Ollie Pope: Pressure Sharpens His Ashes Focus
Ollie Pope feels that pressure on his place in the England XI has made him more prepared than ever for the Ashes as he aims to improve on a poor average of 15.70 against Australia.
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Injury Woes Force Australia into Early Ashes Choices
Mitchell Johnson says the "alarm bells are ringing loud and clear" for Australia with their ageing bowling attack hit by injures and that the "whole Ashes script is starting to be rewritten" as England target a first series win in the country since 2010/11.
South Africa stun India in Kolkata as Gill hospitalised
Off-spinner Simon Harmer bowled South Africa to a first Test win in India in 15 years after home skipper Shubman Gill was hospitalised with neck spams and unable to bat as his side crumbled chasing 124 for victory on day three in Kolkata.
England's Chance in Perth After Hazlewood and Cummins Out
Sunday 16 November 2025 10:57, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Australian cricket journalist Adam Collins discusses England's chances of victory in the first Ashes Test with home seamers Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins ruled out.
Wood Cleared for Perth; Hazlewood Out of First Test
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been cleared of a hamstring injury ahead of The Ashes but Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood is out of the first Test in Perth from November 21.
All-pace option looms after Bashir struggles
England spinner Shoaib Bashir struggled on the final day of the Ashes warm-up against the Lions, perhaps raising the prospect of the tourists picking an all-pace frontline attack for the series opener against Australia in Perth from Friday.
Pope Hits Hundred as Root and Brook Fail in Warm-Up
Ollie Pope hit a first century of England's Ashes tour on day two of their warm-up against the Lions, staking his claim to bat at No 3 in the first Test in Perth on November 21.
Ashes 2023: Pace, Controversy and Broad's Farewell
If the 2025 Ashes are anything like the 2023 edition then we are in for an absolute treat. The contest in England two years ago started with a four and ended in a 2-2 draw, while the action in between included debated declarations, contentious stumpings, extreme pace bowling, oodles of rain and…
Anderson Signs One-Year Deal to Stay with Lancashire
Former England bowler Sir James Anderson has signed a new one-year contract with Lancashire. England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker picked up 17 wickets in six County Championship games last season following his retirement from international cricket the previous summer.
Weatherald Stumbles Again; Labuschagne Hits Fifty
Ashes hopeful Jake Weatherald was dismissed cheaply for the second time in as many days as he failed to press his claims to play for Australia against England in the first Test.
Sky Sports Cricket Podcast with Atherton and Hussain
Former England captains and leading cricket voices Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain discuss and debate the biggest topics in the sport on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast.