Ben Stokes demands major change from England in must-win Ashes Test England trail 2-0 in the five-match series and captain Stokes has urged his side to show ‘a bit of dog’ in the third Ashes Test The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
England recall Josh Tongue but overlook Shoaib Bashir for must-win Ashes Test England stick with Will Jacks as underperforming top seven remains unchanged Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025
England make just one change for third Ashes Test against Australia IN FULL The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
England recall Josh Tongue for third Test but Shoaib Bashir omitted Tongue replaces Gus Atkinson in Adelaide with England again preferring Will Jacks ahead of Bashir. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
Brendon McCullum backs England batters and shrugs off job questions The head coach said ‘kneejerk reactions’ were ‘not really our way’ and backed England’s top seven to deliver in the crunch Adelaide Test The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2025
The four changes England must consider to revive Ashes hopes Needing to win all three remaining Tests to win back the Ashes, will England make changes in Adelaide? The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Will Jacks in contention for day-night Ashes Test as England ponder options Will Jacks has entered England’s thoughts for the day-night second Test against Australia as they look to level the Ashes series The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025
Brydon Carse confident England can recapture hostility in second Ashes Test The tourists were condemned to a two-day loss in Perth but it was not one-way traffic. The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
Ashes latest: England dealt huge Mark Wood injury blow ahead of second Test Pace-bowler set to miss the Gabba Test Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2025
England blow with paceman set to miss second Ashes Test Mark Wood is expected to miss the second Ashes Test, after suffering soreness in the same knee that ruled him out of England's entire home summer. AAP · Nov 29, 2025
Mark Wood set to miss second Ashes Test as England dealt fitness blow Wood missed training ahead of the clash in Brisbane and is not expected to feature at The Gabba The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025
Mark Wood declared fit for first Ashes Test as England seamers ‘lick their lips’ at surface Mark Wood is fully fit and available for selection in the first Ashes Test, having come through an extended spell of bowling at full pace in the Perth Stadium nets The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025
TMS stats man says which Ashes team of the past England should look to for hope England go in search of their first win Down Under since the 2010-11 series. The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Josh Tongue: ‘I’m an introvert but things change when I step on the pitch’ England quick is happy to let his cricket do the talking after coming back stronger from long-term injuries but, he tells Simon Burnton, being part of this Ashes squad in Australia is incredible The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025 England suffer injury scare to key fast bowler during Ashes warm-up Quick bowled eight overs on his return to the side before leaving the field
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025 Ben Stokes fit and firing for the Ashes after starring in warm-up match England captain returned after injuring his shoulder in July
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025 Mark Wood a doubt for Ashes opener after injuring hamstring during warm-up game Wood bowled eight overs against England Lions but now faces a scan on his hamstring
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025 Ben Stokes looks ready for Ashes as he stars in warm-up against England Lions The England captain took four of the first five wickets to fall in the warm-up match in Perth
AAP · Nov 13, 2025 England quick suffers injury scare in Ashes warm-up England's hopes of unleashing Mark Wood for the first Ashes Test in Perth have taken a major hit after the star veteran suffered an injury scare.
AAP · Nov 4, 2025 Life won't be easy for English bodies on harder wickets England must weigh up how to manage their pace cartel through the Ashes, with Mitchell Starc warning the harder Australian surfaces take a toll on the body.
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025 Jofra Archer to miss England’s first ODI in New Zealand with Ashes in mind The 30-year-old is set to arrive into New Zealand on Saturday morning alongside fellow express quicks Mark Wood and Josh Tongue.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025 County Championship 2025 awards: the final word on the season A bumper year for the unfancied East Midlands when Surrey were surprisingly knocked off their gilded throne
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025 Durham relegated after collapse at Yorkshire, Hampshire survive: county cricket final day – as it happened Durham collapse to 85 all out and are relegated as Hampshire survive the drop by one point on a dramatic final day of the county cricket season
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025 Nottinghamshire’s unfancied men lead them to County Championship title The head coach, Peter Moores, and the captain, Haseeb Hameed, both long-since rejected by England, inspired Nottinghamshire to first Championship title since 2010
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025 Will Jacks handed surprise Ashes call-up as England overlook Rehan Ahmed and Chris Woakes for Australia Jacks appears to have got the nod ahead of Ahmed and Liam Dawson as back-up to lead spinner Shoaib Bashir, while fast bowler Mark Wood is fit to return