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Boland was an England target, but he flipped the script

England's drops, spinners' drought and Starc's Ashes

The urn spurned: How naivety and decay wrecked England's Ashes ambitions

Switch Hit: Crash and (b)urn

Jersey's Asa Tribe dreams of England career and doesn't 'feel too far off it'

Karma for Culture Club as ill-disciplined England get the Ashes they deserve

Stats - Starc emulates Botham after 40 years; Head's rare 600-run feat

Potts out of luck as Stokes' coddling captaincy backfires on England

The theatre of Steven Smith

Head's got it up top as full-time opener's berth seems 'likely'

Steven Smith only behind Don Bradman, another big ton for Travis Head

What's the highest Test partnership between people who were born on the same day?

He ain't heavy, he's my brother - Joe Root defends team-mates to the end

Jake Weatherald, selectors left with plenty to ponder

Stats - Root equals Ponting, just ten behind Tendulkar

Travis Head buries the team he helped create

Was Jamie Smith's shot the worst dismissal of England's Ashes tour?

Brook's happy hooking is a sign of Test cricket's modern Waugh-fare

For England, if the message has gone too far, what about the messenger?

Temba Bavuma, Mitchell Starc, Virat Kohli and Jemimah Rodrigues headline ESPNcricinfo's teams of the year for 2025