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Smith and Head hit centuries to help Australia grind England into the dust

Australian charity was in short supply in the middle with the hosts 518 for seven at stumps, 134 ahead, after the captain scored 129 not out

The Guardian - UK

Travis Head and Steve Smith hit hundreds as dominant Australia make England toil

Australia lead by 134 after day three

The Independent UK

England 'mentally, physically' tired as Ashes nears end

England have endured a tough third day of the final Ashes Test, dropping catches and burning reviews in their attempts to contain Australia.

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Morning Mail: Maduro pleads not guilty in US court, bushfire warning for city suburbs, Stokes’ sweary Ashes spat

The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro appears in court; report warns homes on outskirts of Australian are at risk from LA-style fires

The Guardian - AU

Ben Stokes unlikely to face reprimand for Ashes spat with Labuschagne

Ben Stokes is unlikely to face a reprimand for ‘inappropriate physical contact’ after a spat with Marnus Labuschagne

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root dismisses talk of ‘regret’ over England dismissals

Root made a century in Sydney but Harry Brook and Jamie Smith lost their wickets to poor shots.

The Independent UK

Ashes: Joe Root's 160 puts England in charge before Travis Head hits back for Australia

England record their best total of the series, but it still may not be enough

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How Jamie Smith’s ‘dumb’ dismissal epitomises England’s brutal Ashes failure

While Joe Root’s century was all class, Smith’s inexplicable shot summed up another day where England were on the wrong side of the moments in this Ashes series, amid an impressive Australia fightback

The Independent UK

Root hits masterful century for England before Head leads Australia fightback

Joe Root’s 160 helped England to 384 but Travis Head responded with his own masterclass to lift Australia to 166 for two at the end of the second day of the fifth Ashes test

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root’s 160 puts England in charge before Travis Head hits back for Australia

Root was a class above his team-mates as he converted his overnight 72 into an outstanding 160.

The Independent UK

England on top as weather brings early end to first day of Sydney Test

Bad light and rain forced an early end to proceedings just before the tea break.

The Independent UK

Joe Root and Harry Brook combine to lift England to 211 for three

Root was looking calm and controlled on 72 not out, with Brook a more hyperactive presence as he rushed to 78no.

The Independent UK

Joe Root and Harry Brook rebuild England’s position after slow start in Sydney

Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell and Zak Crawley all fell quickly to make it 57 for three inside 13 overs.

The Independent UK

England have final chance to change narrative in Sydney but it may be too late for McCullum and Stokes regime

England have misjudged nearly every aspect of this Ashes series and its hierarchy must now fight for their future

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Ben Stokes calls for players to put team first as England seek Sydney win

A 3-2 series loss is the best the tourists can hope to salvage at the SCG

The Guardian - AU

Green shoots no laughing matter as Ben Stokes insists fifth Ashes Test is ‘big game’

England were yet to settle on the XI to play at the SCG amid uncertainty over pitch as the captain conceded Australia bowlers ‘put us under heaps of pressure’

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Stokes desperate to stop England's downhill slide

Ben Stokes says England will be doing everything they can to become a consistent Test cricket team again after returning home from an ill-fated Ashes tour.

The Guardian - UK

Sydney’s tradition of goodbyes coincides with Bazball reckoning

England have a final chance to salvage something from tour but must accept Ashes defeat was self-inflicted and changes, however limited, must be made

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The Independent UK

Defiant Ben Stokes makes case for England to extend ‘Bazball’ double act with Brendon McCullum

The futures of Stokes and McCullum have been under the microscope after England’s Ashes disappointment

The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes wants McCullum to stay as England coach despite Ashes loss

Ben Stokes said he and Brendon McCullum were ‘the right people to carry on doing this’ despite England’s Ashes series loss

AAP

Whatever you do, get to day three: Albanese's SCG plea

The Prime Minister had charity in mind when he urged Australia and England to ensure the SCG Test goes at least three days.

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What 2023 taught Lyon's understudy about Ashes pressure

Two-and-a-half years after being taken down by Ben Stokes at Headingley, Todd Murphy believes it could play into his favour if England attack him at the SCG.

The Guardian - UK

The men’s Test cricket team of the year: from Travis Head to Jasprit Bumrah

Our selection panel’s votes have been counted to reveal the best men’s Test side from the last 12 months

The Guardian - UK

McCullum must be held to account even if England end Ashes with another win

A 3-2 series scoreline may make it hard to change coach but you don’t reward a failure of planning because the players clawed a bit back when it was too late

The Guardian - AU

Cameron Green remains Australia’s golden child but the blessing has become a curse

Allrounder has shown enough glimpses to suggest he is the complete package but has again failed to impose himself on a series during the Ashes

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