24 h. ago True Blue, gin cocktails and ‘Ronball’ shirts: Inside Australia’s Ashes celebrations

As social convenor Travis Head handed out drinks and white ‘Ronball’ T-shirts, former greats including Ricky Ponting joined Pat Cummins’ men for an Adelaide Oval shindig.

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26 h. ago ‘Bazball is officially dead’: Australia bite back at dire Ashes predictions after retaining urn

Australia’s captain Pat Cummins admitted satisfaction after bundling Bazball out of the Ashes series in what he called “straight sets”, with a hat-trick of Test match victories in 11 days.

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27 h. ago Adelaide finale as it happened: Australia retain Ashes with 82

Australia swept to an 82-run win in the third Ashes Test in Adelaide to retain the urn with two matches to spare and leave England facing recriminations over another failed campaign.

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28 h. ago They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan’s Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have overcome plenty to get here.

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29 h. ago ‘It doesn’t bode well’: Lyon, Cummins could sit out the rest of the Ashes

Nathan Lyon was on crutches after suffering an apparent hamstring injury, while Pat Cummins is no guarantee to play another Test this summer with the urn safely retained.

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29 h. ago ‘Bazball is officially dead’: Australia retain the Ashes after England fightback falls short

Australia have taken an unassailable 3-0 series lead after a dramatic day in Adelaide Oval, ensuring the urn will remain in their possession.

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34 h. ago Ashes cricket LIVE | Four wickets to glory. Australia on brink of Ashes win

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34 h. ago Ashes cricket LIVE | Play restarts. England’s target under 200 runs, Australia need four wickets

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34 h. ago Ashes cricket LIVE UPDATES | Australia gets breakthrough as Jamie Smith throws wicket away

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34 h. ago Ashes cricket LIVE UPDATES | England need 126 runs to pull off miracle win with three wickets in hand at lunch. Lyon out injured.

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34 h. ago Ashes cricket LIVE UPDATES | Australia retains Ashes with 82 run win. England fightback falls short.

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34 h. ago Ashes cricket LIVE UPDATES | Australia retain Ashes with 82 run win. England fightback falls short.

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46 h. ago ‘He’ll have a long career for Australia’: Meet the future of the Baggy Green

As the leader of one of Australia’s most successful underage sides, Hugh Weibgen saw the makings of Sam Konstas, and a side of him not often seen publicly. 

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49 h. ago Too good mate: Stokes’ nod to Lyon, Cummins and Australia’s mastery

Thanks to Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, Australia will retain the Ashes at some point on day five, equalling the 11-day record for the fastest ever outcome.

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3 d. ago Who will guard the guards? Why Australia needs to consider a sports regulator

A national sports regulator couldn’t fix every problem. Egos, ambition and conflict can’t be avoided. But it would resolve many issues and protect the long-term interests of fans.

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4 d. ago Cummins spearheads Australia as England’s Ashes hopes in tatters

The Bazball reign is in shambles, with skipper Ben Stokes’ heated exchange with paceman Jofra Archer epitomising a camp clinging on.

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4 d. ago Cummins leads from the front to leave England’s Ashes hopes in tatters

Bazball melted under the Adelaide sun as Australia’s captain, supported by fellow returnee Nathan Lyon, ripped through the tourists’ batting order to put his side in a commanding position.

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4 d. ago Two men fighting for life, woman in hospital under police guard after house fire

A woman is in hospital under police guard after a suspicious house fire in Melbourne's south-east left two men fighting for life.

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5 d. ago A hundred in Test cricket heaven: Carey, Khawaja save Australia’s blushes

It was through a pair of proper Test cricketers that Australia avoided a first-innings pratfall in a game that England must win to keep the series alive.

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5 d. ago Why Cricket Australia is willing to help the old enemy fix their touring woes

England last won a Test match in Australia in 2011, and Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg says he’s willing to explore the prospect of England players taking part in the Sheffield Shield in future.

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