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Harry Brook urges England to make most of ‘good wicket’ after series-best score

‘We’re in a very good position,’ said Harry Brook after he and Joe Root helped England recover from 57 for three to end the day with 211 runs

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root and Harry Brook tease England with a glimpse of what these Ashes could have been

Perhaps it was not a coincidence that England’s best day of the series came on a rain-reduced afternoon where they were denied the time to stuff it up – but for one afternoon, one of cricket’s greatest pleasures occurred

The Independent UK

Harry Brook pleased to survive bouncer battle as England start well in Sydney

Root looked serene throughout his knock of 72 not out while Brook was involved in a livelier contest on his way to 78no from 92 balls

The Independent UK

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Ashes: Joe Root and Harry Brook put England on top before weather ends first day early in Sydney

Root and Brook take England to 211-3 as tourists make strong start to fifth Test

Evening Standard

Swim, run, ride and row for charity: 10 challenges for 2026 in the UK, Europe and beyond

Climbing, skiing and paddleboarding also feature in our round-up of this year’s charity challenges

The Guardian - UK

Root and Brook star for England before storm halts Ashes charge against Australia

Joe Root and Harry Brook built England’s best partnership of series as the visitors reached 211 for three before bad light stopped play on day one of fifth Test

The Guardian - 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.

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Too little, too late for sparkling England batters

Australia have already secured the Ashes, but fantastic batting from Harry Brook and Joe Root surely would have left England wondering what might have been.

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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 reach 211-3 against Australia on day one of fifth Ashes Test – as it happened

Harry Brook and Joe Root put together an undefeated 154-run partnership before storms shortened the day’s play at Sydney Cricket Ground

The Guardian - AU

Declan Rice leads Arsenal to thrilling comeback win at Bournemouth

The England midfielder scored twice in Arsenal’s 3-2 win against Bournemouth, who had taken an early lead through Evanilson

The Guardian - UK

‘The smell was so bad that the chairman made me buy him a new car - £17,000 that cost me, and it was still cheaper than the other trout I divorced…’ Paul Gascoigne on the prank that cost him a fortune

Gazza loved a prank, but some came at a bigger cost than others…

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Steve Smith says he has no intention to follow Usman Khawaja into retirement

Khawaja will bow out from international cricket after the fifth Ashes Test against England

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‘I’ll always be grateful to Venables for involving me in the England squad, but I knew I wasn’t quite at the level of Tony Adams and co’ Colin Cooper’s honest admission over his brief Three Lions career

The former Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough stalwart won two England caps in 1995

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

The Guardian - UK

‘A rise of love’: Liverpool church targeted in 2024 riots forges links against hate

St Anne’s in Toxteth joined forces with neighbouring mosque to find common voice against far right

Evening Standard

Following England to the USA, Canada and Mexico? Here's your ultimate World Cup 2026 travel guide

Sixteen cities, three countries and the perfect excuse to plan the football-fuelled trip of a lifetime

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The Independent UK

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’

AAP

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 - AU

Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can put own stamp on Ashes triumph

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got away

AAP

Stand-in skipper Smith makes call on Test future

Steve Smith will be part of Australia's side for the start of their lead up to the 2027 Ashes, with the veteran looking increasingly likely to play in England.

Evening Standard

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta backs use of summer signings as Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke minutes questioned

Both Britons targeting spot in England World Cup squad

The Guardian - UK

Eternal 31 makes Crawley the tallest small person in England’s Ashes pyre

Series in Australia was meant to bring the best out of opening batter but he goes into the final Test in Sydney with questions still unanswered

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