56 m. ago Pat Cummins primed to pop the corks after bursting England’s fragile bubble | Geoff Lemon

Australia’s captain marvel, the ultimate flat-wicket operator, stormed into this third Ashes Test like he had never been awayOn a redundancy scale, attending the Adelaide Test and noting that Pat Cummins was good is in the realm of noting that the Torrens was wet or the cathedral was spiky. Still, on day four, any one of those obvious things might justifiably have caught an observer’s eye. Perhaps it’s more notable just how natural, how inevitable, it felt that Cummins was indeed bowling at his best in his first match back after a nascent stress fracture cost him the first two Tests of this Ashes series and any match preparation before that.England observers will spend four years until their team’s next visit pondering explanations for this year’s poor showing, inevitably including much examination of the lack of chances for their bowlers to adjust to Australian conditions. Cummins spent five months in the gym and the nets without once seeing the middle of a ground, latterly powerin...

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75 m. ago England on the brink of Ashes series loss as Australia duo hand hosts major advantage

Australia set England a target of 435 to win the Third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval

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93 m. ago England on brink of Ashes defeat as Nathan Lyon stars for Australia

Hosts have one hand on the urn

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95 m. ago Crawley admits England ‘staring down the barrel’ but vows ‘we’ll never give up‘

Batter accepts ‘uphill battle’ to keep Ashes series aliveCrawley backs Ollie Pope after dismissal for 17 in AdelaideZak Crawley has promised England will still be hunting for victory on the fifth day of the third Test in Adelaide, despite slipping to 207 for six in pursuit of a record fourth-innings run chase target of 435.“It’s an uphill battle from here,” Crawley said at close of play on Saturday. “But the boys are going to give it a good crack tomorrow. Obviously we’re staring down the barrel, so it’s disappointing. But we’ll never give up.” Continue reading...

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98 m. ago Zak Crawley admits outclassed England are ‘staring down the barrel’

A series defeat looms inside three Tests despite opener Crawley ditching his typical expansiveness in a dogged 85 in Adelaide.

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1 hour ago Inside Stuart Broad's love life from Miss England and lingerie models to pop star fiancee

England cricket legend Stuart Broad is now engaged to a pop star and they have two children, but his dating history is impressive to say the least

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2 h. ago Zak Crawley defends Ollie Pope after latest Ashes dismissal and claims ‘he’s had a good year’

England’s No 3 has averaged 17.62 against Australia but Crawley denied that anyone’s place in the team is under threat

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2 h. ago England Ashes hopes suffer major blow as Australia on brink of another Test win

England trail by 227 runs heading into Day Five of the third Ashes Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval

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2 h. ago Ashes LIVE: England facing quickest Ashes defeat since 1921 as Nathan Lyon removes Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley to help Australia close on series win

Ashes RECAP: Re-live all of the action from day four of the third Test at Adelaide Oval with Daily Mail's live coverage as Australia rapidly close in on retaining the urn.

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3 h. ago England require Ashes miracle but avoid further humiliation as Australia on verge of victory

England were left on 207 for 6, needing a 228-run miracle on day five in Adelaide, while Australia require four more wickets to seal a 3-0 lead

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3 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Nathan Lyon removes Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley in quick succession to leave England facing series defeat

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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3 h. ago Australia close on Ashes victory over England on day four of third Test – live reaction

Australia are four wickets away from retaining the urn after Nathan Lyon strikes late at Adelaide Oval68th over: Australia 276-4 (Head 142, Carey 57) Carse’s first ball is short and wide and thumped to the boundary by Carey. A diving stop by Smith saves any further blushes and that’s all Australia can milk from the over.67th over: Australia 272-4 (Head 142, Carey 53) Stokes has the ball. Hair swept back and regal. Running in to the strains of the Barmy Army’s Jerusalem. On the ball. Just one single from it. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Australia on cusp of Ashes triumph as Nathan Lyon dulls England’s glimmer of hope

Third Test, D4: Australia 371 & 349; England 286 & 207-6Spinner strikes late as tourists briefly threaten record run chaseThere was a time when England players threw around phrases like “the more the better”, such was their confidence in the chase. But tasked with knocking off a world record 435 runs to stop Australia winning this Ashes series at the earliest opportunity, one suspects similar words were not uttered on Saturday.Instead, having picked up six cheap wickets first thing to set up this unlikely five-session challenge, it was first about seeing where they could get to by stumps. The upshot was 206 for six from 63 overs which, while progress of sorts on this malfunctioning tour, means Australia will go into the final day of this third Test within touching distance of an unassailable 3-0 lead. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Australia on verge of Ashes triumph as Lyon dulls England’s glimmer of hope

Third Test, D4: Australia 371 & 349; England 286 & 207-6Lyon strikes after tourists briefly threaten record chaseThere was a time when England players threw around phrases like “the more the better”, such was their confidence in the chase. But tasked with knocking off a world-record 435 runs to stop Australia winning this Ashes series at the earliest opportunity, one suspects similar words were not uttered on Saturday.Instead, having picked up six cheap wickets first thing to set up this unlikely five-session challenge, it was first about seeing where they could get to by stumps. The upshot was 206 for six from 63 overs which, while progress of sorts on this malfunctioning tour, means Australia will go into the final day of this third Test within touching distance of an unassailable 3-0 lead. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Pat Cummins breaks vital partnership with the crucial wicket of Joe Root, as England's hopes of rescuing Ashes series begin to slide out of view

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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6 h. ago Zak Crawley and Joe Root show fight as England battle to avoid Adelaide defeat

The tourists face a monumental target of 435 to achieve an almost unthinkable comeback.

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7 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Early blow for England with Duckett and Pope sent packing as tourists chase world record to stay in the series

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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9 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Aussie collapse gives England an unlikely shot at glory

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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11 h. ago Ashes LIVE: England on the brink of becoming the WORST Ashes side in over 100 years following Travball clinic at Adelaide Oval

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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15 h. ago Bar chain backed by England cricket captain Ben Stokes plunged into administration leaving all venues at risk

Sixes Cricket, which operates 17 branches and is also supported by former England international Stuart Broad, has appointed administrators amid falling consumer spending.

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