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The Ashes: England make strong start chasing 251 to win third Test and keep hopes of series victory alive

England made a fast start chasing 251 to win at Headingley and keep their Ashes hopes alive after Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Stuart Broad each struck twice with the ball on an electrifying evening. Zak Crawley (8no) and Ben Duckett (11no) rattled along to 27-0 from five overs under sunlight – which had replaced…

Women’s Ashes: England captain Heather Knight soaks up The Oval atmosphere as hosts keep series alive

England captain Heather Knight said she made sure to soak up the atmosphere as England beat Australia by three runs in the second T20 international at The Oval to keep the multi-format Women’s Ashes series alive. England need to win every single one of the remaining white-ball games in order to regain the Ashes, having…

Women’s Ashes: Danni Wyatt’s 76 sets up England win in second T20I vs Australia to maintain Ashes hopes

Danni Wyatt’s knock of 76 from 46 balls laid the foundations for England to win the second T20I against Australia at The Kia Oval and maintain their Ashes hopes. Wyatt, who shared an opening stand of 57 with Sophia Dunkley, had crumbled to spearhead a repair job after England’s middle order, losing five wickets for…

The Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad says Australia will regret not withdrawing Jonny Bairstow appeal | Brendon McCullum: Anger will galvanize us

Stuart Broad has said that Australia captain Pat Cummins will regret not withdrawing the appeal for Jonny Bairstow’s wicket after the England star was controversially dismissed on the final day of the second Test at Lord’s. Bairstow was stumped by Alex Carey, caught wandering out of his crease at the end of a Cameron Green…

Women’s Ashes: England backed by bumper Edgbaston crowd as must-win white-ball series begins

England will play in front of a bumper crowd of around 20,000 at Edgbaston on Saturday night as they begin the must-win white-ball leg of the Women’s Ashes. An 89-run defeat to Australia in the one-off Test at Trent Bridge leaves the hosts 4-0 down and needing to win five of the six limited-overs games…

The Ashes: England ‘angry’ and ‘bewildered’ after Ollie Pope asked to field despite shoulder injury

England were left “angry” and “bewildered” after Ollie Pope was pressed to take the field with a right shoulder injury at Lord’s, says assistant coach Jeetan Patel. Ben Stokes’ side were permitted to use a substitute fielder after Pope went down fielding at backward point in Australia’s first innings, but the situation changed after he…

Women’s Ashes: England must ‘boot the door down’ to stay in series after Test defeat, says Phoebe Graham

Phoebe Graham reflects on the Women’s Ashes Test and urges England to “go harder” against a “formidable but beatable” Australia side in the white-ball games… Five days of days of grit and determination, twists and turns. The Women’s Ashes Test match ebbed and flowed perfectly and we saw the first result in a women’s Test…

The Ashes: Zak Crawley misses chance to feast on Australia attack on perfect day for batting at Lord’s

As England boldly batted their way back into the second Ashes Test on day two at Lord’s, Zak Crawley – who helped build the platform from which to launch – again failed to truly cement his role in the side. When Brendon McCullum was brought in as head coach in May of last year, Crawley…

The Ashes: Kevin Pietersen calls England ‘shambolic’ during day one of Lord’s Test

Kevin Pietersen slammed England for being “shambolic” and “too nice” as Australia bossed day one of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s. Pietersen’s strong words came at tea when Australia were 190-2 from 24 overs having been inserted by England on a green pitch under cloudy skies. The tourists, 1-0 up in the five-match series…

The Ashes: Josh Tongue replaces Moeen Ali as England name all-seam attack for second Test at Lord’s

Josh Tongue will make his Ashes debut after replacing Moeen Ali with England naming an all-seam attack to face Australia in the second Test at Lord’s, which gets under way on Wednesday. Tongue claimed second-innings figures of 5-66 on his Test debut against Ireland at Lord’s earlier this month. Moeen struggled with a blister on…