Australia opts for all-pace attack
Australia will take an all-pace attack into the fourth Ashes Test, while Josh Inglis was dropped.
Australia will take an all-pace attack into the fourth Ashes Test, while Josh Inglis was dropped.
Captain Ben Stokes says protecting England players’ welfare is his top concern amid claims of excessive drinking on a mid-Ashes beach break.
England pace spearhead Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the rest of the Ashes series with a side strain while batsman Ollie Pope was axed for the fourth Test.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald says off-spinner Nathan Lyon is determined to fight his way back into the team after undergoing surgery for a torn hamstring.
England managing director Rob Key has pledged to investigate whether players’ drinking on a mid-Ashes break went too far.
Australia captain Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon have been ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test against England.
England coach Brendon McCullum admits his future is out of his hands after a chastening Ashes series defeat.
Andrew Strauss has warned that sacking England coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes will not be enough to change a “depressingly one-sided story” in Australia.
West Indies captain Roston Chase admits he failed to lead from the front on the field in their 2-0 Test series loss to New Zealand.
Jacob Duffy took five wickets as New Zealand crushed the West Indies by 323 runs in the third Test in Mount Maunganui to seal a 2-0 series victory.
Coach Brendon McCullum has conceded England got their preparations wrong heading into the Ashes.
When Kane Williamson leaves the Bay Oval field on Monday at the end of the Black Caps’ third Test against the West Indies, he may never don New Zealand whites again.
Australia captain Pat Cummins says retaining the Ashes after just three Tests was “hugely satisfying” and vows no let up in Melbourne.
Who said what after Australia retained the Ashes with an 82-run victory against England in the third Test in Adelaide on Sunday.
England captain Ben Stokes says “it sucks” to lose the Ashes inside 11 days.