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The bizarre reason why Usman Khawaja didn’t open the batting for Australia in first Ashes Test

Marnus Labuschagne joined debutant Jake Weatherald in the middle for the start of Australia’s innings after bowling out England for 172

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Wieambilla shooters shared ‘persecutory’ delusions; Starc lights up Ashes; and stunning New Zealand architecture

Queensland coroner says weapons carried by officers ‘were no match’ for the rifles used by Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train

The Guardian - AU

Point to prove: Wood's thunderbolts make Aussies jump

Star England veteran Mark Wood has been able to reach speeds in excess of 150km/h as the tourists' blitzed through Australia's batting line-up.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia close on 123-9 after England skittled for 172: Ashes first Test, day one – as it happened

Mitchell Starc took seven wickets before Ben Stokes inspired England’s fightback on a remarkable day in Perth

The Guardian - AU

Ashes 2025 live score: Ex-Australia cricketer fumes over Usman Khawaja blunder in first Test – ‘beyond a joke’

England were dismissed for just 172 in their first innings after winning the toss and electing to bat first in Perth but fought back superbly with the ball to take the ascendancy after day one

The Independent UK

The ‘Bazball’ game style has revolutionised English cricket. Australia should be nervous

The Ashes is one of cricket’s fiercest rivalries and dates back to 1882, when England lost to Australia for the first time on home soil.

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Ashes set to be closest in Australia for a generation

Every Ashes series in Australia for the past 40 years has been anti-climatic, but this summer is perfectly placed for classic status.

AAP

Ben Stokes to pay tribute to his late father with specially designed Ashes kit

Ben Stokes will lead England in Australia as they look to win the Ashes for the first time since 2015

The Independent UK

Brett Lee fondly recalls 2005 Ashes despite Australia losing the urn to England

England hit back from losing the Lord’s curtain-raiser to claim a 2-1 win.

The Independent UK

Ashes 2025-26 series preview: England vs Dad's Army for the Urn!

Ben Stokes is desperate to unleash his seriously fast bowling attack against one of the oldest Test sides ever

Evening Standard

A decade since Dad died, cricket has become a reminder of his love for us

With each series (and what is more exciting than the Ashes at home?) the place gets expanded with new memories forged from the old ones

The Guardian - AU

Ashes 2025-26: key battles that could decide the urn’s next destination

Australia and England could win or lose in a number of critical areas including Joe Root’s ability to fend off Pat Cummins and which No 5 will shine brightest

The Guardian - UK

Ashes 2025/26 First Test Prediction: Australia to make winning start in Perth

Jonathan Doidge has run the rule over the best Ashes betting odds on the series opener.

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Evening Standard

Ben Stokes calls upcoming Ashes 'biggest series' of his England captaincy

Billed as a battle that will define the legacy of the entire 'Bazball' era

Evening Standard

How to watch the Ashes: Start times, TV channel, live stream and second Test highlights

After a remarkable first Test, the 2025/26 series heads to the Gabba

Evening Standard

Steve Smith lashes out at 'Mastermind' Monty Panesar in bizarre attack on eve of first Ashes Test

The stand-in Australia captain appears to have been irked by the long-retired cricketeer’s remarks

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to the Ashes, the classic cricket rivalry that never really starts or stops

Some say the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now pre-eminent, but there is nothing more intense than Australia v England

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The Independent UK

Ben Stokes says upcoming Ashes is ‘biggest series’ of his England captaincy

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Ben Stokes calls upcoming Ashes ‘biggest series’ of his England captaincy

The latest instalment in one of sport’s most enduring rivalries begins in Perth on Friday in front of a sell-out 60,000 crowd

AAP

New Aussie opener 'battle-hardened' for Ashes debut

Not able to get into Tasmania's Sheffield Shield team less than two years ago, Jake Weatherald will make his Test debut in Australia's Ashes opener in Perth.

AAP

He's flying: England back Wood to hit ground running

Mark Wood hasn't played a Test in 15 months, but the 35-year-old England paceman could be thrust into the XI for the first Ashes Test against Australia.

The Guardian - AU

‘I made mistakes on TV, he made his on a field’: Panesar strikes back at Smith’s Mastermind jibe

Australia’s first Test team announcement was overshadowed by Steve Smith’s extraordinary verbal attack on Monty Panesar

AAP

Bazball skipper Stokes ready to face his Ashes destiny

England will take their brash Bazball approach into the Ashes, but the odds are against them to win the urn on Australian soil for the first time since 2011.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Cop31 bypasses Adelaide for Antalya; backlash over Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult; and all your Ashes questions answered

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