Poms meet Aussies ‘in nightclub’
England captain Ben Stokes claimed a lengthy presentation was to blame for failing to have a post-series beer with Australia.
Ashes
Openers prepare unexpected twist to Broad’s final chapter
The day began with the sun shining and Stuart Broad being feted by friend and foe. It ended amid gloom with England flat, Broad wicketless and Australia striding towards an unlikely victory.
The Australian captain even the Poms like
The intelligent, empathetic leader is far removed from the stereotype of his nation’s cricketers. And not even the Lord’s drama has soured him to England fans.
Nothing inevitable in such a supremely evitable series
Now it gets interesting. The Ashes of 2023 has already been of exceptionally high quality – and also strewn with mistakes.
England’s moral superiority fails the Test of history
Jonny Bairstow’s stumping should be seen in context, going all the way back to the Bodyline tour, when a mean-spirited English aristocrat executed the most unsportsmanlike strategy ever deployed.
Take test from Lord’s if MCC again disgraces cricket
The behaviour of members of the Marylebone Cricket Club, with its public school puerility and reek of entitlement, suggest that the buck needs to stop with Marylebone rather than start with it.
McGrath steps up as Australia take first points
A magical turn with bat and ball from Tahlia McGrath has seen Australia take first points in the Women’s Ashes, with a nine-wicket win in the opening T20 match.
Hobart Test ‘will proceed’ despite restrictions
Tasmania insists the fifth Ashes Test will be held in Hobart, with the government appearing open to a pragmatic application of Covid requirements.
All roads lead to coach in Ashes blame game
The misreading of pitch conditions and odd selections have presaged two awful performances in the opening Tests.
Paine’s injury battle revealed
The skipper and a key bowler finished the series with injuries that should have sidelined them.
Burns puts heat on Aussie attack
If day one was Steve Smith’s, day two belonged to an England opener and his maiden Test ton | WATCH
Steve Smith’s greatest hit
It was on a treacherous Pune dustbowl that Steve Smith hit what many regarded — until now — to be the finest ton of his career.
Kasper’s ball to beat howlers
Ashes hero Steve Smith will soon be smashing a lot more than leather, if former Test star Michael Kasprowicz gets his way.
Ton of pride
Steve Smith proved once again his vulnerability as a human being is countered by his lack of it as a batsman.
Spurned Carey vows to fight on
Alex Carey has taken his Ashes omission on the chin and vowed to work even harder to realise his Australian Test dream.
Ashes attracts big audience
Almost 1 million TV viewers tuned in to watch Steve Smith’s triumphant return to test cricket last night.
When numbers don’t add up
Cricket is supposed to be a numbers game but this is going too far.
It’s not Smith who needs redemption
Steve Smith shouldn’t have to smash a century to be redeemed.
How triumphant a comeback it was
What a Test century meant to Steve Smith was obvious as he ignored the boos and raised his bat.
Smith is not done yet
For a batsman gone so long without a Test, Steve Smith could hardly have been readier.
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