Marcus Trescothick says bowler-friendly Ashes wickets could suit England Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith predicts conditions are going to make it ‘hard work for batters’. The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
Indoor cricket cut as CA tighten purse strings Cricket Australia has told indoor cricket bosses it can no longer operate the sport as a result of the organisations own "unsustainable" cost base. AAP · Oct 28, 2025
Steve Smith to captain Australia in First Ashes Test as Pat Cummins ruled out Cummins will not recover from back injury in time for next month’s series opener against England in Perth Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025
Crunch time nears for Australia as selectors try to fit Ashes batting puzzle pieces together Plot twists have thrown up more uncertainty over which six batters will be included in the hosts’ squad just under a month out from the first Test The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2025
Pat Cummins ruled out of first Ashes Test in major blow for Australia The Australia captain has not recovered in time from a long-term back injury The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
Pat Cummins ruled out of first Ashes Test, with Steve Smith to captain Australia Bowler resumes running as he continues his recovery from a stress injury in his back The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2025
'Really optimistic': Cummins to target 2nd Test return Pat Cummins' return from injury for Australia's upcoming Ashes series remains unclear, with Steve Smith to captain the Test side in his absence. AAP · Oct 26, 2025
The Shane Warne effect: why some cricketers are loved by fans of their fiercest rivals Rivalries are hard and real in cricket but the game’s capacity for fluctuating, compelling narratives creates heroes out of foes The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
Chris Woakes sounds Ben Stokes warning over Ashes bowling Woakes retired from international cricket this summer but is backing England to perform well down under The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Steve Smith expects ‘seamless transition’ if he fills in for injured Pat Cummins as Australia’s Ashes captain Smith is likely to captain Australia in the Ashes opener if Cummins fails to recover for the Perth curtain-raiser. The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Smith says move to opening will be no issue for Marnus Steve Smith famously moved to open for Australia for four Tests in 2024 before moving back to No.4, but he says Marnus Labuschagne can make the switch. AAP · Oct 21, 2025
Smith feeling fresh and back to his best after two hits Steve Smith believes pre-seasons spent in New York are providing the perfect tonic for his batting, setting him up to score runs deeper into the Ashes series. AAP · Oct 21, 2025
England beware: terminally obsessed Marnus Labuschagne has gone back to basics Australian batter, an evangelical Christian who believes this is all written out in advance, may force his way back for the Ashes The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025
"People found out we weren't The Beatles and that came back to haunt us": The curious case of the band whose career was derailed by a rumour They were The Beatles – or so amillion record buyers thought in 1977 Louder · Oct 8, 2025
AAP · Oct 8, 2025 Doubt grows over Cummins' availability for Ashes Pat Cummins' back injury hasn't healed enough to start bowling, as the Australia captain faces the prospect of missing the whole Ashes series.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025 Steve Smith obituary Other lives: Copywriter responsible for memorable adverts for Harp lager, Pepe Jeans and Leyland trucks
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025 Australia boss casts doubt on Pat Cummins’ ability to play full role in Ashes The series gets under way in Perth on November 21.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025 Speed thrills: from Donald to Archer, why pace is a spectacle like no other In a modern game peppered with sixes and slanted towards batters, we need the raw beauty of fast bowling more than ever
AAP · Sep 17, 2025 Injured Cummins to play key part in Ashes: coach Australia's captain Pat Cummins will play a key part in the Ashes series, though it may not be in all five Tests, coach Andrew McDonald says.
AAP · Sep 15, 2025 'Learn more from failure': Khawaja's advice for Konstas Usman Khawaja says Sam Konstas must blaze his own trail to the top of Test cricket but insists the power of the mind and learning from failure is paramount.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025 ‘I had a lighthearted crack at Steve Smith’: James Vince on the Ashes, sandpaper and his T20 Blast record As he bids for a fourth Finals Day title, Hampshire’s captain is enjoying a new life in Dubai as a T20 freelancer with few regrets over his England career
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025 Hundred strugglers Welsh Fire earn unexpected double win over Birmingham Phoenix Steve Smith secured an eight-wicket success in the evening to back up a 36-run triumph in the opening game.
AAP · Aug 13, 2025 Smith wins, but fails to lick Tongue in Ashes preview Fellow Aussies Riley Meredith and Chris Green have bowled Steve Smith's Welsh Fire to victory in the Hundred, but his contest with Josh Tongue caught the eye.
AAP · Aug 9, 2025 No contest as Warner wins duel of illustrious Aussies The evergreen David Warner has won player-of-the-match honours - and all the bragging rights - in his Hundred knock-out win over old pal Steve Smith.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 Joe Root’s appetite for runs impresses fellow ‘Fab Four’ member Kane Williamson Root shows no sign of slowing down with 22 hundreds in his last 61 Tests