July 2023
Bazball braggadocio hurts England again as visitors on top
Led by a ripping performance from Mitchell Starc, Australia has taken the honours after day one of the Oval Test, but was let down by poor fielding.
- Andrew Clark
- Aus 4/116
- The Ashes
Third Test a three-way dance of death
Heroics by Pat Cummins and Ben Stokes have set the stage for a thrilling finish in the third test at Headingley - weather permitting.
- Andrew Clark
- Analysis
- Test cricket
Boos and bad blood at Lord’s: the second Test had it all
There was ill-feeling aplenty at the home of cricket, of all places, but Pat Cummins is emerging from it all as a fine Australian captain against England’s formidable Ben Stokes.
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- Andrew Clark
June 2023
- England 4-278
- Test cricket
Lyon injury huge blow as Duckett leads England fightback
In the latest extraordinary display of Test cricket, England enjoyed their best Ashes opening stand for 11 years and rattled to their total at almost five an over.
- Updated
- Mitch Phillips
Lyon injured as England fight back into Lord’s Test
Nathan Lyon pulled up sore after attempting to catch Ben Duckett off Cameron Green at deep backward square.
- Scott Bailey
Australia take firm grip on day one of Lord’s Test
Joe Root removed Travis Head and Cameron Green in the same over to give England late hope, but the day firmly belonged to the visitors.
- Ed Osmond
- Opinion
- Test cricket
England’s ‘Bazball’ strategy was a failed evolution of cricket
Aggressive batting and fielding was going to save the English Test game. Australia had other plans.
- Andrew Clark
- Analysis
- Test cricket
The genius and recklessness of Ben Stokes’ ‘Bazball’
There is one school of thought that England, by trying so hard to live up to the free-swinging image they have cultivated over 12 months, are finding their judgment clouded.
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- Oliver Brown
England openers fall before rain ends play on day three of Ashes Test
Play was abandoned around 5:15pm, with just 32.4 overs bowled following a lengthy rain-enforced break with England on 2-28, a lead of 35 runs.
- Aadi Nair
December 2021
Debutant Boland destroys England as Australia retain Ashes
Australia retained the Ashes with a series-sealing innings and 14-run win over England in the third test in Melbourne.
- Ian Ransom
- Opinion
- The Ashes
Aussies don’t need to sledge, pity is even worse
The final indignity for woeful visitors after being outclassed in every department on the cricket field is the sympathy of their hosts off it.
- Oliver Brown
Two Tests, two losses: Not much is going right for England
Only one team has ever come from 2-0 down to win an Ashes series: Don Bradman’s Australians in 1936-37.
Australia claims first blood in Ashes battle
From the first ball, Australia had England in a world of trouble they were unable to escape in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.
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- Mark Ludlow
January 2021
- Opinion
- India
India entrench themselves as world's best side
India's astonishing Gabba win has set the benchmark for this year's Ashes series in Australia.
- Michael Vaughan