Cricket

This is an important series for Smith, playing in an Ashes for the first time. He was promoted to the England team at the beginning of the 2024 summer at the expense of Ben Foakes and Jonny Bairstow w...

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Root has been adamant that a personal milestone means very little if England do not return home with the Ashes. He’s right, obviously, but the more runs Root scores, the more likely England are ...

Available for over a year Simon Mann is joined by Jonathan Agnew, Glenn McGrath, Phil Tufnell and Andy Zaltzman to review an absorbing opening day at the Gabba where Joe Root was the star. We also hea...

Joe Root finally made a century in Australia to keep England afloat on a riveting first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. With the day-night conditions fuelling the theatre, Root, who was drop...

“Even Australia will have to admit he’s a great now,” said his former team-mate Sir Alastair Cook. Joe Root has, finally, done it. In his 30th innings down under – 4,395 days a...

Wood is one of the fastest bowlers to play for England but has struggled with injuries throughout his career. Before Perth he had not played a Test for 15 months, firstly because of an elbow problem, ...

Different day, different Test, different city and different ground. Same chaotic Ashes cricket. After England were beaten by Australia inside two days in Perth, the second Test began with four overs o...

Only the great Shane Warne and legendary seamer Glenn McGrath have taken more Test wickets for Australia than Lyon. The 38-year-old needs two more to go past McGrath’s 562 and into second place ...