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Ashes 2025-26 series preview: England vs Dad's Army for the Urn!

Ben Stokes is desperate to unleash his seriously fast bowling attack against one of the oldest Test sides ever

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Ashes 2025/26 First Test Prediction: Australia to make winning start in Perth

Jonathan Doidge has run the rule over the best Ashes betting odds on the series opener.

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025

‘I made mistakes on TV, he made his on a field’: Panesar strikes back at Smith’s Mastermind jibe

Australia’s first Test team announcement was overshadowed by Steve Smith’s extraordinary verbal attack on Monty Panesar

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2025

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Smith, Root vie for greatest batter of generation

England captain Ben Stokes believes Joe Root and Steve Smith can't be split for who is the best Test batter of their generation.

AAP · Nov 19, 2025

Australia enter Ashes series with transition abruptly forced upon an ageing squad

Fascination around the age of this team, and in particular its bowling attack, is unlikely to dissipate over the coming months

The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2025

Starc says Australia players upset at Ashes opener’s move from ‘Gabbatoir’ to Perth

Mitchell Starc said: ‘They don’t listen – we would have liked Brisbane,’ of the decision to play the opening Ashes Test in Perth and not at the Gabba

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

How to watch The Ashes 2025/26 – Australia vs England test matches

The Ashes kick-off this week — here's how you can watch from anywhere in the world

T3 · Nov 19, 2025

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WACA curator learns lessons from 2024 wickets carnage

Don't expect 17 wickets to tumble as they did last year on day one of the Perth Test, with lead curator tweaking his preparation to avoid a repeat.

AAP · Nov 19, 2025

Why Australia will win v why England can win: two Guardian cricket writers make their Ashes cases

No 1-ranked Australia are favourites on home soil but through a forest of caveats for England, there is still a path to the urn

The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2025

Ashes 2025-26: player-by-player guide to England and Australia squads

Visitors have their strongest Ashes squad in years but face an Australian team brimming with experience

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

Doggett 'ready to go' as Hazlewood's Test replacement

Former Australia star Jason Gillespie believes Brendan Doggett, who he coached at South Australia, can make an instant impact on debut in the Ashes.

AAP · Nov 16, 2025

Australia set to face Bazball 2.0 in Ashes summer

Australian players have noticed some differences in England's Bazball approach in recent series, as opposed to their all-out assault with the bat ahead of 2023.

AAP · Nov 16, 2025

From Harmison to Starc, more first-ball folklore awaits

Mitchell Starc says he has never heard a louder roar at the Gabba than when he bowled himself into Ashes folklore by dismissing Rory Burns in 2021-22.

AAP · Nov 14, 2025

Starc battle shows Vics opener ready for Test arena

Former Test opener Chris Rogers says Victorian Campbell Kellaway should be the man to eventually replace Usman Khawaja, after his duel with Mitchell Starc.

AAP · Nov 13, 2025

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The Conversation · Nov 12, 2025

Australia’s reluctance to rest its fast bowlers could prove disastrous during the Ashes

Australia faces a huge challenge before the Ashes even begin.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025

Why the first ball of the Ashes is both an end and a beginning

From Zak Crawley hitting Pat Cummins for four to Rory Burns’ duck, the opening delivery is seen as a tone-setting prophecy for the series ahead

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Australia’s ‘old blokes’ rally together for the Ashes chasing one last demolition of England

Australia’s Ashes squad contains only one player – Cameron Green – younger than 30 years old but that does not mean this battle-hardened Test team are over the hill just yet

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

England given Ashes warm-up warning as they prepare for Andrew Flintoff’s Lions

England head coach Brendon McCullum has opted against any tour matches against local opposition ahead of the marquee series.

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AAP · Nov 11, 2025

Smith in form but NSW struggling against Victoria

Steve Smith has again shown he's in fine touch ahead of the Ashes, but his half century couldn't stop NSW conceding a 254-run first-innings deficit to Victoria.

AAP · Nov 10, 2025

Starc tells curators to back themselves and go green

Mitchell Starc says any push for flatter pitches to produce longer Test matches should not be on the cards for the Ashes, joining calls for more lively wickets.

AAP · Nov 10, 2025

Windies re-watch has Starc's bowling clicking for Ashes

Mitchell Starc has revealed he watched back footage of his 6-9 against West Indies before his bowling clicked again on the return to Sheffield Shield.

AAP · Nov 8, 2025

Cummins ramps up bowling for NSW in encouraging sign

Australia captain Pat Cummins has bowled at full pace in the NSW nets as he aims to return for the second Test of the Ashes.

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Australia v England: Player-by-player guide to Ashes squads — and our combined XI

England are hoping to win a Test on Australian soil for the first time since 2011 as they face their fiercest rivals

AAP · Nov 5, 2025

Cummins feeling good for Gabba, but rest may be needed

Pat Cummins says his return to bowling has gone better than expected, with Australia's captain still eying off a return for the second Ashes Test.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2025

Squad ratings: how much each Australia player can influence the Ashes series

With captain Pat Cummins injured, it’s up to five-star stand-in Steve Smith, among others, to lead from the front when the series begins in Perth

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