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Beware the quiet man: Ashes folklore is littered with unlikely names stepping up

Pat Cummins’ absence is not quite cause for unfettered English celebration – Scott Boland has ripped them apart before

The Guardian - UK

'Worst Australian team since 2010-11': Stuart Broad

Ex-England fast bowler Stuart Broad has hit back at David Warner, claiming Australia are at their weakest for a home Ashes series in 15 years.

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Joe Root issues ‘bring the urn home’ rallying cry ahead of Ashes

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Joe Root hopes England can grasp ‘great opportunity’ to win Ashes in Australia

England last won an Ashes series Down Under in 2010-11.

The Independent UK

Jos Buttler: ‘A big burden has been lifted – I wasn’t the same leader after the 2023 World Cup’

The England white-ball veteran tells Donald McRae about his post-captaincy career, his Ashes struggles and the recent death of his father

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root hopes a European Ryder Cup success can provide Ashes inspiration

Root will be tuning in to see if Europe’s top golfers can tame home advantage in New York to claim a famous win.

The Independent UK

Will Jacks handed surprise Ashes call-up as England overlook Rehan Ahmed and Chris Woakes for Australia

Jacks appears to have got the nod ahead of Ahmed and Liam Dawson as back-up to lead spinner Shoaib Bashir, while fast bowler Mark Wood is fit to return

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England lay down gauntlet after naming five 90mph seamers in Ashes squad

Rob Key’s selection panel has named England’s quickest attack for a generation to try to win back the Ashes in Australia

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root explains why Harry Brook is like Kevin Pietersen: ‘He makes my life so much easier’

Root made his England Test debut in 2012 when Pietersen was in his pomp and now bats alongside Brooki n the middle order

The Independent UK

Jofra Archer stars as England power to record ODI win against South Africa

Jacob Bethell and Joe Root scored centuries for England to set up record-breaking 342-run rout of South Africa in the third ODI

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Bethell and Joe Root smash centuries as England hit record ODI win over South Africa

The Three Lions’ 342-run winning margin is the largest ever

Evening Standard

Jacob Bethell hits century as England pile on the runs against South Africa

Bethell blasted 110 in 82 balls as England piled on their fifth highest total for the loss of five wickets.

The Independent UK

Your Guardian sport weekend: WSL kick-off, an England double-header and more

Here’s how to follow along with our coverage – the finest writing and up-to-the-minute reports

The Guardian - UK

2026 Hundred could deny England Test players practice in fixture pile-up

Two days could separate the Hundred final at Lord’s and the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley next August

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Stuart Broad puts England ODI defeat down to ‘jaded minds’ after packed summer

Two defeats in three days at the hands of South Africa saw England lose their one-day series with a game still to play.

The Independent UK

Harry Brook insists England’s weary players must keep going after ODI defeat

White-ball captain Brook and a handful of team-mates, including Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jamie Smith, have run themselves ragged this summer.

The Independent UK

Jacob Bethell’s innings against South Africa offers silver lining amid England’s ODI gloom

A much-improved England came up five runs short at Lord’s as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series

The Guardian - UK

Breetzke helps South Africa edge England to clinch second men’s ODI and series

England took it to the final ball, with a welcome unbeaten 27 from Jofra Archer, but South Africa persisted for a thrilling win to take the series with a game to spare

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The Independent UK

South Africa beat England by five runs to wrap up ODI series

England have now lost eight of 11 one-dayers this year.

The Independent UK

Sonny Baker endures nightmare debut as sorry England crushed by South Africa

Baker served up seven wicketless overs for 76

The Guardian - UK

Invincibles sweep Rockets aside for treble of men’s Hundred titles

Will Jacks and Nathan Sowter shone as Oval Invincibles won the title once more with a comfortable 26-run win over Trent Rockets

The Independent UK

Will Jacks shines again as Oval Invincibles claim third straight Hundred title

Jacks smashed a sparkling innings of 72 to help Oval Invincibles post a winnable total of 168 for five.

The Independent UK

England’s Harry Brook could shine in the Ashes, says Australia’s Josh Hazlewood

The seamer believes the Yorkshireman is one to watch ahead of the series, which starts in November.

AAP

Australia brace for baggage-less Brook in home Ashes

Australia's dominance in the home Ashes shapes as a big storyline for the summer, but it could be a new face without any baggage who looms large for England.

The Independent UK

Trent Rockets beat Birmingham Phoenix to seal second place in Hundred

A second-wicket partnership between Joe Root and Rehan Ahmed proved crucial.

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