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Ben Stokes: Call us ‘rubbish’ but we’ve not been ‘arrogant’ during Ashes tour

A two-day defeat in the first Ashes Test in Perth last week led to plenty of difficult questions for the tourists.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025

Head's role as No.5 saviour offers food for thought

Travis Head's Perth heroics showed he could be an option to open for Australia, but his regular efforts to rescue Australia at No.5 may be just as important.

AAP · Nov 29, 2025

‘Call us rubbish’: Ben Stokes hits back at claims that England are ‘arrogant’

Captain rejects term used by former Ashes tormentor Mitchell Johnson as the tourists begin training with a pink Kookaburra ball in Brisbane

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2025

Sports quiz of the week: Ashes defeats, Arsenal goals and Deaflympics medals

Have you been following the big stories in cricket, football, rugby union, athletics and motor sport?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Cummins out of Australia Ashes squad as Khawaja lays into state of Perth pitch

Captain Pat Cummins’s return is on hold as Australia named an unchanged squad for the match in Brisbane, with Usman Khawaja retaining his place

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2025

Cummins left out for Gabba, but good news for Khawaja

Pat Cummins is yet to be cleared to return from his back injury for the second Ashes Test, but Usman Khawaja is a chance to overcome his and play at the Gabba.

AAP · Nov 28, 2025

Cricket nerds love precedent so maybe England can channel spirit of Lord’s 2005

The parallels are imperfect but just as with Michael Vaughan’s Ashes winners, hyper-aggressive cricket with a tweaked approach in the second Test is the 2025 cohort’s only chance of winning

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

Perth's Ashes wicket gets full marks from ICC

The Perth pitch was not to blame for the fast-and-furious nature of the first Ashes Test, according to the International Cricket Council.

AAP · Nov 27, 2025

First-over destroyer Mitchell Starc deserves place among Australia’s greats

Kerry O’Keeffe has called the veteran left-armer ‘one of the most underrated cricketers Australia have produced’, and the figures back him up

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

Ian Botham sets Ashes challenge for Ben Stokes and Joe Root after ‘horrendous’ loss

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The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025