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
Marnus Labuschagne backs Australia’s pink ball experience to tell in second Ashes Test Marnus Labuschagne has admitted that Australia’s experience of playing day-night Tests will see them start the Gabba Test with an in-built advantage The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2025
Middlesex CCC chief executive investigated after complaint by staff member The Middlesex chief executive, Andrew Cornish, has taken leave of absence from the club following an allegation of misconduct made by another member of staff The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
Pink-ball batting master still prefers red-ball cricket Australia's No.3 Marnus Labuschagne has weighed into debate as to whether the Ashes should feature a day-night Test match. AAP · Nov 30, 2025
Joe Root not a fan of day-night Ashes Test but aware he needs to shine under lights Joe Root said the Ashes did not need a day-night Test but he must rise to the challenge of playing under the lights at the Gabba The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
Head ready to open again in second Ashes Test and says flexible batters will be key Travis Head arrived in Brisbane with the belief that the future of Test cricket lies in the hands of batters who can flex into a variety of positions The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
Mark Wood Ashes blow as England pace bowler ruled out of Gabba Test The pace bowler Mark Wood is set to be ruled out of England’s next Ashes Test at the Gabba after reporting soreness in the troublesome left knee The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2025
Call us rubbish, not arrogant: England defend approach England will stick with their aggressive approach through the Ashes, despite being labelled arrogant and brainless after the two-day loss in Perth. AAP · Nov 29, 2025
Why the needless mystery from Australia over Cummins and Khawaja for second Test? Mixed messages over captain Pat Cummins’s potential return to bowling in the Ashes are a curiously dismissive attitude towards the paying public The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
CA to speak with Khawaja over Perth pitch criticism Usman Khawaja could face a sanction for labelling the Perth pitch a "piece of shit", with Cricket Australia understood to be disappointed by the remarks. AAP · Nov 28, 2025
Are England actually honest with themselves? If they are, they’ll know they have to change Ben Stokes’s batters must realise the aggressive option doesn’t always mean attacking Australia’s bowlers, and if they don’t, it could be all over in Brisbane The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Pat Cummins: Australia make decision over captain for second Ashes Test against England Australia have named their squad for next week’s second Ashes Test Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025
Stuart Broad warns England about pink-ball ‘lottery’ in Brisbane A fast-forward defeat inside two days at Perth Stadium means the tourists are in desperate need of a positive result in Brisbane. The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025
Lose toss, chase is best England hope at Gabba: Vaughan Michael Vaughan insists England can win at the Gabba in the second Test, but says defying history in day-night games and chasing presents their best hope. AAP · Nov 28, 2025
AAP · Nov 28, 2025 Cummins left out for Gabba, but good news for Khawaja Pat Cummins is yet to be cleared to return from his back injury for the second Ashes Test, but Usman Khawaja is a chance to overcome his and play at the Gabba.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025 England plan extra training sessions in wake of howling first Ashes Test defeat England head coach Brendon McCullum has booked extra time in the nets before the day-night second Test that starts on 4 December
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025 No ducking batting problems for England as first Test pitch rated ‘very good’ England have flown from Perth to Brisbane to begin the build-up to the second Test.
AAP · Nov 27, 2025 Marnus finds 'second phase mojo', best to come: coach Marnus Labuschagne's batting coach Neil D'Costa explains how his pupil rediscovered his batting DNA and is now ready to enter another rich vein of Test form.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2025 Perth pitch not the problem for England in first Ashes Test as it receives highest ICC rating Optus Stadium pitch offered ‘fair balance between bat and ball’ as Cricket Australia says good bowling and ‘frenetic’ contest led to early result
AAP · Nov 27, 2025 Perth's Ashes wicket gets full marks from ICC The Perth pitch was not to blame for the fast-and-furious nature of the first Ashes Test, according to the International Cricket Council.
AAP · Nov 27, 2025 Hottest Test team faces cool-down period after glory South Africa, the hottest Test nation, won't play another Test until next September in a quirk of the cricket calendar.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2025 Mitchell Starc has got England’s number as Ben Stokes faces a dirty dozen in Brisbane Australia quick is finding new ways to break records as he closes on Pakistan great Wasim Akram’s benchmark for the most Test wickets by a left-arm bowler
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Graham Thorpe would still be alive if England cricket had helped more, says widow Amanda Thorpe has branded the ECB’s support in the months after his England sacking as ‘woeful’
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Ex-Australia star defends England’s decision to reject pink-ball practice match for Ashes England have opted against sending their first-choice Test team to play a pink-ball practice match in Canberra
The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2025 Does Travis Head’s knock deserve to be among the greatest Ashes innings? The Australian did not make the Guardian’s recent list of the top 100 Ashes players, but his heroics in Perth sit comfortably alongside the series’ best individual innings of all time