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Australia keep mind games alive before XI unveiled

The Pat Cummins mystery was finally put to bed before the surprise swap of Nathan Lyon and Michael Neser kept Australia's team under wraps until the Gabba toss.

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Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day one – as it happened

Advantage England as Joe Root hits his first hundred on Australian soil in the second Test at Brisbane.

The Guardian - AU

In face of Bazball, Smith opens up on the Aussie way

Steve Smith has offered an insight into Australia's plan to counter the English "Bazball' tactics in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba.

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Ashes 2025 live score: Root and Archer boost England with late blitz after Starc’s pink-ball masterclass

Ben Stokes’ side eye redemption at the iconic Brisbane stadium after a humiliating first Test loss to Australia inside two days

The Independent UK

Pink-ball wizard: batters on facing ‘devastating weapon’ Mitchell Starc

Dawid Malan ‘smiles at the memory’ of taking on Australia’s relentless fast bowler under the lights

The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes sends message to Shoaib Bashir after Ashes snub

Will Jacks has got the nod over Shoaib Bashir for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes pays tribute to ‘belter of a bloke’ Robin Smith

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Bashir is ‘England’s No 1 spinner’ despite exclusion from Ashes Test, says Stokes

Shoaib Bashir has been reassured that he remains England’s first-pick spinner, despite Will Jacks being selected instead for the second Ashes Test

The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes admits Robin Smith’s death just days after England Ashes squad visit ‘hits harder’

Former England batter Robin Smith passed away earlier this week at the age of 62

The Independent UK

Jacks gives England tactical shift for Gabba: Stokes

England captain Ben Stokes insists the all-round talents of Will Jacks will suit the Gabba as he rejects suggestions his bowlers are already fatigued.

AAP

Challenges lie ahead in day-night Test but England have what it takes to shock Australia

Even Steve Smith has struggled under lights and the selection of Will Jacks is the right approach by the tourists

The Guardian - UK

Strengthened Australia welcome England to Gabbatoir in pivotal Ashes week

Ben Stokes is still bullish but the omens suggests pink-ball Test could be a nightmare on Vulture Street

The Guardian - UK

Robin Smith hailed as ‘ahead of his time’ and Hampshire hero after death aged 62

Smith played 62 Tests for England between 1988 and 1996.

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes insists England do not fear the ‘Gabbatoir’ despite dismal Ashes record

England have historically struggled at the Gabba in previous Ashes series

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Robin Smith, former England Test batter and Hampshire captain, dies aged 62

The former cricketer had met with England Lions players in Perth only two weeks before his death

The Independent UK

Michael Vaughan reveals ‘worry’ for England ahead of second Ashes Test

Michael Vaughan is concerned for England as they head into the second Ashes Test in Brisbane

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'Put a helmet on next time': Poms learn scooter lesson

England's players will be more safety conscious on any future e-scooter rides after a handful were photographed without helmets in Brisbane.

The Guardian - UK

England abandon all-out pace attack with recall of Will Jacks for second Ashes Test in Brisbane

Will Jacks will make his third Test appearance, and his first for nearly three years, as England attempt to level the Ashes at the Gabba

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Will Jacks in contention for day-night Ashes Test as England ponder options

Will Jacks has entered England’s thoughts for the day-night second Test against Australia as they look to level the Ashes series

The Independent UK

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

Joe Root suggests Ashes series ‘doesn’t need’ pink-ball Test

England face a battle to turn the Ashes around at a ground where they haven’t won in nearly four decades

The Guardian - UK

‘I could have been a better captain’: Stokes admits errors as England seek Ashes reset

Captain owns up to mistakes in Perth but by ‘keeping it simple’ against Australia in the day-nighter hopes to address tourists’ shortcomings

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes responds to Mitchell Johnson’s ‘arrogant’ barb at England before second Ashes Test

England’s preparation has been scrutinised after a humbling defeat in the first Test

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes: Call us ‘rubbish’ but we’ve not been ‘arrogant’ during Ashes tour

A two-day defeat in the first Ashes Test in Perth last week led to plenty of difficult questions for the tourists.

The Guardian - UK

If we are witnessing the death spiral of the cult of Bazball, let’s savour what it created

There have been many good points – challenging orthodoxies and Ben Stokes talking openly about male emotions – and even when it was bad, it was unignorable

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