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Stuart Broad of England celebrates the wicket of Alex Carey

Dream finish for Broad as England win to draw series

Stuart Broad got the dream finish he wanted as England signed off a memorable Ashes summer in style, flooring Australia in an intoxicating finale at the Kia Oval to square the series 2-2.

Cricket • 31 Jul 23

Stuart Broad and James Anderson were still in as England finished the day 389-9

Broad to bow out as England take control of final Test

England put themselves in pole position for an Ashes-levelling win in the fifth and final Test, leaving Australia a record chase after another display of 'Bazball' bravado at the Kia Oval.

Cricket • 29 Jul 23

England players kill time with a kickabout at Old Trafford

Rain turns England's Ashes hopes to dust

England's hopes of setting up a winner-takes-all Ashes decider were wiped out by the Manchester weather, with a fifth day washout in the fourth Test handing the urn to Australia.

Cricket • 23 Jul 23

England running out of time as rain limits Ashes play

England's prospects of levelling the Ashes were just about alive after Joe Root claimed the only wicket of a rain-ruined fourth day at Emirates Old Trafford.

Cricket • 22 Jul 23

Zak Crawley bats for England at the end of a short but dramatic day's play

England's Ashes prospects brighter as Leeds rain clears

England were eyeing another memorable Ashes climax at Headingley after knocking over Australia to leave themselves in charge of a fourth-innings chase in the third Test.

Cricket • 08 Jul 23

England captain Ben Stokes was out on the first delivery he faced today

Australia take control of second Ashes Test

England's costly habit of unforced batting errors reared its head again at Lord's as they gifted control of the second Ashes Test to Australia.

Cricket • 30 Jun 23

Bairstow carries one of the protesters from the field

Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt second Ashes Test

Just Stop Oil protesters stopped the second Ashes Test with England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow forced to take matters into his own hands.

Cricket • 28 Jun 23

Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon celebrate as Australia celebrate a thrilling Test match win in Edgebaston

Cummins the hero as Australia win Edgbaston classic

Australia captain Pat Cummins led his side to a remarkable two-wicket victory in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston, holding his nerve in a heart-pounding chase that left Ben Stokes and his England team distraught.

Cricket • 20 Jun 23

Australia's wicket keeper Alex Carey (R) plays a shot on day two of the first Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston

Frustrated Broad bemoans no ball as Aussie hang tough

Stuart Broad blamed the occasion of the Ashes and bowling on a "soulless" pitch for a costly no-ball as England were punished for a series of errors by Australia in the first Test.

Cricket • 17 Jun 23

England's Mark Wood is bowled by Pat Cummins of Australia

English batting collapse hands momentum to Australia

England's batting imploded yet again in the final Ashes Test, dragging down their chances of a morale-boosting win in painfully familiar fashion.

Cricket • 15 Jan 22

Travis Head salutes the crowd in Tasmania after his first innings century

Australia uses its Head to shift final Test momentum

England saw a brilliant start slip through their fingers in the final Ashes Test, with Travis Head's outstanding century and an injury to Ollie Robinson shifting the momentum in Hobart.

Cricket • 14 Jan 22

Usman Khawaja of Australia celebrates after reaching his century during day two of the fourth Test

Broad strikes back but Khawaja claims spotlight

Usman Khawaja celebrated his recall to the test arena after two years in the wilderness with a stylish 137 to drive Australia to a declaration on 416 for eight shortly before the close of play on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test on Thursday.

Cricket • 06 Jan 22

Chris Silverwood is the latest England staff member to test positive for Covid-19

England running out of coaching staff for Ashes Test

England's preparations for the fourth Ashes Test fell victim to more Covid chaos today, with local net bowlers removed from their latest training session on the same day head coach Chris Silverwood joined the growing ranks of positive cases.

Cricket • 02 Jan 22

Scott Boland is congratulated by team-mates after one of his six wickets for just seven runs

Australia annihilate England to secure Ashes series

England surrendered the Ashes in embarrassing fashion in Melbourne, blitzed for 68 all out in their second innings to slump 3-0 behind in just 12 days of cricket.

Cricket • 28 Dec 21

Jonny Bairstow is back in the England line-up

England swing the axe ahead of St Stephen's Day Test

England have swung the axe for their must-win St Stephen's Day Test against Australia, making four changes to the team in Melbourne.

Cricket • 25 Dec 21

Australia celebrate a Michael Neser wicket

English misery continues as Australia turn the screw

England endured a torrid second day in Adelaide as Australia bullied their bowlers and feasted on their openers to put themselves firmly on course for a 2-0 Ashes lead.

Cricket • 17 Dec 21

Marcus Harris and Marnus Labuschagne celebrate Australia's win

Australia take Ashes lead after England collapse

England's Ashes campaign began with the familiar feeling of defeat at The Gabba as another batting collapse condemned them to a painful nine-wicket loss in the first Test.

Cricket • 11 Dec 21

Australia's Travis Head celebrates his century during day two of the first Ashes cricket Test match

Head start for hosts as Australia take control

Travis Head crashed a free-spirited century as Australia assumed control of the first Ashes Test, aided and abetted by a costly no-ball from Ben Stokes and painful errors in the field.

Cricket • 09 Dec 21

Tim Paine to miss Ashes as he takes 'leave of absence'

Tim Paine will miss the Ashes series against England while on a "leave of absence" from all cricket, a week after the wicketkeeper stepped down from the Australian captaincy over a 'sexting' scandal.

Cricket • 25 Nov 21

Tim Paine could still feature in the upcoming Ashes

Paine steps down as Oz captain after sexting scandal

Tim Paine has stepped down as captain of the Australia Test cricket team less than a month before the Ashes over a sexting exchange with a former colleague.

Cricket • 19 Nov 21

Jofra Archer has become the first England bowler to take 20 wickets in a debut series since Dominic Cork in 1995

Archer's accuracy troubles Australia at The Oval

Jofra Archer and Sam Curran combined to hand England a vital first-innings lead in the final Ashes Test, raising their hopes of a series-levelling win at The Oval.

Cricket • 13 Sep 19

Australia get the celebrations started at Old Trafford

Australia retain the Ashes with a Test to spare

Australia retained the Ashes after beating England by 185 runs at Old Trafford on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the series with just one Test remaining.

Cricket • 08 Sep 19

England's Rory Burns walks off after being caught out for nine runs off the bowling of Pat Cummins

England on the ropes after first innings collapse

England were swept aside for a calamitous 67 all out on day two of the third Ashes Test at Headingley, a sorry performance that goes a long way to ensuring the urn will remain in Australia.

Cricket • 23 Aug 19

England pick up crucial wickets before rain wrecks day

England fought back on the third day in the second test of the Ashes, picking up three top order wickets to reduce Australia to 80-4 before rain wiped out the final two sessions at Lord's.

Cricket • 16 Aug 19

Smith saves Australia from first-day Ashes meltdown

Steve Smith stared down a depleted England attack and a hostile Edgbaston crowd as his superb century single-handedly rescued Australia on the opening day of the 2019 Ashes.

Cricket • 01 Aug 19

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