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Hugh Morris, former England cricketer and ECB chief, dies aged 62

Hugh Morris, the former England and Glamorgan batter who went on to become the England team’s first managing director, has died from bowel cancer

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025

Former England and Glamorgan batter and ECB boss Hugh Morris dies, aged 62

Morris was the youngest-ever captain at Glamorgan, aged 22, and featured for his country’s Test side on three occasions, while also acting as the ECB’s first managing director from 2007 to 2013

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025

Root backs McCullum after MCG win but Stokes needs support from system

Batter says changing management would be ‘silly’ but questions remain over whether the current setup is producing the best players

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025

Why England’s lottery-ticket Ashes win in Australia increases Bazball frustration

THE ASHES: England have won an Ashes Test down under for the first time in 15 years, writes Cameron Ponsonby, but their dramatic MCG triumph begs the question: why only now?

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025

England’s MCG triumph is a genuine coup – and a picture of what might have been

What winning in Melbourne says is: here is what you could have had with Australia’s weaknesses exposed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2025

Bizarre decision to bat Brydon Carse at number three explained by Ben Stokes

Normal No 10 Carse was surprisingly thrust up the order to No 3 during England’s second innings – with limited effect

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025

Ben Stokes admits England’s chaotic Ashes win ‘not the best advertisement’ for Test cricket

England recorded a first Ashes Test win in Australia for 15 years by winning inside two days at the MCG, where chaos and mayhem reigned supreme

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025

Boxing Day Test serves up too much of a good thing even in the season of excess

England chance their arm and emerge as winners in an Ashes half-match that felt a little hollow

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2025

TNT killed the TV star: how cycling's paywall has driven fans away from the sport

Looking back on a year in which cycling fans face soaring costs to watch cycling on TV, Adam Becket explores the consequences for viewers, broadcasters and the sport’s future

Cycling Weekly · Dec 27, 2025

England embark on exhilarating run-chase for victory in Boxing Day Test

A second two-day finish of the series was on the menu in Melbourne, with England 77 for two in pursuit of 175 at the tea break.

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025