England bowler Brydon Carse faced his fair share of adversity after he was slapped with a 16-month betting ban, and it’s no surprise that English captain Ben Stokes was the one to help him out of his battles and into an Ashes weapon.
With an Ashes on the horizon, Usman Khawaja looks set for a seventh opening partner since David Warner’s retirement. An uncapped star has emerged as the leading contender — but he faces plenty of competition.
Dumped for the tour of the West Indies, Marnus Labuschagne could be back as soon as the first Ashes Test, with the Australian coach declaring they are ‘open to all options.’
Wiping out the West Indies in the manner Australia did is fine – but a stirring giant on the horizon has changed the vibe of the Ashes, writes Robert Craddock.
Australia is guilty of being too cute with Sam Konstas, their greatest crime a major misread of their rivals’ strength. That’s a problem for not only the Ashes, but his growth as a Test opener.
They’re not the first names on the lips of cricket fans when it comes to this summer’s Ashes game-breakers – but it could be the showdown which makes all the difference.
Is he the cavalier Test batter who took down Jasprit Bumrah, a more traditional opener or a combination of both? It’s the Sam Konstas question set to define the next era of Australian cricket.
Long-time Ashes agitator Kevin Pietersen has torched Australia’s batting in the wake of their World Test Championship collapse – while saving a special sledge for rising star Cameron Green.
Australia will be embarrassed by what looks like a blown chance to win the World Test Championship, but it could be the wake-up call needed to stave off an Ashes annihilation in the summer.
As Australia’s pace attack locked horns with South Africa, England were manoeuvring behind the scenes to unleash a shock weapon for the Ashes.
Australia’s cricketers will be hoping they will not have to endure what they did last time they visited the Home of Cricket and Lord’s have introduced extra measures to ensure they don’t.
50,000 English cricket fans secured precious Ashes tickets when they went online this week, while some Aussie fans missed out. Here’s how it happened.
The mad rush to secure tickets to this year’s Ashes series and Boxing Day Test has sent Ticketek into meltdown mode with some fans locked out and others losing their tickets.
For three years, Bazball has produced some startling results and taken England to extraordinary heights. But it has hit hurdles in recent times. And the time has come to put up or shut up.
The only thing more surprising than England’s cricket under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, has been their selections in the same period. But there’s a method behind the madness.
Alex Carey has revealed fresh details on the vicious fallout from the Jonny Bairstow incident – opening up on a chilling incident where the sanctity of Australian dressing room was breached.
Brisbane will again host the first cricket test of the summer following the announcement of a new world-class stadium at Victoria Park.
Following a humiliating Ashes result in Australia, the England women’s coach who cited ‘cultural’ differences as a factor in defeat, has been moved on.
In March 2027, the 150th anniversary of the very first Test match will be celebrated. But tradition will not be followed in every sense and former England captain Michael Atherton asks why.
Australia may have unearthed their next Ashes superstar – and they have former coach Justin Langer to thank for it. Here’s the inside story on how Josh Inglis turned his back on England.
Australian cricket’s teen phenom Sam Konstas showed there’s two sides to his game as he put the ramp shot away, but it didn’t last long as a Gabba master put an end to his return to the Sheffield Shield.
Captain Pat Cummins is undoubtedly the top of Australian cricket’s food chain, but wunderkind Sam Konstas’ Test future, and role in the Ashes, may soon gain some important clarity.
Born and bred in the north of England, Josh Inglis has faced plenty of digs about his heritage after his five-star Test debut. So how did Justin Langer end up convincing him to abandon his homeland?
Australia will sweat on the fitness of its greatest women’s Test player despite another dominant day against England at the MCG.
A superb unbeaten half-century to Beth Mooney propelled Australia to a commanding 72-run win in Saturday night’s T20 International against England at Adelaide Oval, the result continuing the visitors’ Women’s Ashes nightmare.
Australian’s women’s cricket team say they want to “embarrass” England in the Ashes after the Poms were cruelly denied a rare win.
A former English player has revealed she has been “hung out to dry” by the current women’s cricket team in their horror Ashes campaign.
England’s struggling Ashes team have adopted a siege mentality, with a former teammate given the cold shoulder.
The Ashes will stay in Australia after a fourth victory in a row over England but the news was not all good for the home side with three games to go.
Australian women’s captain Alyssa Healy is in doubt for the remainder of the Ashes series and potentially the rest of the season as she battles a foot issue that has forced Cricket Australia to delay the naming of its squad for the MCG Test.
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