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'England are going to respect the county game a bit more... good!': Northants boss DARREN LEHMANN on the fall-out from his Ashes rant, the fatal flaw that cost England Down Under and his masterplan to get Saif Zaib into Test mix
27/03/26 02:00
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENC BOOTH: For a moment, the startled look on Darren Lehmann's face suggests he has just spotted an England selector lurking in the shadows at Wantage Road....read
'Brendon McCullum should have been sacked. This England set-up is like Saturday afternoon cricket': STEVE HARMISON takes aim at ECB bosses for sticking with under-fire coach, and names the player they MUST axe after Ashes debacle
25/03/26 05:00Steve Harmison, the pace ace who once coached his home town Ashington in the lower tiers of English football, reaches for a familiar frame of reference as he discusses Brendon McCullum.
Why England have gambled on Brendon McCullum and Rob Key despite Ashes humbling - and what's changing to prevent it happening again, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
24/03/26 02:00English cricket's decision to stick with the status quo in the wake of the Ashes debacle had been long expected - but it is more of a gamble than the ECB hierarchy seem to think.
Jamie Smith faces defining summer after Ashes struggles expose flaws in England's 4-1 defeat
22/03/26 02:00LAWRENCE BOOTH: Those in search of an emblem of England's Ashes reached a grim consensus: the dismissal of Jamie Smith by Marnus Labuschagne at Sydney.
Revealed - English cricket is running out of BALLS: Inside the 'major crisis' that has left clubs with HALF the number they need and the frantic plan to find a fix as Middle East war causes havoc - 'it's a wake-up call for everybody'
19/03/26 02:00'If only I'd known this was going to happen, I'd have had a word with Donald Trump,' says the owner of the company that makes Dukes balls. 'Please don't attack anybody before the cricket season starts!'
Asa Tribe is set to become England's next opener - this is why: How 21-year-old wowed Aussies and ECB insiders on Lions tour, the secret to his 'simple game' and the only way Zak Crawley can keep Glamorgan star out of side
17/03/26 02:00LAWRENCE BOOTH: Tribe, 21, stood out during the Lions' tour Down Under over the winter, and is now expected to provide competition for both Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett this summer.
Liam Livingstone can moan all he wants but here's the reason he's out in the cold with England, why Brendon McCullum told him to 'chill out' and proof that Rob Key has not shut the door on all-rounder
16/03/26 06:06The anger of the jilted sportsman is a tale as old as the English batting collapse. And as Liam Livingstone's latest outburst confirms, anger isn't always accompanied by clarity.
'He's got a brilliant cricket brain... he's 21 but already our best player': The making of England's next all-rounder James Coles - and why an uncapped amateur fisherman fetched £390,000 at the Hundred auction
13/03/26 12:00Over coffee this week, Coles told his Sussex coach Paul Farbrace he had heard there would be interest in his signature at the Hundred auction in central London. There was rather more than that.
Brendon McCullum is lucky to escape this winter with his job as England head coach - but the danger isn't over for him given the revealing signs in his relationship with Ben Stokes, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
07/03/26 02:00LAWRENCE BOOTH: If Brendon McCullum may not enjoy spending the Test summer on probation, then he should console himself with the thought that he's lucky still to be in the role.
Brendon McCullum will keep his job as England coach - but must prove his squad have learned from boozy run-ins and disastrous Ashes
06/03/26 04:49LAWRENCE BOOTH: McCullum confirmed his desire to keep his job after England's T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India in Mumbai on Thursday, and he will be given that chance.
England T20 World Cup PLAYER RATINGS: Who has a big decision to make after nightmare tournament? Who was masterful in his potential swansong? And who fell apart in the semi-final?
05/03/26 07:01England were eliminated from the T20 World Cup after falling just seven runs short in their spirited chase of 254 against India. LAWRENCE BOOTH has rated each player's T20 World Cup campaign.
Sussex's financial hell unpacked: The impossible 'balancing act', why club insiders are fuming and fears over a player exodus... but why there's hope that 'magic can happen' and the plan to boost the coffers
03/03/26 02:00Drizzly Hove in February does not immediately feel like ground zero for one of English cricket's most vexed debates. But the financial misadventures of Sussex have dictated otherwise.
Jos Buttler is so woefully out of nick he could cost England the T20 World Cup, so here's my solution, the impact it will have on Jacob Bethell and why it's now or never, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
23/02/26 05:00On another day, Jos Buttler's innings of seven off 14 balls might have been costly. Thanks to Phil Salt and England's bowlers, it ultimately didn't matter.
Former England hero joins forces with other county stars and calls for Sussex board to 'RESIGN IN FULL' as beleaguered club lurch into fresh crisis
06/02/26 10:00The crisis at Sussex has taken a dramatic twist with the publication of an open letter, signed by 26 ex-players, administrators and sponsors, calling for the board to resign.
Lord's could host England Test match on drop-in pitch as early as 2029 - as MCC make radical response to criticism of lifeless surfaces
04/02/26 10:00EXCLUSIVE: Lord's could host a Test match on a drop-in pitch as early as 2029 as part of a radical response to the problem of tired and lifeless surfaces at the home of cricket.
How Harry Brook unlocked a formula for World Cup success after 'awesome' Sri Lanka win - and why two unlikely heroes with the ball give England an edge, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
03/02/26 06:21LAWRENCE BOOTH: The Sri Lankans were cruising in pursuit of a modest total of 128 for nine, but the Pallekele pitch - used for the third time in five days - was turning lavishly.
Brendon McCullum denies England drink too much after Harry Brook revelation and boozy Noosa trip - as coach admits he could be replaced after Ashes defeat
09/01/26 12:00Speaking after his side had surrendered the Ashes 4-1, but before news broke of the Brook incident in Wellington, McCullum insisted: 'Half our guys don't have a drink, to be honest.'
Under-fire Brendon McCullum insists he wants to remain as England head coach despite disastrous Ashes tour - but sends ECB hierarchy a warning over 'being told what to do' in future
08/01/26 10:41LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Brendon McCullum has insisted he wants to carry on as England head coach after his side's chastening 4-1 Ashes defeat but has sent a warning.
Bazball is finished after England's most disappointing Ashes tour in memory - here's why Brendon McCullum must go, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
08/01/26 08:25LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: This was not England's worst Ashes tour among their many failures in Australia down the years. But it was arguably their most disappointing.
Revealed: England cricket star Harry Brook clashed with nightclub bouncer hours before captaining team in Ashes warm-up tour - and is now on 'final warning' over his boozy behaviour
08/01/26 07:56LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Harry Brook was involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer during England's recent tour of New Zealand, in their latest off-the-field misdemeanour.
ASHES SERIES PLAYER RATINGS: Which England flops are fighting for their places after horror tour? Who should never have played in the first place? And who gets a 2/10?
08/01/26 05:37Daily Mail Sport's LAWRENCE BOOTH was at all five Tests as England succumbed to another battering Down Under - here are his Ashes series player ratings.
Australia WIN fifth Test by five wickets to seal deserving 4-1 series victory, England players left fuming over controversial decision - and farewell Usman Khawaja: ASHES BREAKFAST
08/01/26 03:57LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Australia completed an action-packed five-wicket win on the final afternoon at the SCG to wrap up a well-deserved 4-1 series triumph.
Jacob Bethell showed England their future with majestic Ashes century - but without a terrible call by Ben Stokes that only gets worse with time, he would have been their present too
07/01/26 10:30LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Cause for celebration, then, at the end of a long, humiliating tour, but also cause for regret. This ought to have been Bethell's 14th Test, not his sixth.
England star Jacob Bethell's parents in tears as their son hits his spectacular maiden century at the Ashes - but Australia still set to win and take the series 4-1
07/01/26 07:30ASHES BREAKFAST: Jacob Bethell danced down the track to an off-break from Beau Webster and launched it over midwicket for the boundary to his parents' delight.
The worst day of England's disastrous Ashes will have Rob Key and Brendon McCullum nervously looking over their shoulders - this was a damning indictment of their failure of imagination, preparation and execution
06/01/26 09:24As the ball hung in the air, you almost knew what was coming. Travis Head had been the key wicket all series, and England desperately needed to see the back of him. So Will Jacks dropped it.
Travis Head and Steve Smith's centuries help Australia close on 518-7 on day three of fifth Test, the England bowler staring at an unwanted record and Usman Khawaja's emotional reception: ASHES BREAKFAST
06/01/26 07:23LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY - ASHES BREAKFAST: Centuries from Travis Head, his third of a dominant series, and Steve Smith, his first, combined to grind England into the SCG dirt.
In 27 years of reporting on the England Test team, here's why Jamie Smith's car crash of a dismissal is the WORST shot I've seen, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
05/01/26 12:00It takes a lot for a painting-by-numbers 46 to overshadow a masterpiece 160, but Jamie Smith gave it a go on a wildly oscillating second day at the SCG
Joe Root scores a sublime 160 as England finish 384 all out in their first innings as Australia close day two of fifth Ashes Test on 166-2 - but tourists are left worried over star's back injury
05/01/26 07:29LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superlative 160 from Joe Root laid the foundation for England's first-innings 384 - only for some of the gloss to be removed when he left the field clutching his back.
ASHES BREAKFAST: How Joe Root's brilliant 160 knock moves him closer to batting immortality, the England player blasted for 'playing one of dumbest shots you'll ever see in Test cricket' - and why it's end of an era at the SCG
05/01/26 06:12LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superb 160 from Joe Root lifted England to 384 on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test - their highest total in Australia since making 491 in 2017.
Harry Brook's shot selection on day one of the fifth Ashes Test was one of talent and a gambler - his journey towards self-realisation could define the next decade of English Test cricket, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
04/01/26 10:52LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: As the ball hung in the air, and three Australian fielders converged from various points, Harry Brook may already have been penning his apology.
England get off on the right foot in the fifth and final Test as Joe Root and Harry Brook build sturdy total - before bad light cuts Day One short
04/01/26 06:31LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: After joining forces at a perilous 57 for three, Root and Brook set about compiling England's largest stand of the series - and only their third above 100.
ASHES BREAKFAST: Sydney welcomes Ahmed Al Ahmed and Bondi's heroes on opening day - and Brendon McCullum is caught red-handed by TV cameras
04/01/26 06:04LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: England reached a position of strength on 211 for three on the first day of the fifth Test at Sydney before bad light and rain cut short their progress
Ben Stokes urges his England team for one final Ashes push in Sydney Test match that could have huge repercussions on the futures of Brendan McCullum and Rob Key
03/01/26 08:12Ben Stokes has urged England not to 'coast' in Sunday's fifth and final Ashes Test at Sydneyas they try to limit the damage in a game that could have repercussions
'There's no doubt we're the right people': Ben Stokes urges England to stick with him and Brendon McCullum... and suggests a novel way of dealing with Ashes scrutiny
02/01/26 12:00The win at Melbourne averted the possibility of a whitewash, and victory at the SCG would limit the damage to 3-2. Only once since 1986-87 have England won more than one Test down under.
England will urge counties to get on board with Ashes campaigns and REFUSE to sign Australians
02/01/26 12:00Australia's leading players could find it harder to get a county gig during Ashes summers as part of the ECB's plans to win back the urn.
Concerns over England's Ashes backroom staff revealed: Too many 'yes men', no one challenging Bazball ethos, Jeetan Patel's 'have a pint' comment and the mistake made when hiring bowling guru David Saker
01/01/26 05:00As ECB bosses rake over these Ashes the make-up of the dressing-room will figure high on the agenda
England edge closer to Brendon McCullum decision after humiliating Ashes series defeat - as ECB chief flies into Sydney ahead of final Test
01/01/26 08:44LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: McCullum, who became England's all-format coach a year ago, has an expensive ECB contract running until the end of 2027.
Inside Jamie Smith's dire Ashes: Why 'low-key' wicketkeeper has lost his spark, what the experts are saying, England's long-term plan for him and the other glovemen in the reckoning
31/12/25 12:00Jamie Smith being left out of England's new year white-ball plans completes a difficult few weeks for a player who is struggling to keep his head above water 18 months after making waves
England reach verdict in investigation into reports of excessive drinking in Noosa - after video emerged of Ben Duckett slurring his words in late-night interaction with fan
30/12/25 09:41EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: The ECB went into damage-limitation mode after a video emerged of Ben Duckett slurring his words in a late-night interaction with a fan.
Australia are usually bad winners but at least they've been good losers too. Now after MCG humbling I'm having to rethink that - here's why, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
29/12/25 12:00This is my sixth Ashes tour, and the previous five had encouraged a hypothesis: even if Australians aren't always gracious winners, they can be magnanimous in defeat.
Blow for England as Gus Atkinson injury rules him out of the Sydney Ashes Test
29/12/25 01:14First the tourists lost pacemen Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, and now they've lost another quick as they seek to win the final two matches of the series.
Joe Root backs Bazball: England players are 'absolutely committed' and don't want change despite Ashes pain
28/12/25 12:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Joe Root has urged English cricket to stick to its guns once the Ashes are over.
England players of the Bazball era RATED AND SLATED: Five stars who have gone backwards named - and the players who back up Joe Root's words
28/12/25 12:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Daily Mail Sport looks at the 14 who have taken part in their latest series defeat down under - plus one who hasn't.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England played the right hand and the lottery rewarded them - yet a famous Melbourne win shines spotlight on questionable decisions in the first three Tests
27/12/25 12:51LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: England arrived at the MCG with the mockery of a nation ringing in their ears, and left celebrating a first victory on Australian soil since January 2011.
The mind-boggling costs Cricket Australia 'could incur' after England seal two-day Boxing Day Test victory
27/12/25 11:07Cricket Australia are reportedly set to lose a jaw-dropping sum of money after England snapped their 14-year wait to win a Test match Down Under inside two days at the MCG.
ASHES PLAYER RATINGS - FOURTH TEST: The 7/10 hero who delivered a 'one-man Bazball retort to the critics', England's 'invisible man' - and Australia's 'mediocre' star who scored just ONE
27/12/25 09:08LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: England ended an 18-match winless streak in Australia and managed to avoid an Ashes clean sweep in a chaotic two-day Test to leave the series 3-1.
England FINALLY win in Australia: Ben Stokes' side end 15-year drought on Australian soil to avoid Ashes whitewash in two-day swashbuckler
27/12/25 06:58LAWRENCE BOOTH: England have won their first Test match in Australia since January 2011, avoiding the prospect of a whitewash with a tense four-wicket win on the second day in Melbourne.
ASHES BREAKFAST: Australia skittled again in their quickest Test collapse in nearly 100 years, Gus Atkinson limps off - and why Cameron Green is feeling the heat
27/12/25 06:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: England have pulled off their first victory in Australia in 19 attempts dating back to January 2011 after they knocked off a target of 175 inside 33 overs.
England implode as 20 wickets fall on chaotic opening day of the Boxing Day Test - as cricket great lambasts 'shocker' MCG pitch, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
26/12/25 07:33LAWRENCE BOOTH: Twenty wickets fell on a helter-skelter first day's play in the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG, as England staggered their way to 110 in response to Australia's 152.
ASHES BREAKFAST: Ben Duckett fails to silence critics in torrid start to England's fourth Ashes Test, visitors get a Christmas upgrade - and find an unexpected ally amid Noosa storm
26/12/25 05:59LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ben Duckett's first innings since his Noosa outing made the headlines was over in a flash as England struggled in reply to Australia's 152 all out on a dramatic opening day.
I've been to all 18 first-class county cricket grounds in the UK... this is the definitive list from worst to best and where YOUR club ranks, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
25/12/25 12:00DAILYMAIL+ BEST OF 2025: There are 18 first-class county headquarters in Britain, and Daily Mail Sport's Lawrence Booth has been to them all - many times over. Here, he ranks them.
Ben Stokes calls for 'empathy' for Ben Duckett after 'drunk' social media video backlash - as England make two changes for fourth Ashes Test with Jofra Archer RULED OUT for rest of series
24/12/25 09:08LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Ben Stokes has pleaded for 'empathy' after Ben Duckett was named in England's team for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.
England's boozy four-day Ashes break shows they've learned nothing from past failures - their litany of woeful decisions on this tour means Rob Key may now have just two weeks to prove he is up to the job
23/12/25 09:19On a triumphant Ashes tour, a beery four-day break at a holiday resort becomes an example of camaraderie, another of the one-percenters (or four-and-a-halfs) that add up to sporting glory.
England launch investigation into claims stars had a beer-drinking stag-do just before losing the Ashes
23/12/25 01:22Three Lions managing director Rob Key said it would be 'completely unacceptable' if stars were drinking to excess on their controversial break after losing the second Test.
Under-fire England coach Brendon McCullum insists he wants to carry on 'good gig' - despite overseeing 11-day Ashes surrender
22/12/25 12:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Brendon McCullum has insisted he wants to carry on as England coach because 'it's a pretty good gig and good fun.
Inside England's 11-day Ashes capitulation: How poor preparation, car crash TV interviews and mixed messaging have led to humiliation Down Under
21/12/25 09:02LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: For all the optimism in advance, this tour was always going to present a challenge like nothing England have faced under McCullum.
ASHES PLAYER RATINGS - THIRD TEST: England duo each given a TWO after 'mental disintegration' in Adelaide while Australian hero nearly scores a perfect 10 - but his team-mate is 'out of his depth'
21/12/25 08:36LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: England's quest to win an Ashes series Down Under has failed once again after losing the third Test by 82 runs to condemn them to a 3-0 defeat with two to play.
Brendon McCullum admits England got their preparation WRONG after going 3-0 down in the Ashes
21/12/25 05:42LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: Brendon McCullum has admitted England got their preparation wrong after going 3-0 down to Australia in just 11 days' cricket.
Australia WIN the Ashes after just 11 days of cricket as England's fightback is too little, too late - now Pat Cummins' side seek a whitewash to crush Bazball, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
21/12/25 04:08LAWRENCE BOOTH: England staged a brave fightback that gave them a glimpse of what would have been a record victory - but it was too little, too late.
England have shown too much loyalty to Ollie Pope and have messed up the No 3 position - his latest Ashes failure was both terribly predictable and predictably terrible, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
20/12/25 10:15LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: For a moment, Ollie Pope stood rooted to the spot after being caught at second slip. It might have been the moment his Test career flashed before his eyes.
England on brink of quickest Ashes surrender since 1921 as Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon put Australia on verge of victory
20/12/25 07:18LAWRENCE BOOTH: Set a near-impossible 435 to prevent Australia from going 3-0 with two to play, and retaining the urn that has been theirs since 2017-18, England closed on 207 for six.
England are left on the brink of Ashes humiliation in Adelaide after another miserable day - as sad sight confirms Ben Stokes' side are not serious about winning back the urn
19/12/25 07:21LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: On the day England needed a miracle, they got the off-spin of Will Jacks and Joe Root. Australian minds will know that the tourists are not serious about winning.
This dismal collapse is England's most dispiriting Ashes demise of all. Bazball is in tatters as mixed messages and Ben Stokes going into his shell have led to a meek surrender
18/12/25 10:14None of England's previous Ashes tours began with the optimism surrounding this one. But after eight days' cricket, that optimism, and that Bazball template, has been destroyed.
The day England's Ashes dream finally died: Confused tourists unravel in scorching heat and prod their way to 213-8, waving the white flag as Australia have answers at every turn
18/12/25 08:22LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: Forget Bazball: this was the day England's Ashes dream finally died. Many, of course, would argue that moment had come and gone.
Mitchell Starc calls for Snicko to be 'SACKED' and brands it the 'worst technology there is' as another controversial incident rocks the third Ashes Test
18/12/25 06:44LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: The second day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide was marred by more controversy over the DRS technology.
England learn outcome of complaint to match referee after Ashes Snicko 'cheating' controversy erupts in third Test
17/12/25 11:36England have had a review reinstated by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe after a technology error cost them the wicket of Australia's Alex Carey on the first day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
How England pace ace Jofra Archer rammed criticism about pillows and chains from Aussie 'greats' back down their throats with fiery bowling in Adelaide
17/12/25 12:00Among the many brickbats hurled England's way has been the absence of an attack leader. But on the first day of the third Test, that role fell on the shoulders of Jofra Archer. And he responded in style.
Snicko's Ashes cock-up is an utter embarrassment and worse still, the people who operate it are as hopeless as the technology itself - you don't have to be a 'whingeing Pom' to realise that
17/12/25 11:08It's embarrassing that a series of this magnitude, with careers on the line, should tolerate even the possibility of inaccuracy, when the UltraEdge used in England is far more precise.
Ashes Snicko 'cheating' controversy erupts: England plot formal complaint after Aussie TV station operators used the wrong stump microphone to give Alex Carey a let-off in the third Test
17/12/25 08:26Carey, who went on to make an emotional century at his home ground as Australia closed on 326 for eight, had 72 when he appeared to underedge a delivery from Josh Tongue.
Jofra Archer shines for England, while local hero Alex Carey thrills crowd with emotional century to give Australia handy cushion after tense first day of third Ashes Test
17/12/25 08:01LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: A century from Alex Carey and some outstanding bowling from Jofra Archer were the centrepieces of a tense opening day in Adelaide.
Australia batsman Steve Smith RULED OUT of third Ashes Test on morning of game in huge boost for England as they fight to stay in the series
16/12/25 10:59LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: Steve Smith has been ruled out of the crucial third Test at Adelaide after feeling unwell during the build-up to the game.
Why Bazball's pet project Shoaib Bashir has been ditched: The mediocre numbers, the detrimental effect experts say spinner is having on Ben Stokes... and the reason counties won't touch him
16/12/25 12:00Shoaib Bashir's Test career is far from over - but it is certainly on hold. England's No 1 spinner has been cast adrift in the very series for which he was groomed. It is every bit as bad as it looks.
Ben Stokes says his England team-mates must 'show a bit of dog' to stand any chance of keeping Ashes series alive
15/12/25 11:59England must win the third Test in Adelaide, starting later tonight, to stay in the Ashes, and Stokes has emphasised to team-mates that there can be no excuses for feeling cowed by the experience.
Harry Brook vows to 'rein it in a bit' and addresses 'shocking' Ashes dismissals that have seen him criticised by cricket greats - as Ben Stokes makes one change for crucial third Test in Adelaide
15/12/25 07:15LAWRENCE BOOTH: Harry Brook has promised to 'rein it in a bit' ahead of Wednesday's crucial third Test in Adelaide as England look for a way back into the Ashes.
'It doesn't mean we throw that plan out now': Brendon McCullum doubles down on England's Ashes approach as Bazball D-Day looms
14/12/25 11:26McCullum tends to speak only at the end of a Test defeat. But he has grown increasingly paternal here in Australia, deliberately drawing the flak by suggesting his side had 'over-trained'.
Under-fire England coach Brendon McCullum dimisses sack speculation and hints they will stick with same, faltering batting lineup for crucial third Ashes Test
14/12/25 09:45LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: The England coach played down concerns he could lose his job as he prepares to back an unchanged top seven for their crucial third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Harry Brook is a generational talent but his careless Ashes performances are a major concern - and not just with the bat
14/12/25 02:00These are the hot-take Ashes, with podcasts sprouting like heads on the Hydra. But on one question most pundits can agree: how do you solve a problem like Harry Brook?
England cricket team's security guard 'lashes out' at Australian camera crew: Disastrous Ashes tour takes a new turn with airport flare-up
13/12/25 08:55England's hapless Ashes tour was again in the headlines after footage emerged of a member of their security team involved in an altercation with a cameraman.
The Adelaide finishing school that built Joe Root: Struggles with the bat, bedtime stories, 'Mad Monday' and why the locals fell in love with him
13/12/25 02:00When Joe Root, wide-eyed and 19, touched down at Adelaide airport one October evening in 2010, he was not quite the slip of a lad you might remember now.
MATT PRIOR: This England team hasn't been up for the fight - if my side had got out playing these shots there would've been an angry line waiting for us in the dressing room
09/12/25 11:59It pains Matt Prior to say it, but say it he does. England's former wicketkeeper is ticking about the performance that left Ben Stokes's side two down in the Ashes with three to play.
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Tiger tamed
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Bikini-clad Livvy Dunne stuns in 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue
As former gymnast prepares for her TV debut in Baywatch reboot
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Video emerges of quadruple amputee cornhole player accused of murder firing a pistol in 2024
Allegedly shot and killed someone after argument
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Scottie Scheffler forced to withdraw from Houston Open... and it's a dangerous sign ahead of the Masters
Big family changes coming for world No. 1
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Luka Doncic hires powerful celeb attorney with star-studded clientele - including Kim K and Britney Spears
For Lakers star's bitter legal war with ex-fiancee
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Horror as NBA star suffers all-time sickening knee injury and is stretchered off in front of horrified teammates
Will miss serious time
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Women's boxer, 19, miraculously awakens from coma days after being knocked unconscious
Optimism in boxing after horrifying night
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David Beckham launches initiative to bring soccer to US schools amid feud with son, Brooklyn
Beckham's charity work continues amid saga
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Heartwarming moment MLB manager tells journeyman pitcher he made the team during mound visit
He'll be there Opening Day
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Tiger Woods to make sensational return to competitive golf
One of the sport's greatest legends is ready to come back from injury
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Phillies pitcher rushed to hospital as team reveals he suffered cardiac event on the mound
He is now wearing a monitor
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Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes' 1587 Kansas City steakhouse destroyed in brutal TikTok review
After launching it back in September
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Scottie Pippen reignites his feud with Michael Jordan
As he aims brutal dig at former Chicago Bulls teammate in new soda commercial
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Fundraiser launched for NHL reporter Jessi Pierce's husband after she died with their kids in house fire
Tributes pour in for Pierce and her children
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Women's boxer Isis Sio, 19, fighting for her life in hospital after knockout loss
Placed in medically induced coma in California
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Two-time Super Bowl winner takes brutal swipe at Trump supporters
As he ruthlessly mocks MAGA in divisive online post
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Beloved NHL reporter Jessi Pierce shared heartbreaking final post of her three children
Before their tragic deaths in house fire at the weekend
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Maryland coach Brenda Frese screams in the face of star player Oluchi Okananwa in loss
Great coaching or poor judgement?
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Defending champs go down in March Madness thriller after tempers flare between Iowa and top-seeded Florida
Coaches erupt before wild finish in Tampa
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Tom Brady dodges question about Maxx Crosby after Raiders star saw Ravens trade sensationally collapse
What does the future hold in Las Vegas?
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St. John's sinks buzzer beater to stun Kansas in wild March Madness finish to advance to first Sweet 16 since 1999
Next up: Duke
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Incredible footage of 7ft 9in March Madness star Olivier Rioux towering over high-school rivals resurfaces
Unfair advantage?
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Barely-believable moment March Madness shot DOESN'T go in as clock hits zero: 'I just about died'
Nebraska survived a scare against Vanderbilt
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Terrifying moment young girl is trapped under a cart in front of Brooks Koepka at Valspar Championship
Five-time major champion helped out
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Fans convinced Tom Brady, 48, could make NFL return after legendary QB rolls back the years at Flag Football Classic
Could he return?
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Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton fuel romance rumors as they enjoy stroll in Tokyo alongside stunned fans
Believed to be dating
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Stephen A. Smith loses it on Donald Trump after 'disgusting' post about 'veteran Purple Heart recipient'
Smith's political streak continues online
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North Carolina to review basketball coach Hubert Davis' performance after Tar Heels' March Madness upset loss
Turnover in Chapel Hill?
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Logan Paul slammed for disrespecting Tom Brady and taunting Team USA at flag football game
Paul's antics were ripped by angry fans
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Florida's Olivier Rioux, tallest player in college basketball history, dwarfs 6ft8 March Madness rival as defending champs roll
NCAA's 7ft9 center
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Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan and LeBron James breaks another major record on historic night in NBA
Robert Parish is no longer the game's ironman
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March Madness star opens up on depression battle as she reveals struggles forced her to step back from basketball
Terrifying downward spiral
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New York Giants star Cam Skattebo comes under fire after controversially claiming brain disease 'isn't real'
Managed to really rock the boat with his take
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Fury as students of Ivy League Penn mock blue collar rivals Illinois while getting blown out in March Madness game
Bitter reaction
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Pittsburgh Steelers forced to clarify NFL legend is still alive after rumors he had died went viral
Shuts down vile speculation
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Simone Biles threatens to steal Caitlin Clark's best friend after husband's NFL move to Indianapolis
As she prepares to relocate
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Tennis star spills secrets of Serena Williams' shock comeback at 44
Days after she showed off weight loss in swimsuit snaps
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March Madness chaos continues as North Carolina is dumped OUT in latest first-round upset
On dramatic first day of tournament
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Jaxson Dart ripped for 'dressing like a pilgrim' in loved-up pictures with stunning girlfriend Marissa Ayers
Brutally mocked by fans online
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NFL quarterback engaged three years after messy split from model Draya Michele - who now has an NBA boytoy
Announced news online
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Livvy Dunne gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at Baywatch filming
As the cast brush off growing criticism of reboot
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More than half of March Madness brackets ruined in opening game as NCAA Tournament starts with a thriller
TCU beat Ohio State
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Kournikova's popstar husband posts rare picture of couple's four children
Latest bundle of joy arrived recently in December
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Brady makes withering joke about Daniels' mom in front of Commanders star
Ready to play in the Fanatics Football Classic this weekend
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EXCLUSIVEBaseball star McNeil reveals the BRUTAL way he was traded by the Mets after 13 years in New York
Sent from one coast to another in drop of a hat
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Ex-NBA star Griffin shows off his ripped physique during shirtless beach walk with model fiancee
Chiseled physique on full display in Malibu
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Patrick and Brittany Mahomes stun in new pictures from beach holiday
As injured Chiefs quarterback makes most of offseason
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Roy Hodgson comes out of retirement at 78 to take charge of English club he managed over 43 YEARS ago in...
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Inside Bolton Wanderers' quiet revival: Why wobbly form isn't shaking Steven Schumacher's promotion plans,...
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Former £25m Man United star faces huge ban for using his PHONE during a game under little-known rule
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Gender row boxer Imane Khelif refuses to give up on the Olympics, hitting the gym hours after trans athletes...
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Bill Sweeney is sleepwalking into a shocking mistake. By not even picking up the phone to Andy Farrell, the...
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George Russell opens up on F1's brutal schedule - and the sacrifice his girlfriend Carmen Montero Mundt...
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JK Rowling declares victory for women after Olympics banned trans athletes from female events - and says...
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Newcastle Confidential: Shock Sandro Tonali transfer development - and Bruno Fernandes' surprising role -...
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The EFL is broken - and we've uncovered the scarcely believable proof. This is how close to oblivion YOUR...
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'It's nowhere near where this club should be': Diogo Dalot opens up on his pain at Man United's shortest...
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Viral England fan reveals he's selling his £350,000 house to fund a seven-week trip to the World Cup
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John Toshack's family in row over his diagnosis: Liverpool and Wales legend and wife say he HASN'T got...
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'The place is like a big family. Everyone's in it together': Inside Oldham's promotion push - why fans are...
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Thomas Tuchel responds to Trent Alexander-Arnold's defiant four-word message after being snubbed by England...
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- MLB star Alec Bohm sues his own PARENTS for more than $1million in shocking case
- Ex-Philadelphia Eagles WAG Susie Celek moves on from her former husband... with another player off the same team
- Paul Skenes humiliated in New York as Livvy Dunne's MLB star boyfriend is removed after nighmare first inning
- Tom Brady confirms new bid to unretire has been blocked by NFL
- Puka Nacua accuser caught twerking near unconscious NFL star in fresh video after she claimed he bit her
- Wrestler Daniel Moody, son of WWE Hall of Famer Paul Bearer, dead at 39
- Rory McIlroy lifts the lid on his tense stand-off with Bryson DeChambeau at the Masters - and the astonishing request American star made over a putt - in new Amazon Prime documentary
- National anthem is butchered ahead of New York Mets opening game as Broadway icon suffers humiliating blunder
- Donald Trump says Tiger Woods will NOT be playing at The Masters in bombshell claim about golf legend
- Motorsport stars make miracle escape after car is 'engulfed in flames' as driver's husband breaks down in tears reliving horrifying ordeal
- Motorsport stars engulfed in flames after vehicle part 'EXPLODES' ahead of off-road race: 'The car is in ashes'
- College football star has his 'a** ripped' by coach at first practice after unforgivable blunder: 'Wake-up call'
- Paige Spiranac shares brutal reality of social media fame as she admits to feeling 'trapped' by golf glamour girl persona: 'Made me almost feel dirty'
- Taylor Swift pays heartfelt tribute to Olympic hero Alysa Liu during award acceptance speech
- Khloe Kardashian punched Lamar Odom in the face for 'smoking crack' in house she had rented for him following his overdose
- World Cup play-off RECAP: Wales AND Ireland suffer penalty heartbreak after Italy dumped Northern Ireland out
- Thomas Tuchel responds to Trent Alexander-Arnold's defiant four-word message after being snubbed by England boss for vital pre-World Cup camp
- Kim Kardashian spotted on romantic Tokyo getaway with Lewis Hamilton amid blossoming relationship - as Formula One star reveals reason behind his Ferrari revival
- Newcastle Confidential: Shock Sandro Tonali transfer development - and Bruno Fernandes' surprising role - update on Ecuador wonderkid, Lewis Miley contract truth and David Hopkinson's Newcastle United Code revealed!
- Eagles hero Hollis Thomas slammed for dating ex-wife of former Philadelphia NFL star Brent Celek
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