The Ashes
The Ashes 2025 second Test day four LIVE coverage: England’s late resistance stymies Australia’s victory chase
A stoic Stokes-Jacks partnership has gotten England off the ropes on day four of the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane.
- Emma Kemp
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Starc is super, but still human. It makes the return of Lyon a must
As if anyone needed a reminder, Mitchell Starc proved once again in Brisbane just how super he was. But how much can one man do?
- Nick Wright
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Australia has produced some terrific left-armers. Starc is the best of the best
Once a wayward weapon with the ball, Mitchell Starc has become better with age and become Australia’s greatest left-arm paceman.
- Geoff Lawson
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The Ashes 2025 second Test, day three recap: What happens when you take boldness, as well as brains, out of Bazball
Of all the bad days England have had in the field on these shores, few would have matched Saturday for meekness and mindlessness.
- Andrew Wu
England’s Ashes dream on life support after Starc stars with bat and ball
Australia are poised to take a 2-0 series lead on Sunday after Mitchell Starc frustrated England with a gritty 77 then helped reduce the tourists to 6-134 in their second innings.
- Tom Decent
The Ashes 2025 second Test day three as it happened: Australia close in on crushing victory after critical DRS reviews and English collapse
Australia’s bowlers dominated first with the bat, then with the ball under lights too, leaving a demoralised England staring down a 2-0 series deficit.
- Dan Walsh
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Relentless Starc turns Gabba into England’s Ashes Death Star
So thoroughly did the left-hander torment Ben Stokes and his team that the Ashes look as good as gone. England had been taken to the Starc side.
- Daniel Brettig
Don’t forget about us: The contenders now lining up to take Khawaja’s Test place
As Australia’s next in line mounted their case, England’s reserves hit a wall as their first-choice batsmen struggled. But Joe Root insists he trusts his teammates.
- Nick Wright
The Ashes second Test day 2 recap: The whipping boy who became England’s unlikeliest of game-changers
As far as plot twists go, they do not come more bizarre than Brydon Carse hoodwinking Cameron Green and Steve Smith.
- Andrew Wu
Is Labuschagne back? The signs are good, but his 28-month drought continues
He has become the first player to reach a major pink-ball milestone. But there’s one mountain Marnus Labuschagne must conquer to truly announce his Test comeback.
- Nick Wright
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