatory headlines, photographers trailing players on days off and even drones monitoring a round of golf.

Economics

8 d. ago England cricket team's security guard 'lashes out' at Australian camera crew: Disastrous Ashes tour takes a new turn with airport flare

England's hapless Ashes tour was again in the headlines after footage emerged of a member of their security team involved in an altercation with a cameraman.

Events

9 d. ago Adelaide should be England’s best chance: expect changes after Noosa debrief | Ali Martin

Plenty is up in the air as the Ashes tourists escape the Sunshine Coast goldfish bowl, but sharks are circling for next week’s third TestAll being well, England’s cricketers should land in South Australia on Saturday. Those on the port side of the plane will have spotted the mighty Adelaide Oval during their descent. Although at 2-0 down in this Ashes series, a visual cue as to what is at stake next week is hardly needed.The mini-break spent licking wounds in Noosa generated headlines and interest but was hardly unprecedented as modern tours go. Among the reaction was Alex Carey recalling how Australia’s players scattered after the third Test on the 2023 Ashes tour and he personally visited Edinburgh. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Strengthened Australia welcome England to Gabbatoir in pivotal Ashes week | Ali Martin

Ben Stokes is still bullish but the omens suggests pink-ball Test could be a nightmare on Vulture StreetMy first day at the Gabba was 23 years ago, half a lifetime having passed since I slept on my brother’s sofa across the river and followed the Ashes tour as a backpacker. The coin went up, Nasser Hussain decided to have a bowl, and Steve Waugh’s Australians cashed in on generosity.Having not returned until 2017‑18, and then covered the Covid tour four years later, the Sydney finale in 2003 remains the only time I have seen England win a Test on Australian soil. Even then I missed the last day: flat broke and forced to head back to Queensland to find work, I eventually found myself on a farm upstate, shovelling melons like a scrum-half for eight hot hours a day while dodging venomous snakes underfoot. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Tony Christie, 82, reveals how he is coping with his dementia diagnosis

The singer, 82, best known for (Is This the Way to) Amarillo, was diagnosed with dementia in 2023 after struggling with crosswords.

Politics

3 w. ago Richard Ashcroft performs 'special' tribute to Mani on last night of Oasis tour in Brazil

'He had the style, the swagger, and the sound'

Politics