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Andy Zaltzman
England’s rare Ashes win is no evidence of a turnaround

Sun 28 Dec 2025

England’s rare Ashes win is no evidence of a turnaround
George Simms
England vindicate and complicate everything we know about Bazball

Sat 27 Dec 2025

England vindicate and complicate everything we know about Bazball
Gideon Haigh
England win first Ashes Test in Australia since 2011 within two days

Sat 27 Dec 2025

England win first Ashes Test in Australia since 2011 within two days
George Simms
‘A 24-hour flight to the Ashes gave me time to ponder England’s poor decisions’

Fri 26 Dec 2025

‘A 24-hour flight to the Ashes gave me time to ponder England’s poor decisions’
Gideon Haigh
Records tumble as England fall behind on first day of fourth Test

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Records tumble as England fall behind on first day of fourth Test
Gideon Haigh
England beaten again as Australia wrap up the Ashes

Sun 21 Dec 2025

England beaten again as Australia wrap up the Ashes
Andy Zaltzman
Statistical divide shows how England have wilted under pressure

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Statistical divide shows how England have wilted under pressure
Paul Hayward
The end is nigh: Here lies the body of Bazball

Sat 20 Dec 2025

The end is nigh: Here lies the body of Bazball
Emma John
Watching from the Adelaide roof was a metaphor for England’s uphill struggle

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Watching from the Adelaide roof was a metaphor for England’s uphill struggle
Gideon Haigh
Lyon leads the charge to put England on the brink

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Lyon leads the charge to put England on the brink
Gideon Haigh
Australia expose England’s need to return to basics

Fri 19 Dec 2025

Australia expose England’s need to return to basics
Gideon Haigh
Stokes stands alone as England left in tatters

Thu 18 Dec 2025

Stokes stands alone as England left in tatters
Gideon Haigh
Comeback kid Usman Khawaja makes hay while the sun shines

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Comeback kid Usman Khawaja makes hay while the sun shines
Gideon Haigh
Cricket in a time of terror

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Cricket in a time of terror
Cameron Ponsonby
“It is extraordinary”: Inside the new Shane Warne exhibition

Tue 16 Dec 2025

“It is extraordinary”: Inside the new Shane Warne exhibition
Andy Zaltzman
The narrowing of the run-rate gap is the latest in England’s worrying trends

Sun 14 Dec 2025

The narrowing of the run-rate gap is the latest in England’s worrying trends
Matt Roller
Alex Carey is winning the battle of the wicketkeepers’ union

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Alex Carey is winning the battle of the wicketkeepers’ union
Gideon Haigh
Steve Smith’s unexpected second act is proving too dramatic for England

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Steve Smith’s unexpected second act is proving too dramatic for England
Gideon Haigh
Australia ease past England to take 2-0 Ashes lead

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Australia ease past England to take 2-0 Ashes lead
Andy Zaltzman
It’s 75 years since England have crumpled so quickly

Sat 6 Dec 2025

It’s 75 years since England have crumpled so quickly
Cameron Ponsonby
Bazball had given us hope – but it’s all turned to ashes

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Bazball had given us hope – but it’s all turned to ashes
Gideon Haigh
Another collapse, and Bazball was reduced to a rumour

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Another collapse, and Bazball was reduced to a rumour
Gideon Haigh
Level-headed Australia pounce on England errors to wrest control of second Test

Fri 5 Dec 2025

Level-headed Australia pounce on England errors to wrest control of second Test
Gideon Haigh
Thanks a ton: Centurion Joe Root digs in to save England again

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Thanks a ton: Centurion Joe Root digs in to save England again
George Simms
Will Jacks: the latest addition to England’s Charge of the Height Brigade

Wed 3 Dec 2025

Will Jacks: the latest addition to England’s Charge of the Height Brigade
Andy Zaltzman
Don’t despair yet – there are some good omens for a second-Test comeback

Tue 2 Dec 2025

Don’t despair yet – there are some good omens for a second-Test comeback
Gideon Haigh
Hutton left as a champion – Stokes needs support to secure his legacy

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Hutton left as a champion – Stokes needs support to secure his legacy
Paul Hayward
Slavish adherence to Bazball risks disenfranchising England’s fans

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Slavish adherence to Bazball risks disenfranchising England’s fans
Matt Roller
Back Zak, don’t crack: England’s Crawley dilemma

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Back Zak, don’t crack: England’s Crawley dilemma
Gideon Haigh
‘England’s lackadaisical air is endearing them to nobody’

Tue 25 Nov 2025

‘England’s lackadaisical air is endearing them to nobody’
Andy Zaltzman
The Torrent of broken records that could kill off Bazball

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The Torrent of broken records that could kill off Bazball
Matt Roller
Six balls, no runs... how likely England victory turned into dire Ashes defeat

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Six balls, no runs... how likely England victory turned into dire Ashes defeat
Paul Hayward
Ben Stokes’s England just can’t kick their fatal addiction

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Ben Stokes’s England just can’t kick their fatal addiction
Gideon Haigh
England find new ways to lose as Head cashes in on Bazball’s bravado

Sat 22 Nov 2025

England find new ways to lose as Head cashes in on Bazball’s bravado
Gideon Haigh
Ashes delivers as Stokes leads England’s fightback

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Ashes delivers as Stokes leads England’s fightback
Gideon Haigh
England’s pace attack prepares to bring the storm to Australia

Thu 20 Nov 2025

England’s pace attack prepares to bring the storm to Australia
Gideon Haigh
Australia’s soap opera welcomes its latest additions

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Australia’s soap opera welcomes its latest additions
Chris Newell
The cricketing calendars of England’s Ashes 2025/26 squad

Thu 20 Nov 2025

The cricketing calendars of England’s Ashes 2025/26 squad
Gideon Haigh
Ballad of the first ball of the Ashes

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Ballad of the first ball of the Ashes

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