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Jonny Bairstow was stumped by Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey during the second Ashes Test at Lord's last Sunday - despite the England batter assuming the ball was dead

Four years ago, Ben Stokes produced one of the greatest-ever Test innings to propel England to an extraordinary one-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, said Mike Atherton in The Times. And for a while at Lord’s on Sunday, a similar “miracle looked on the cards”. 

Veteran prop James Slipper will start in the Wallabies' Rugby Championship opener against South Africa in Pretoria with four possible debutants named.

The average global temperature hits a new mark for the second day running amid heatwaves, while Australia rental crisis intensified in June quarter

'I can't wait for the third Test.'

Will the short gap between Tests help England focus on the task in hand, or will the rancour linger on at Headingley?

England find themselves 2-0 behind against Australia in the Ashes and their 'Bazball' style has been criticised by many ahead of the third Test at Headingley

Australia can expect to face a fired-up England and a furious crowd in the third Ashes Test at Headingley starting Thursday as the row over Jonny Bairstow’s divisive dismissal at Lord’s rumbles on.

Danni Wyatt’s 76 and some tight death bowling saw the hosts achieve a thrilling win at the Oval