54 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Australia lose two wickets in awful start after Steve Smith was ruled out just before play began

Get all the latest scores, reaction and updates as Australia sit on the verge of retaining the urn against a desperate England side.

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63 h. ago How to watch the Ashes: Start times, TV channel, live stream and third Test highlights

England face a tall order to recover after back-to-back defeats

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3 d. ago ‘Squeezed from every direction’: pubs voice fury at Reeves’s business rates changes

Chancellor’s claim to be helping trade met with disbelief in England and Wales amid soaring staff costs, energy bills and other overheadsEmma Harrison has begun to wonder how her business will survive in recent weeks. The managing director of the Three Hills pub in Bartlow, Cambridgeshire, is struggling to see how she will make a profit after examining the impact of her rising tax bill.“I’m really terrified about this coming year,” Harrison says. “We’re a well-run pub, we’ve won lots of awards, but this is going to be really hard.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The FA has one move to show it’s not spineless in World Cup ticket crisis

Comment: Fifa’s extortionate prices have led to accusations of ‘betrayal’ and Miguel Delaney argues that The FA must flex its power now to save fans and potentially enhance England’s chances on the pitch

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3 d. ago Ben Stokes calls on England to show some ‘dog’ in Adelaide and keep Ashes hopes alive

Captain cites summer Lord’s win over India as good exampleEngland must win in Adelaide to have chance of regaining the AshesBen Stokes has called on his England players to summon up the rage witnessed against India in the summer and show some “dog” as they look to keep their slim Ashes hopes alive in Adelaide.After going 2-0 down in Brisbane, Stokes spoke of Australia being “no country for weak men” and stressed the same went for the England dressing room under his captaincy. Looking ahead to the third Test that gets under way on Wednesday, that comment was seemingly no slip of the tongue. Continue reading...

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5 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...

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8 d. ago Ben Stokes and England brutally trolled by pranksters at the beach

A pair of local Aussie radio presenters have trolled Ben Stokes and England during the Bazballers' sunny Noosa getaway, following their dismal start to the 2025 Ashes series.

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9 d. ago Chancellor’s Budget to help bring down inflation from spring, say Bank officials

Clare Lombardelli, deputy governor of the central bank, pointed towards the continued easing of inflation on Tuesday.

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9 d. ago MAFS’ Grace takes SAVAGE swipe at ex Ashley in new video – as fans say ‘she could start an argument in an empty room’

MARRIED At First Sight star Grace appeared to take a savage swipe at ex Ashley in a new video. Welsh reality star Ashley, who is a dad-of-one to his young son from a previous relationship, tied the knot with Grace on the E4 show. But it quickly became apparent that they were complete opposites and...

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1 week 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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1 week ago England feel sting of familiar Ashes pain on day of missed chances in Brisbane

Ben Stokes’ side dropped five catches as Australia blazed into a lead of 44 with four wickets remaining

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1 week ago Wayward England pace attack fumble their golden chance to strike with new ball | Simon Burnton

So good in the first innings in Perth, England’s bowlers were dismal in the opening session on day two to let Australia off the hookJofra Archer’s first ball zinged towards Jake Weatherald and screamed just past the bat. His second arrowed into his pads, knocking him off his feet, and after a review the umpire raised his finger.Forty-five overs later, Australia were all out for not many. But that was Perth, a bowling performance that started with a statement of intent from England’s premier fast bowler and a lead followed by his teammates. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England toil despite Will Jacks’ moment of magic in second Ashes Test

Jacks took a stunning catch to dismiss Steve Smith but England dropped a host of other chances as Australia pulled ahead in Brisbane.

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1 week ago England rue five dropped catches as Australia build lead in second Ashes Test

Second Test, day two: England 334; Australia 378-6Late wickets offer tourists hope amid string of spillsThe ball may be pink and the meal breaks off-kilter, but for so much of the second day in this pivotal day-night Test match, the atmosphere inside the Gabba was an all-too-familiar one for England’s supporters.Gone was the triumphalism that met Joe Root’s first Test century on these shores 24 hours earlier and in its place the sight of Australia taking control. England’s attack had been in the madhouse, sending down a feast of wide long hops and half-volleys to make Jackson Pollock look positively precise. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Will Jacks makes positive start in Ashes chance to be England's next Moeen Ali

All-rounder could become much more than a ‘one off’ selection

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2 w. ago Ashes: Joe Root hits first Test century in Australia amid chaotic start to second Test

Matthew Hayden’s blushes spared as Root takes full advantage of early reprieve with sparkling ton at the Gabba

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2 w. ago How to watch the Ashes: Start times, TV channel, live stream and second Test highlights

After a remarkable first Test, the 2025/26 series heads to the Gabba

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2 w. ago Cummins conundrum is key as Australia try not to overthink tactics

Will the captain return? Will Nathan Lyon play? Who will open? Ashes hostilities are renewed and the hosts don’t need to ask too many questionsAt last, at long last, an Ashes series is about to start. It feels that way, anyway, after so many months of lead-up, such an eternal blur of preview and prediction and preamble, were supposed to reach their end – only to find that the end was instead a momentary interruption, a hiccup, an indigestion-dream of a Test from Perth, a contest done in the span of 31 hours, leaving everyone to return to punditry and prognostication for a further 11 blasted and benighted days.We are, for pity’s sake, in a discussion cycle about Ben Stokes correctly applying a bike helmet while not on a bike, or Steve Smith correctly applying eye-black stickers in his Tim Tebow tribute act, or the archaeologically uncovered fact that Australian teams have a good record at the Gabba. Like farmers waiting for the rains, we are praying for play to start to let us talk a...

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2 w. ago Ben Stokes reassures Shoaib Bashir after England hand Will Jacks Ashes chance

All-rounder Jacks has been recalled for a first Test appearance in three years.

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2 w. ago Why Arsenal can win both the Premier League AND Champions League this season

JACK GAUGHAN: The evidence as to why Arsenal should position themselves as capable of completing a domestic and European Double this season came across three days in the past week.

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