England captain Ben Stokes struck a calm and composed tone on Saturday as he reflected on the heavy defeat in the first Ashes Test, insisting that the team has already extracted the necessary lessons and moved forward. Despite the noise outside, Stokes backed England’s approach, including the much-discussed decision for players to skip the pink-ball […]

Travis Head produced a breathtaking counterpunch in Perth, racing to a century in just 69 balls as Australia chased 205 to win. The left-hander’s 100 is the second-fastest century in Ashes history and rewrote a 127-year-old mark — surpassing Joe Darling’s 85-ball fourth-innings opener’s hundred from 1898. Head was electric from the outset, reaching fifty […]

Australian stand-in captain Steve Smith has found himself in the middle of a heated exchange with former England spinner Monty Panesar ahead of the highly anticipated Ashes opener in Perth this Friday. What began as a routine pre-series talk quickly transformed into a fiery war of words, with Panesar delivering one of the harshest jibes […]

Australia’s veteran pacer Mitchell Starc delivered one of the defining moments of Day 1 of the opening Ashes 2025-26 Test in Perth, knocking over England captain Ben Stokes with a stunning wobble-seam delivery. The dismissal, which sent Stokes’ stumps flying through a narrow gap between bat and pad, instantly went viral and set the tone […]

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc created history on Day 1 of the opening Ashes 2025–26 Test in Perth, becoming the first left-arm pacer to claim 100 wickets in Ashes cricket. The landmark moment came when he dismissed former England captain Joe Root for a duck, a crucial strike that arrived early in the morning session. […]

Cricket Australia (CA) has officially named its playing XI for the opening Test of the highly anticipated Ashes 2025–26 series, beginning Friday, November 21, at Perth Stadium. The first Test will mark a significant moment in Australian cricket, with two exciting talents — Jake Weatherald and Brendan Doggett — set to make their Test debuts […]

Australian captain Steve Smith fired back at Monty Panesar after the former England spinner urged Ben Stokes to “reignite sandpaper-gate” during the upcoming Ashes tour in Australia. Speaking on the eve of the series opener, Smith responded with a sharp yet humorous dig, recalling Panesar’s infamous appearance on Mastermind, where the ex-cricketer delivered several wildly […]

In a riveting episode of LiSTNR’s The Howie Games: Ashes Diaries, Australian spearhead Mitchell Starc opened up about one of the most chaotic moments leading into the highly anticipated first Ashes Test in Perth. The fast bowler detailed how a seemingly routine Sheffield Shield clash between New South Wales and Victoria turned into a nightmare, […]

The countdown for the Ashes 2025–26 has begun, and anticipation is building as Australia and England prepare to renew one of cricket’s fiercest rivalries across five gruelling Tests. Amid all the excitement, legendary Australian cricketer Greg Chappell has singled out one English player who has truly caught his eye — Harry Brook. In fact, Chappell […]

Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith has raised eyebrows ahead of the upcoming Ashes 2025–26, questioning England’s strategy of banking heavily on raw pace instead of swing and seam movement. With England assembling one of their fastest bowling attacks in recent memory, Smith believes the tourists might be misreading what truly challenges batters on Australian pitches. […]