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Root fails to make the Ashes all about him ... as England simply fail

England's greatest batter deserved better support. Without it, he has been powerless to prevent inevitable

20-Dec-2025 • 20 hrs ago•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Pat Cummins' comeback destroys England's soul

Australian captain's return from back stress injury is nothing short of remarkable

20-Dec-2025 • 21 hrs ago•Alex Malcolm

Where there's Will Jacks, there's no way for England

Will Jacks' selection as primary spinner and No. 8 batter was always a gamble, and his performance has added to the pressure on the batting as well as bowling units

19-Dec-2025•Matt Roller

With Bazball buried, Ben Stokes turns to old-school resistance

For all the home side's brilliance, the shame was still on England

18-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Lyon restates the value of spin as Australia lock in on series-seizing day

An afterthought for two Tests, spinner surpassed McGrath in first over, then settled into key holding role on sweltering day

18-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

Ashes tours can end careers. Ollie Pope could be next

With 64 Test caps, Pope is a senior player who bats with the naivety of a rookie

18-Dec-2025•Matt Roller

England bowlers chase Christmas No.1 as Australia batters gift their wickets

Touring attack has had the feel of a group of mates at a silent disco all listening to different songs

17-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Fluent but flawed Carey and Khawaja stand out on juvenile batting day for Australia

It does feel like Australia have left a lot of runs on the table after winning the toss and batting on good strip in hot weather at Adelaide Oval

17-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

England must stand up for Stokes before the fun stops

Captain tells his players to "Go out and do what needs to be done" with Ashes on the line in Adelaide

16-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

How Bashir slipped from being England's No. 1 spinner to an afterthought

Having been primed for two years for the Ashes, he has been overlooked at a time and a place that was hoped to be his

15-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Stats - Is Mitchell Starc the greatest first-over bowler in Test history?

A deep dive into the left-armer's phenomenal record in opening overs

14-Dec-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

'The music stops at some stage' but McCullum revs England up to go again

They are embracing the face-off in Adelaide after going 2-0 down in the Ashes

14-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Bethell for Pope? Bashir for Jacks? What can England change in Adelaide

England need to win to stay in the series, but will they roll the dice? Have your say on their selection conundrums

14-Dec-2025•Alan Gardner

Archer's paradox - as Ashes heat builds, Jofra must lead from the front

In Australia, the public enemy from England changes week to week, and Jofra Archer is serving his time at the moment

13-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

James Rew: 'I like to make it really hard for the opposition to get me out'

Somerset wicketkeeper-batter is tipped for Test career and already has impressive body of work to call on

11-Dec-2025•Matt Roller

Trouble in paradise as Noosa tightens on England's Ashes hopes

Downtime in luxury beach resort may yet revive England's Ashes hopes, but the optics could be a disaster

10-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Switch Hit: Broken in Brisbane

Was the Gabba the venue where Bazball went to die? Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Andrew McGlashan to perform another England autopsy after Australia go 2-0 up

09-Dec-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

England have the talent to match Australia but not the mindset

The series so far has exposed England's fragility under pressure

09-Dec-2025•Greg Chappell

Was Australia's 511 at the Gabba the highest Test total without a century?

And was India's 20 straight losses at the toss an ODI record?

09-Dec-2025•Steven Lynch

Bazball is dead (even if England aren't quite yet)

Doubt has flooded the environment as the Stokes-McCullum cult credo reaches its fiery endgame

08-Dec-2025•Andrew Miller

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