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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

The Independent UK

Australia wrap up dominant Ashes series with five-wicket victory

Josh Tongue claimed three for 42 as the hosts chased down 160 to clinch a 4-1 series success in Sydney

The Independent UK

England have only one choice after total mental disintegration in Ashes

ASHES 2025-26: Comment: England have completely failed in three basic areas during this Ashes, writes Cameron Ponsonby at the SCG, to confirm exactly what must now be done

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Conscript Potts is England’s paratrooper fighting a lonely Ashes war in Sydney

While England’s batting always gets to hog the limelight, this tour has also been lost in the bowling fade-outs

The Guardian - UK

Ashes: Joe Root's 160 puts England in charge before Travis Head hits back for Australia

England record their best total of the series, but it still may not be enough

Evening Standard

How Jamie Smith’s ‘dumb’ dismissal epitomises England’s brutal Ashes failure

While Joe Root’s century was all class, Smith’s inexplicable shot summed up another day where England were on the wrong side of the moments in this Ashes series, amid an impressive Australia fightback

The Independent UK

Joe Root’s 160 puts England in charge before Travis Head hits back for Australia

Root was a class above his team-mates as he converted his overnight 72 into an outstanding 160.

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England set to hand out Ashes debut with Shoaib Bashir also in contention for fifth Test squad

Potts and Bashir have both been named in a 12-man squad for Sunday’s fifth Test at Sydney, with Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes set to make a late call

The Independent UK

England seamer Matthew Potts likely to make Ashes debut in Sydney

Potts and spinner Shoaib Bashir have both been named in a 12-man squad for Sunday’s fifth Test at Sydney.

The Independent UK

Five things England must do to make it two Ashes Test wins in a row in Sydney

Ben Stokes could take a leaf out of Keira Knightley’s book, Carse and Tongue can hurt Australia again and Crawley must dig in

The Guardian - UK

Hamstring injury rules Gus Atkinson out of Sydney Test

The 27-year-old bows out of his first Ashes series with six wickets at 47.33.

The Independent UK

Atkinson out: England lose third Ashes quick

England arrived in Australia with a four-strong pace cartel ready to rock the hosts. They will end the series with just one of them still standing.

AAP

England suffer injury blow with Gus Atkinson ruled out of final Ashes Test in Sydney

Atkinson’s early exit follows the withdrawals of Mark Wood and Jofra Archer

The Independent UK

Matthew Potts poised to play in fifth Ashes Test after England rule out Gus Atkinson

Tourists expected to pick fast bowler in XI for series finale at SCG, while the Cricket Australia boss is confident of a ‘good wicket’ in Sydney

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The Independent UK

The four changes England must consider to revive Ashes hopes

Needing to win all three remaining Tests to win back the Ashes, will England make changes in Adelaide?

AAP

England blow with paceman set to miss second Ashes Test

Mark Wood is expected to miss the second Ashes Test, after suffering soreness in the same knee that ruled him out of England's entire home summer.

Evening Standard

England reject chance for pink-ball tune-up before second Ashes Test

Tourists resist calls to dispatch key batters for floodlit Lions fixture in Canberra despite 11-day gap before day/night clash at the Gabba

The Independent UK

England make final call on pink-ball warm-up match amid criticism of ‘amateurish’ Ashes preparation

Former captain Michael Vaughan had called for England’s senior players to head to Canberra to play a warm-up match with the pink ball

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The Independent UK

Joe Root and Harry Brook struggle in England’s pre-Ashes warm-up

The Test side’s middle-order duo fell cheaply after Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley ran up an opening stand of 182 against England Lions

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Potts in contention for England’s Ashes squad as Woakes faces race to be fit

Matthew Potts could be handed a spot in England’s main Ashes squad when Rob Key and the selectors finalise their plans for Australia

The Independent UK

Rain limits action as title-chasing Surrey and Nottinghamshire hunt victory

Defending champions Surrey were restricted to just 20 overs on day three against Warwickshire.

AAP

Steve Smith eclipsed by Ashes rivals in the Hundred

Australian great Steve Smith has savoured his debut in the Hundred, but it was a couple of his English Ashes rivals who stole the show at Headingley.

The Independent UK

County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire held to a draw by Yorkshire

Defending champions Surrey trail the pacesetters by just two points.

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