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I can’t remember ever being so confident at the start of an away Ashes series

Australia have big injuries and concerns over their top order: if England start well in Perth they can win back the Ashes

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root plays it cool in Ashes century quest

Star England veteran Joe Root averages a paltry 35.68 across 14 Tests in Australia, and the pressure will be on him to produce an Ashes century in Perth.

AAP

Why Australia will win v why England can win: two Guardian cricket writers make their Ashes cases

No 1-ranked Australia are favourites on home soil but through a forest of caveats for England, there is still a path to the urn

The Guardian - AU

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Ben Stokes the thunder god primed for Ashes series that may change his Australian legacy

Perth has some good memories for England captain at the culmination of a four-year project cast in his aggressive image

The Guardian - UK

England given major Ashes fitness boost after injury scare

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The Independent UK

Mark Wood declared fit for first Ashes Test as England seamers ‘lick their lips’ at surface

Mark Wood is fully fit and available for selection in the first Ashes Test, having come through an extended spell of bowling at full pace in the Perth Stadium nets

The Guardian - UK

‘Absolutely rapid’ Mark Wood hands England boost before Ashes opener

There is renewed optimism in the camp that the quickest bowler in the country could be ready for Friday’s Perth opener

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Mark Wood ‘absolutely rapid’ in England nets boost ahead of first Ashes Test

There is renewed optimism in the camp that the quickest bowler in the country could be ready for what is expected to be a fast and furious surface.

The Independent UK

Ashes is all about heroes and villains: Alex Carey

Alex Carey says Ashes cricket is all about heroes and villains as he braces to face England just two years after his controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow.

AAP

‘I’m praying for them’: Why England’s Ashes may hinge on Perth opener

INTERVIEW: ‘If you go 1-0 down in Australia, you’re generally toast,’ explains Ashes winner Chris Tremlett as England aim to win down under for the first time since 2011. By Richard Edwards

The Independent UK

Bazball faces its ultimate test as England eye golden Ashes chance

England have a clearly defined identity and optimism, but still need to compete in a manner that earns Australia’s respect

The Guardian - UK

Tassie teammates in battle for one Ashes spot

Teammates for Tasmania, Beau Webster and Jake Weatherald will be locked in a battle to play for Australia in the first Test of the Ashes.

AAP

Scott Boland seeks to inspire next generation as Indigenous history beckons in Ashes opener

Fast bowler and Brendan Doggett in line to be the first pair of Indigenous cricketers in the same Australia side

The Guardian - AU

Mind guru Gilbert Enoka: ‘England are about to go to war, and I want to be in the trench with them’

The mental skills coach famed for his ‘no dickheads’ policy with the All Blacks now faces his and Brendon McCullum’s acid test in the Ashes

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The Independent UK

Ex-England star offers advice to Ben Stokes and Joe Root on handling Ashes hostility

England can expect a hostile atmosphere from the Australian crowd when the first Ashes Test gets underway on Friday

The Guardian - UK

Australia target Joe Root as the England batter to ‘take down’ on eve of Ashes

Scott Boland has flagged Joe Root as the England batter to ‘take down’ this Ashes series as Pat Cummins stepped up his return from a back injury

AAP

Cummins bowls in Perth heat to press for Ashes return

Australia captain Pat Cummins is making a compelling case to return for the second Ashes Test after completing an extended bowling session in the Perth heat.

The Independent UK

TMS stats man says which Ashes team of the past England should look to for hope

England go in search of their first win Down Under since the 2010-11 series.

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Boland's point to prove ahead of another Bazball battle

Dismissed by England after a disappointing 2023 Ashes, Australia quick Scott Boland admits he has a point to prove this time around.

The Guardian - UK

Ashes 2025-26: player-by-player guide to England and Australia squads

Visitors have their strongest Ashes squad in years but face an Australian team brimming with experience

AAP

Fast bowler's 'second life' towards dream Ashes debut

The revelation he could be making his Test debut in the Ashes opener has come during an already tense time for South Australia quick Brendan Doggett.

The Guardian - AU

England, please be competitive. The Ashes’ claim to the greatest rivalry depends on it

In Tests played in Australia, the much-hyped series has been less flat out than just flat for more than a decade. Does a better cricket rivalry lie elsewhere?

AAP

Brook can do a Pietersen on the Aussies: Katich

Former Australia Test opener Simon Katich reckons Harry Brook will be England's leading run-scorer during the Ashes, and he doubts Joe Root will score a ton.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: new evidence reveals how police failed Hannah Clarke; suspected publishing scam exposed; Tuvalu takes on Trump

New series looks at the national crisis of domestic violence in Australia; Tuvalu lashes US climate policies at Cop30

The Independent UK

Ollie Pope confident he can deliver under pressure for England

Pope reeled off confident knocks of 100 and 90 in the three-day warm-up against England Lions.

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