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The Latest Breaking News from Ben Duckett

Ben Stokes to miss start of cricket season after training accident

Stokes suffered a broken cheekbone, cuts and bruising last month after being hit in the nets

The Independent UK

England stars react as Ashes Bazball fallout rumbles on

Three former England captains have said Brendon McCullum is lucky to survive the Ashes fiasco while Ben Duckett is quitting the IPL to fight for his Test place.

AAP

Ben Duckett pulls out of £200,000 IPL deal in bid to save England Test spot

Ben Duckett has pulled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League and now faces a three-year ban from the tournament after deciding he needs county cricket to shore up his place in England’s Test team

The Guardian - UK

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England cricket star withdraws from IPL to salvage his international career

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The Independent UK

Ben Duckett pulls out of IPL as he aims to save his England career after disastrous Ashes

Ben Duckett struggled badly during the Ashes and failed to feature in the T20 World Cup

The Independent UK

Brendon McCullum denies running ‘loose ship’ with England as he defends Harry Brook

Brook has been in the eye of a storm since news emerged of his altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand late last year

The Independent UK

Jacob Bethell dismantles Sri Lanka tail to deliver T20 series clean sweep for England

Jacob Bethell played a starring role for England with four wickets in their 12-run win against Sri Lanka to seal a 3-0 T20 series victory

The Guardian - UK

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Jofra Archer to make injury comeback as England name team to face Sri Lanka

Fast bowler has been absent since the Ashes

Evening Standard

Jofra Archer named in England team to face Sri Lanka in first T20

The 30-year-old fast bowler missed the final two Tests of England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat after sustaining a side strain

The Independent UK

Root and Rashid steer England past Sri Lanka in second ODI to end barren run

Joe Root and Adil Rashid helped England secure a five-wicket win in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, ending a run of 11 away ODI defeats

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root inspires England to finally end dismal run of results in Sri Lanka

A five-wicket win in the second ODI was England’s first for 11 away one-day matches since Brendon McCullum took on the white-ball coaching role

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Curious case of Crawley opening in Sri Lanka sums up cracks in English cricket

The opener had not played 50-over cricket in more than two years before the first Sri Lanka ODI, meaning the England selectors were going on instinct

The Guardian - UK

England succumb to spinners in opening ODI defeat to Sri Lanka

Three Lions returned to white-ball format after Ashes thrashing

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The Independent UK

Harry Brook happy to ‘get back to day job’ despite England defeat

Sri Lanka won the first one-day international by 19 runs in Colombo.

The Guardian - UK

England fall short as Harry Brook fails to fire in opening ODI defeat by Sri Lanka

England fell short in their run chase after Sri Lanka made 271 for six, ending up 252 all out to lose the opening one-day international in Colombo by 19 runs

The Independent UK

England suffer more misery in morale-sapping ODI loss to Sri Lanka

The tourists were bowled out for 252 to lose by 19 runs in Colombo

The Independent UK

England’s Sri Lanka tour takes on added significance after troubled Ashes series

The tourists will be under more scrutiny than they might have expected following a bruising 4-1 defeat Down Under.

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The Guardian - UK

Ashes 2025-26: our writers’ end-of-series England v Australia awards

Brainless moments, moral victories and tough lessons were abundant during a series that still provided plenty of drama

The Independent UK

Brendon McCullum holds talks on England future and ‘keen to carry on’

The head coach’s position is under scrutiny as the ECB reviews a dismal Ashes defeat.

The Independent UK

Kevin Pietersen calls for six England changes after miserable Ashes defeat

England slumped to a heavy 4-1 Ashes series defeat with the ECB set to ‘review’ a difficult tour

The Independent UK

England’s Ashes player ratings: Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope flop in 4-1 defeat by Australia as Jacob Bethell shines

England toiled to another Ashes humiliation at the hands of Australia

AAP

Player ratings tell tale of England's Ashes woes

Less than half of England's touring party have been granted pass marks for their Ashes series after surrendering the urn in 11 days and being beaten 4-1.

The Guardian - AU

Talismanic Mitchell Starc adds final flourish to his imperious Ashes series

The bowler’s smarts and stamina from the first ball in Perth to the last in Sydney – not to mention his batting – made him a worthy man of the series

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Bethell plays starring role in Ashes Wars Episode 5: A New Hope

A brilliant hundred against an elite attack on a wearing pitch shows this England Test team can still survive and evolve

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