Travis Head takes advantage of England’s short stuff to keep Australia in fight In the most testing of circumstances and when his team needed it the most, Travis Head rescued Australia again The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023
Ashes diary: Carey absolved of haircut crime and Martin Lewis gets statty Rain forces fans to seek out culture in the cricket museum as the money saving expert shares his love of the game’s numbers The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023
Controversial Ashes take bizarre turn as Australia deny Alex Carey did not pay Leeds barber for a £30 haircut The strange accusation was aired by Sir Alastair Cook during a Test Match Special broadcast earlier this week Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2023
Close shave for Alex Carey as Australia bat away bizarre haircut accusation Carey, who controversially stumped Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s, was accused of failing to pay a Leeds barber. The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023
Stuart Broad's dad reprimanded by cricket chiefs for tweet mocking David Warner Stuart Broad's father, Chris, deleted a tweet which mocked Australia batter David Warner after he was dismissed by the England fast bowler for the 17th time in Test match cricket Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2023
Australia respond after Alex Carey accused of dodging £30 bill for haircut in Leeds Cricket Australia has issued a statement during the third Ashes test amid reports that wicketkeeper Alex Carey had walked out of a hairdresser's without paying Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2023
Day two of third Ashes Test: England look to Bairstow and Root after Wood shines The duo will walk out with England 195 behind on 68 for three. The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023
Mark Wood bamboozles Australia with express pace to give England Ashes hope Wood topped 96mph and claimed five for 34 in the tourists’ 263 all out The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
‘We’re like piranhas’: Rowdy Western Terrace sinks its teeth into Alex Carey After his contentious dismissal of Jonny Bairstow, England’s bete noire was given a hostile reception in Yorkshire The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
England’s Mark Wood skittles Australia but tourists fire back in third Test Mark Wood hit 96.5mph on his way to figures of five for 34 but England lost their top three and trailed by 195 runs after day one The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
Ashes diary: new Robinson makes debut and Stokes masters coin toss Richie Robinson, the new Headingley groundsman, made his Ashes debut while England captain Ben Stokes keeps his masterful record as a coin tosser The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
OPINION - The torch is well and truly lit on a new chapter in old rivalry A new generation of Ashes’ rivalry was born by the Bairstow dismissal at Lord’s, writes Malik Ouzia Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2023
Ashes villain Alex Carey gets savage Headingley reaction after Jonny Bairstow incident Alex Carey and his Australia team-mates were criticised following the second Ashes Test at Lord's for the controversial stumping of England favourite Jonny Bairstow Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2023
Jonny Bairstow's own controversial stumping comes to light ahead of "wild" Ashes clash Jonny Bairstow was stumped by Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey during the second Ashes Test at Lord's last Sunday - despite the England batter assuming the ball was dead Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2023
The Week · Jul 6, 2023 The Ashes: can England mount a glorious comeback? Four years ago, Ben Stokes produced one of the greatest-ever Test innings to propel England to an extraordinary one-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, said Mike Atherton in The Times. And for a while at Lord’s on Sunday, a similar “miracle looked on the cards”.
The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023 ‘That’s cricket, kid’: what Bluey can teach us about the spirit of the game Anyone with even the most casual interest in cricket will by now be well-versed in the debate over the “spirit of the game”. Alex Carey’s stumping of Johnny Bairstow on the final day of the second Ashes test sparked outrage, condemnation and ugly scenes in the Long Room at Lord’s…
Newcastle Herald · Jul 5, 2023 The world was stumped over England's call for 'the spirit of cricket' 'I can't wait for the third Test.'
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 England should take chance to move on but fire of Ashes outrage still burns Will the short gap between Tests help England focus on the task in hand, or will the rancour linger on at Headingley?
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 Cricket test: the right questions to ask about Jonny Bairstow’s stumping Letters: Readers reflect on the rights and wrongs of the English player’s dismissal by Australia
Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023 Australian legend Glenn McGrath savages England tactics with damning 'Bazball' nickname England find themselves 2-0 behind against Australia in the Ashes and their 'Bazball' style has been criticised by many ahead of the third Test at Headingley
The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023 Bairstow row casts shadow over third Ashes Test Australia can expect to face a fired-up England and a furious crowd in the third Ashes Test at Headingley starting Thursday as the row over Jonny Bairstow’s divisive dismissal at Lord’s rumbles on.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 England would do better to focus on winning games, not gamesmanship If you want to play hard, play hard – but if you want to be guided by some kind of moral code, be consistent about it
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023 Hostile Headingley awaits Australia after Bairstow row – Ashes talking points The hosts need to win the third Test in Leeds to keep the series alive.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2023 A ‘crease’, a ‘stumping’ and ‘spirit of the game’? – the Ashes controversy explained Jo Khan unpacks to a non-cricketer the hullabaloo around England batsman Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal
Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2023 Steve Smith shrugs off Australia 'cheat' accusations ahead of third Ashes Test The fallout from the explosive third Ashes Test at Lord's continue, with Australian batsman Steve Smith now weighing into the debate over Jonny Bairstow's dismissal