England’s Ashes centurion Jacob Bethell: I knew Test ton was coming Bethell provided a bright moment in Sydney as England’s miserable Ashes series nears its end. The Independent UK · Jan 7
The future of England cricket – Sir Alastair Cook raves over Jacob Bethell Jacob Bethell struck a sublime 142 not out to help England extend their Ashes tour into a fifth and final day at the SCG. The Independent UK · Jan 7
Ben Stokes injury update issued by Jacob Bethell ahead of final Ashes day England’s captain pulled up with a right adductor injury while bowling on day four in Sydney The Independent UK · Jan 7
England star Jacob Bethell thrilled to silence his critics with Ashes century Jacob Bethell, 22, had never scored a first-class hundred before hitting an unbeaten 142 at the SCG The Independent UK · Jan 7
Beau Webster steps off the sidelines into the light as promise of Cameron Green wilts With his one Ashes opportunity Webster outscored his fellow all-rounder while looking calmer, more organised and switching to off-spin The Guardian - AU · Jan 7
Jacob Bethell's sublime Ashes hundred cements his status in England's future ‘Starboy’ provides glimpse of what might have been had the selectors backed him earlier Evening Standard · Jan 7
Triple threat: Webster turns SCG Test on its head Australia are facing an intriguing final-day chase in the fifth Ashes Test after England went to stumps on day four at 8-302, with a lead of 119 runs. AAP · Jan 7
Jacob Bethell’s coming-of-age century offers silver lining for England as defeat looms in Sydney Bethell – 22 years old and playing just his sixth Test match – had never scored a first-class hundred before hitting an unbeaten 142 at the SCG The Independent UK · Jan 7
Bethell’s elegant first Test century presses pause on Australia’s Ashes party Tourists lead by 119 thanks to 22-year-old Bethell’s Swiss-clock precision and despite Australia’s unremitting bowlers The Guardian - UK · Jan 7
England attempt fightback after captain Ben Stokes limps off injured Stokes left the field with a groin injury in his second over of the fourth day at Sydney. The Independent UK · Jan 7
Bethell staving off Australia's push to finish Ashes England's batters have fought back on the fourth day at the SCG to go to tea at 3-174, but they still trail Australia by nine runs in the fifth Test. AAP · Jan 6
‘I wish I’d faced these poor modern teams’: world’s oldest living Test cricketer on decline in standards Neil Harvey, 97, the last surviving Bradman Invincible, blasts England’s Bazball experiment from his La-Z-Boy armchair The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
Majestic Smith passes Hobbs to leave only Bradman clear on top of Ashes mountain The great Australian batter was typically twitchy before passing his latest personal milestone in Sydney The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
England have only one choice after total mental disintegration in Ashes ASHES 2025-26: Comment: England have completely failed in three basic areas during this Ashes, writes Cameron Ponsonby at the SCG, to confirm exactly what must now be done The Independent UK · Jan 6
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 Bethell admits ‘tired’ England need to ‘graft’ after hitting Ashes wall in Sydney Jacob Bethell admitted mental and physical fatigue is playing a part in England’s failings in the fifth Test
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 Conscript Potts is England’s paratrooper fighting a lonely Ashes war in Sydney While England’s batting always gets to hog the limelight, this tour has also been lost in the bowling fade-outs
AAP · Jan 6 CA refuse ABC interviews over Clark's criticism Cricket Australia have made their anger known over Stuart Clark's criticism of selector George Bailey and cricket boss James Allsopp, boycotting ABC interviews.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 Smith and Head hit centuries to help Australia grind England into the dust Australian charity was in short supply in the middle with the hosts 518 for seven at stumps, 134 ahead, after the captain scored 129 not out
AAP · Jan 5 Clarke's middle-order plea to selectors for transition Michael Clarke believes Australia's batting is in a good place ahead of a period of transition, provided selectors do one key thing right.
The Independent UK · Jan 5 Jamie Smith accused of ‘brainless’ dismissal after England collapse Smith got himself out in extraordinary fashion on the stroke of the lunch interval
AAP · Jan 5 Head expects he'll keep opening after Ashes domination Travis Head has indicated he'll keep opening for Australia, after he and Steve Smith's centuries put their side in charge of the final Ashes Test.
The Independent UK · Jan 5 Joe Root eyes 2029 Ashes series in Australia – when he will turn 39 Root hit a terrific 160 against Australia in the fifth Test in Sydney, his second century of the series
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5 Ben Stokes unlikely to face reprimand for Ashes spat with Labuschagne Ben Stokes is unlikely to face a reprimand for ‘inappropriate physical contact’ after a spat with Marnus Labuschagne
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5 Australia ignoring spin forgets that good bowlers are good bowlers Why is a middling back-up seamer suddenly better than a quality spinner, whatever the conditions?
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5 Anatomy of an Ashes brain-fade: Jamie Smith and the shot heard around the world England’s meek concession of the series is a waste of talent and Jamie Smith’s stroke sums up the structural failure