Ashes

When members of the legendary 2005 Ashes squad got together this summer to reminisce 20 years on, Collingwood was conspicuous by his absence.

The footage of opening batter Ben Duckett appearing to be intoxicated during the tour has gone viral.

After wrapping up an incredible year, Reece Walsh surprised a few fans with a new look.

England batter Zak Crawley has left multiple former cricketers scratching their heads after making a bizarre claim about the Ashes series during the fourth day in Adelaide.

Piers Morgan has revealed that Australians have been ruthlessly trolling him while he has been out doing his Christmas shopping in London. 

A video has emerged online of England opener Ben Duckett appearing intoxicated on a night out during the ongoing Ashes tour.

Australia coach Andrew McDonald has joked that there is 'always concern for Travis Head' after being asked which star could party too hard in the wake of his team's Ashes victory.

COUNTY CRICKET TRANSFERS: Bashir, released by Somerset on November 1 and now snubbed by England Down Under, has agreed a move after months of seeking a new county home.

On 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.

Even the public broadcaster couldn't resist having a crack at the now-defunct show The Project for its 'miserable' message about the cricket.

Australia will once again be without Lyon and Cummins after their match-turning efforts as the Aussies secured the urn in Adelaide.

Australia will be hoping they're marking a 5-0 series sweep at stumps on the last day of the Sydney Test next month.

England Ashes legend Michael Vaughan has shared a moving tribute to his late father after rushing home from Australia to be with him in his final moments.

Comparing England's cricketers socialising between matches to a stag do is completely over the top and, as someone who has lost Test series in Australia myself, I have sympathy for them.

The Australian Cricket Awards are reportedly set to be canned in 2025.

A glum-looking England side has arrived in Melbourne ahead of this week's Boxing Day Test.

Yes, you read it right: in the immediate aftermath of losing the Ashes in 11 days, McCullum had the brass neck to say that he wants to still be England coach as 'it's a pretty good gig and good fun'.

The English great made a bold claim before before a ball had been bowled in the series - and now he has doubled down on it.

Sir Geoffrey Boycott believes England should part company with their coach Brendon McCullum in the wake of their dismal 82-run defeat by Australia in Adelaide.

Australia's players have worn 'RonBall' shirts and declared they want to go from being labelled the country's worst side in 15 years to winning the Ashes 5-0, after retaining the urn in Adelaide.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: This was the day Jerusalem fell. It will not be built here. That dream is over. Sunday was really a matter of reading Bazball the last rites.

Pat Cummins has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Snicko, after Australia retained the Ashes with an 82-run victory in Adelaide.

LAWRENCE 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.

Ben Stokes has opened up on the 'hurt' he and his team-mates are suffering after losing the Ashes emphatically to Australia inside 11 days.

Heartwarming scenes erupted after Australia claimed a nervy victory against England at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

The Aussies have kept hold of the urn after just 11 days of play - but the victory in the third Test in Adelaide looks to have come at a steep cost.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: Australia retained the Ashes at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday afternoon after just 11 days of cricket where England were outplayed and overpowered.

LAWRENCE 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.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: There was something poignant about Crawley's innings, not just because it seems set to represent England's final flourish before Australia formally retain the Ashes.

LAWRENCE 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.

LAWRENCE 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.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: England have not let the Urn fall from their fading grasp just yet but Australia appear to be edging slowly closer to victory in the Third Test.

Head has become a symbol of England's failure and Australia's spirit. He plunged England into misery in Perth and now he wants to finish the job before we even get to Melbourne and Sydney.

LAWRENCE 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.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: England's day started well but got worse. A hundred partnership between Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer helped bring England close to Australia's total.

Ashes RECAP: Re-live all of the action from day three of the third Test at Adelaide Oval with Daily Mail's live coverage with the urn on the line in South Australia.

None 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 Ashes are almost gone for another two years. Thursday in Adelaide felt like witnessing a lot more than the turning point in a match. It felt like watching the end of an idea.

LAWRENCE 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.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: England's hopes of regaining the Ashes are hanging by the most frayed of threads after another dismal performance.

Among 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.

It'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.

Alex Carey has become a quite exceptional player. If it weren't for Mitchell Starc, he could be the player of the series. For all that, he discovered what it felt like to be a villain to the English again.

Carey, 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.

OLIVER HOLT IN ADELAIDE: England appear to be heading towards their second best day of the Ashes so far. Australia suffered a blow before the start of play.

England's disregard for the evidence of the past has empowered multiple record-breaking Test wins under Brendon McCullum. But now might just be the right time to look to the history books.

Shoaib 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.

England are painfully aware of Mitchell Starc's ability to strike early and they will be desperate to avoid a repeat this week. They need to keep him out but it won't be easy.

The 34-year-old Test wicketkeeper also opened up about his future in the team that's been dubbed 'dad's army'.

An Australian fine jeweller has estimated that Jofra Archer's gold chain could be worth around A$80,000.

The vocabulary of the alpha male prevails as England look to stop the Ashes pain. Ben Stokes is looking for 'dog' in his players. No discussion of such nuanced qualities as intelligence and attrition.

Michael Vaughan has described seeing panic on the faces of the bouncers who shepherded him and his wife and daughters to safety during the monstrous attack.

McCullum 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'.

Skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have come in for heavy criticism as the Three Lions gave up a 2-0 lead to Australia.

England'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.

Michael Atherton believes England should take a leaf out of Alex Carey's book and embody his 'sharp sense of game awareness' in Adelaide.

Reece Walsh has been snubbed from winning the 2025 International Rugby League Golden Boot award.

England went down 2-0 in the Ashes when they were defeated at the Gabba, but they also suffered another loss most fans would've missed.

It won't be much consolation to Ben Stokes or the England team that lost the second Test at the Gabba, but when it comes to tours going wrong in Australia, I have been in worse situations than this.

Aussie cricket bosses have named the 15 stars who could take to the field in Adelaide next Wednesday as the home side try to put the final nail in England's coffin.

The leggy New Yorker has also acted in many movies, working with Penelope Cruz in the Woody Allen movie To Rome With Love and Denise Richards on Paper Empire.

Aussie great Ryan Harris has risen to the defence of England boss Brendon McCullum, claiming the Kiwi is a 'good coach' as a storm of criticism surrounds the Bazballers.

It 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.

Ben Stokes and his England team-mates have been enjoying a beachy getaway to the popular tourist hotspot of Noosa.

The 35-year-old took to Instagram to reveal he is 'desperately disappointed' with the news, but vowed to 'push the limits to get back again'.

The former England captain and prominent media personality is currently in Australia covering the Ashes.

The one-eyed Three Lions fan attracted thousands of comments with his prediction for the rest of the series.

The news comes just two days after the Aussies took a 2-0 lead in the series with victory at the Gabba.

The 34-year-old has become one of Australia's favourite cricketers thanks to his laid-back, larrikin personality.

Glenn McGrath has opened up on why he thinks The Ashes 'could be Usman Khawaja's last Test series for Australia'.

Michael Vaughan believes there was 'something in' Brendon McCullum's bizarre post-match claim that England had 'overprepared' for their match at The Gabba.

Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh has announced that he will retire from playing Sheffield Shield cricket at the end of the 2025-26 season. 

The fuse has been lit for the remainder of The Ashes following two heated exchanges at the death during the second Test in Brisbane.

England's sore and sorry Ashes squad have been gifted a vacation straight out of a tourism brochure.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: If England didn't know the scale of their task before they arrived, they know it now. Two-nil down with three to play is not a situation they have remedied ever.

Matthew Hayden has criticised Jofra Archer after the England star bowler was seen arriving at The Gabba on day three of England's eight-wicket defeat by Australia with a pillow under his arm.

England are staring at another Ashes series defeat in Australia after slumping to a huge eight-wicket defeat in Brisbane. Here Daily Mail Sport's LAWRENCE BOOTH rates the players.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: Ben Stokes and Will Jacks put up a fight, but the Australian victory that felt inevitable when play resumed was finally sealed at 7.29pm local time

OLIVER HOLT IN BRISBANE: Brook's talent is so pronounced that he is capable of extraordinary things but sometimes his ambition exceeds even his own skills and make him look overly reckless.