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The ball will be different for the second Ashes Test and England will hope the result is, too. After capitulating against the red Kookaburra in Perth in the series opener, Ben Stokes' side now play Australia in a pink-ball game at The Gabba in Brisbane from Thursday.
Sophie Ecclestone was among four England internationals signed at the 2026 Women's Premier League auction on Thursday. Left-arm spinner Ecclestone, the No 1 ranked ODI bowler in the world, rejoins UP Warriorz, who she has played for since the inaugral 2023 season of the T20 tournament in India, for…
England will begin their 2026 Men's T20 World Cup campaign against Nepal in Mumbai on Sunday February 8 with the fixtures announced for the 10th edition of the tournament, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka.
Text updates and latest score from Perth's Optus Stadium as Australia and England clash in first Test of the 2025/26 Ashes series; tourists have won just six of their last 46 Tests in Australia, with the last three series Down Under finishing a combined 13-0 in the hosts' favour Friday 21 November…
England 1st innings Total 78 for 3 , from 17.5 overs. Batting Crawley c Khawaja b Starc ; 0 runs, 6 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 0.00 Duckett lbw b Starc ; 21 runs, 20 balls, 4 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 105.00 Pope not out…
England have named fast bowler Mark Wood in a 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia from Friday, raising the prospect of an all-seam frontline attack in Perth.
England captain Ben Stokes is fully embracing the magnitude of The Ashes series and expects to play in all five Tests against Australia over the next two months.
No James Anderson (retired). No Stuart Broad (retired). No Chris Woakes (retired). No Ollie Robinson (ignored). No Sam Cook (overlooked).
England begin Ashes series in Australia on November 21 with opening Test in Perth; further games in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney; Australia captain Pat Cummins to miss at least first fixture with back injury; England have not won a Test in Australia since 2011 Tuesday 18 November 2025…
Sky Sports' Michael Atherton says England are "optimistic" that fast bowler Mark Wood will play in the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth from Friday.
The Ashes starts in Perth on Friday as the phoney war of pre-series jibes is parked and the on-field action takes centre stage. That is not to say the phoney war of pre-series jibes has not been entertaining. Far from it.
England's Joe Root is yet to score an Ashes hundred in Australia, something the local media were quick to remind him of as he landed in the country for this winter's series.
