England captain Ben Stokes has delivered a blunt rallying cry ahead of the must-win third Ashes Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, urging his side to “show a bit of dog” after what he described as raw and uncomfortable conversations following two heavy defeats. England’s Ashes campaign is already on the brink. Comprehensive eight-wicket […]

England’s Ashes campaign has taken an unexpected detour—this time to the sunny shores of Noosa Heads. Just three days after suffering an eight-wicket defeat to Australia in the second Ashes Test, Ben Stokes and his men were spotted relaxing in the popular Queensland holiday town. The break comes at a time when England find themselves […]

England’s Ashes campaign is already hanging by a thread after slipping 2-0 behind, and Nasser Hussain believes the time has come for skipper Ben Stokes to shift from shielding his players to confronting some uncomfortable truths. The former England captain feels Stokes’ tone after the Gabba defeat revealed a significant change—this wasn’t the usual defiance […]

England captain Ben Stokes has questioned the mentality of England players after they faced another loss in the ongoing Ashes series to go 2-0 down already. After losing the first Test in Perth in just two days, England lost the D/N Test at the Gabba as well. “Over and over again, Australia have managed to […]

England have confirmed their playing XI for the second Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, making a single but significant change from the Perth Test. Off-spinning all-rounder Will Jacks has earned a long-awaited recall to the Test side after nearly three years, last featuring in the Multan Test against Pakistan in December 2022. He […]

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 […]

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 […]

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has once again sparked conversation around England’s Bazball philosophy, suggesting that the celebrated approach was never a grand cricketing revolution but a targeted plan designed for one purpose — to win the Ashes in Australia. Speaking to 7NEWS, Ponting argued that England’s public narrative around Bazball has been misleading, claiming […]

Former England captain and seasoned cricket analyst Nasser Hussain believes the upcoming Ashes series will be a defining moment for current England captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. In a recent interview with The Athletic, Hussain asserted that, regardless of the official stance, the Ashes continue to shape the legacy of English cricket […]

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. […]