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'That could be one of the worst shots I have ever seen': Social media savages Marnus Labuschagne after Stuart Broad bowls him round his legs and the world's No 1 Test batsman falls flat on his face!

14/01/22 07:00

The No 1 Test batsman in the world had helped Australia recover from 12 for three and lead the fightback from the hosts in a 50-run partnership with Travis Head. Labuschagne had counterpunched effectively with some glorious boundaries, but the duo's eventual 71-run stand was brought to a sudden end with a bizarre dismissal for Australia's No 3. The Aussie batsman appeared keen to apply pressure from the first ball of Stuart Broad's ninth over of the innings. But he stepped too far across his stumps trying to work the ball into the legside and saw his middle stump removed as he slipped. Labuschagne then ended the comical dismissal by falling flat on his face as Broad let out a huge roar in celebration....read

England's Ashes humiliation is a 'brilliant opportunity for a RESET,' believes under-fire ECB chief Tom Harrison... as even he admits the need for more red-ball cricket in the summer to show Tests are the 'priority'
14/01/22 06:21
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN HOBART: ECB chief Tom Harrison described England's experience in Australia as a 'brilliant opportunity for us to come together as a game and really sort' red-ball woes.
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Travis Head's superb century sees Australia recover after England dismissed David Warner and Steve Smith for ducks and Marnus Labuschagne was comically bowled round his legs on opening day of the final Ashes Test in Hobart
14/01/22 02:55
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN HOBART: If Australia's 241 for six didn't sound like a total to shape a match, then it already felt useful against an England batting line-up that would regard it as unalloyed riches.
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Mark Wood is after 'wins and wickets' with England bowler unable to enjoy his own individual displays against Australia 'because we've been getting battered' as tourists look to end woeful Ashes tour on a high in Hobart
13/01/22 09:05
Mark Wood has won plenty of praise for his whole-hearted performances in the Ashes, but the England quick is desperate turn that fanfare into the things that matter.
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Australia AXE Marcus Harris for the final Ashes Test with England as Usman Khawaja moves up the order to open and Travis Head returns for the day-night contest in Hobart
13/01/22 06:46
Harris has been in modest form at the top of the order, posting a solitary half-century and averaging 29.83 in seven innings against England. He has now been dropped with Usman Khawaja opening
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Joe Root BACKS under-fire England coach Chris Silverwood to stay on despite Ashes debacle and much of the team losing faith in him, with captain insisting the players have 'let him down'
12/01/22 18:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN HOBART: It became clear during the third Test defeat at Melbourne that Silverwood had lost large sections of the dressing-room. But Root has offered the coach his support.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: No one's job is safe as injury-hit England limp into Hobart for the final Ashes Test engulfed by doubts over the futures of coach Chris Silverwood, captain Joe Root, manager Ashley Giles, and nearly all of the players too
12/01/22 18:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN HOBART: The end of the series is upon us, bringing with it a strange question: who exactly should the players be trying to impress in the days ahead?
Jimmy Anderson hits back at Michael Vaughan telling for England to drop him and labelling his future 'the elephant in the room' by insisting he has NO plans to leave the international stage after his side's dreadful Ashes
12/01/22 16:44
Jimmy Anderson has hit back at former captain Michael Vaughan for calling on England to bring the curtain down on his glittering Test career after the Ashes tour in Australia is over.
Joe Root urges England to show the fighting spirit which saw them save the fourth Ashes Test from the off in Hobart... as tourists' skipper admits injury doubts Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow could play as batsmen only
12/01/22 06:30
After losing the urn with three resounding defeats by Australia, Joe Root and England finally summoned a performance worthy of this historic rivalry on day five at the SCG.
Essex's Championship-winning coach Anthony McGrath will join England's backroom staff for this month's T20 series in the West Indies as a batting coach
11/01/22 12:06
Essex's County Championship and Vitality Blast-winning coach Anthony McGrath will join England's backroom team for the Twenty20 series starting next week.
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Zak Crawley blames the 'poor' quality of England's county pitches for his lowly first-class batting average of 31 as he insists surfaces are a 'country-wide problem' - with Test side yet to reach 300 in Ashes series in Australia
11/01/22 12:01
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN HOBART: Crawley said there was no point leaving Kent in search of a better surface because the malaise was 'a country-wide problem' that was not helping the Test team.
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Sam Billings admits he fought for - and won - a guarantee from Ashley Giles that he would play in every possible game of England's T20 series in West Indies before he accepted his unlikely call-up for the last leg of horror Ashes
10/01/22 12:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN HOBART: Only an hour or two away from boarding a flight to the UK on Friday night from Australia, Sam Billings is set to take gloves in the fifth Ashes Test.
Michael Vaughan urges England to start Test rebuild by axing their best-ever bowler Jimmy Anderson for GOOD - despite admitting the seamer 'could still be their top performer for another TWO YEARS'
10/01/22 11:28
Vaughan has called for England to make a bold move and part ways with 39-year-old Anderson - the third-highest wicket taker in Test history - and build for a new era.
England tailender James Anderson admits he was 'quietly confident' about batting out a draw in fourth Ashes Test once he knew Steve Smith was bowling... as he describes spin as 'my absolute niche'
10/01/22 07:31
James Anderson (left) says he was full of confidence that he could survive the final over and secure England a draw in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney.
SPORTS AGENDA: British journalists almost turfed out of Sydney hotel after testing positive for Covid… while Richard Arnold WILL take a backseat on football decisions when he takes over as Man United chief executive
09/01/22 22:30
SPORTS AGENDA: New Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold wants to leave the football decisions to the football department - who will still report to him - as he tries to turn things around.
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PAUL NEWMAN: England have to find a wicketkeeper with Jos Buttler heading home while a broken Haseeb Hameed needs to be replaced as the opener... the big issues for Joe Root's side ahead of the Fifth Test
09/01/22 14:52
PAUL NEWMAN: There are plenty of positives for England to take after their spirited effort as the SCG which saw them earn a hard-fought draw against Australia in the Fourth Test of the Ashes.
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England's tenth-wicket partnership saves a Test match for the SEVENTH time in history... while new Aussie hero Scott Boland takes his bowling average to an incredible 8.64
09/01/22 13:51
Joe Root's second-innings dismissal for 24 meant he had failed to score a half-century in a Test in Australia for the first time since Perth 2017-18, six matches ago.
BUMBLE ON THE TEST: Australia could have dangled a carrot for England to chase victory, but Pat Cummins' declaration was almost FEARFUL... while struggling Haseeb Hameed needs to go back to Notts and start again
09/01/22 13:20
DAVID LLOYD: England stopped the Ashes bleeding and put a plaster on their wounds but the fact is they were never in the game at any stage.
'England are unbeaten in 2022': Cricket fans react as Joe Root's side bat out the day to secure a draw... but Ben Stokes can hardly watch as Aussie fielders surround the bat in a fourth Test gripping finale
09/01/22 10:25
England ensured they won't leave Australia on the back of a whitewash defeat after they held Australia to an unlikely draw in the Fourth Test at the SCG.
Jos Buttler is OUT of the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart and will return home after suffering a 'bad' finger injury in Sydney draw, confirms England captain Joe Root
09/01/22 10:03
Jos Buttler has been ruled out the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart because of a finger injury. Captain Joe Root confirmed the news after the tourists drew the fourth match.
ASHES PLAYER RATINGS: Jonny Bairstow shows how to save a Test career in draw against Australia while Haseed Hameed's technique looks shot and he MUST be replaced
09/01/22 09:20
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: England avoided the possibility of a whitewash at the Ashes after they earned an unlikely draw in the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Ashes, Fourth Test Day Five LIVE: England draw fourth Test with just ONE wicket remaining as Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson are the heroes at the end in THRILLING finale on the final day in Sydney
08/01/22 22:47
Haseeb Hameed and Zak Crawley survived 11 overs at the end of day three after Joe Root's men were set 388 to win by Australia following Usman Khawaja's second century of the match.
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JASON GILLESPIE: England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler is a ripping bloke and a real leader in the dressing room... but Jonny Bairstow delivers best when he's given the gloves
08/01/22 22:31
JASON GILLESPIE: It is a long-held belief of mine that you get the most out of Jonny Bairstow when you select him behind the stumps - and statistics comprehensively back this up.
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England are battered and bruised with Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow all in doubt due to injury for the final Ashes Test... but they have to stagger on as Joe Root faces up to big change for pink-ball match in Tasmania
08/01/22 22:30
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: England will head to Hobart facing a string of tough decisions as they try to work out how to manage their walking wounded through the last leg of a traumatic Ashes.
STUART BROAD: After being overlooked in previous Ashes Tests this series, proving to myself I can still get world-class cricketers out meant a lot... now players must stay switched on and be ready for the call in Hobart
08/01/22 22:30
STUART BROAD: I was delighted to be mixing it with the best of them and I was pleased I managed to stay switched on to the tour both physically and mentally after being overlooked.
Usman Khawaja expects to be DROPPED from Australia team for fifth Ashes Test despite hitting two centuries on astonishing return to side in Sydney as he laments: 'It sucks, but that's just cricket'
08/01/22 14:47
Usman Khawaja is expecting to be axed despite his astonishing return to Test cricket this week. Khawaja, 35, completed twin centuries on Saturday after replacing Travis Head.
Ashes, Fourth Test Day Four LIVE: England survive first 11 overs before stumps in quest for unlikely 388 to win after Usman Khawaja hits ANOTHER ton to put Australia in control
07/01/22 22:27
Bairstow notched his seventh Test century and his first since November 2018 and helped lead the fightback with Ben Stokes after the tourists had been reduced to 36 for four by Australia.
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BUMBLE ON THE TEST: Jonny Bairstow has shown the folly of England's selection with stunning SCG ton in the toughest of conditions... and he's shown why they should have attacked Nathan Lyon from day one!
07/01/22 16:53
DAVID LLOYD: We have said time and again Jonny Bairstow has been hard done by and he showed the folly of much of England's selection again at the SCG.
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NASSER HUSSAIN: English batters tinkering with technique during this Ashes series has proved dangerous with Ben Stokes, Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns all guilty of it... but credit to Jonny Bairstow and those who finally showed some fight
07/01/22 16:35
NASSER HUSSAIN: I said before this fourth Test England should be playing as if their lives depended on it and Bairstow, Stokes and Wood all displayed passion, determination, heart and fight
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Sam Billings is set for an unlikely debut in England's final Ashes Test as Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow both suffer hand injuries, with Ben Stokes almost certainly ruled out of the rest of the tour after hurting his side at the SCG
07/01/22 16:23
The Kent captain was preparing to fly home to England following a stint in the Big Bash but instead finds himself joining up with the Test team ahead of the final game in Hobart.
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Emotional Jonny Bairstow hails the 'hardest' Test century of his career - and his first for three YEARS - as he plays through the pain barrier to lead England fightback against Australia
07/01/22 10:09
An emotional Jonny Bairstow hailed the toughest century of his career after England finally dug deep to take the fight to Australia and recover from the depths of 36 for four to reach 258 for seven
England batsman Jonny Bairstow confronts 'weak as p***' abusive Aussie fans who told him to 'lose some weight' - and called Ben Stokes 'fat' - as they walked into the pavilion in Sydney during the fourth Ashes Test
07/01/22 08:53
Bairstow and Stokes were walking in for the tea break at the SCG having rescued England from the depths of 36 for four to reach 135 for four when they were confronted by the abusive spectator.
Jonny Bairstow's century saves England from fourth Test embarrassment on day three as visitors recover from 36-4 at lunch to avoid the follow-on and trail Australia by 158 runs in Sydney
07/01/22 07:57
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A stirring century from Bairstow lifted English spirits on the third day of the fourth Test, after he and Ben Stokes launched a fightback from the depths of 36 for four.
COVID may derail women's Ashes, World Cup
07/01/22 05:52
Australia and England have been warned players contracting COVID at the end of the women's Ashes won't be allowed at the World Cup.
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Is that ANOTHER dig by Moeen Ali at Alastair Cook? England all-rounder appears to hit out at former captain again as he hints he doesn't 'have the empathy to be a coach... days after slamming his leadership skills on air
07/01/22 00:56
The England all-rounder appeared to take another dig at Alastair Cook on BT Sport punditry duty - as he hinted the former England captain would not make a good coach in the future due to a lack of empathy.
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Shane Warne hits back at former Australia player Chadd Sayers for bowling 'so-called pace' in his career - after spin legend was told to 'SHUT UP' for criticising Mitchell Starc and Usman Khawaja in Ashes series
07/01/22 00:40
Warne has hit back at his fellow former Australia Test cricketer Chadd Sayers, who told the spin legend to 'shut up' after criticising Mitchell Starc and Usman Khawaja earlier in the series.
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England's cricketers are officially the WORST in the world! South Africa and Bangladesh wins this week see Joe Root's men fall to the bottom of the World Test Championship table as Ashes winter takes another grim turn
06/01/22 22:30
South Africa's seven-wicket win over India, coupled with a shock away victory for Bangladesh over reigning Test champions New Zealand, saw Joe Root's team fall to ninth out of nine.
Ashes, Fourth Test Day Three LIVE: Jonny Bairstow hits a brilliant century as England restore some pride after earlier losing three top order wickets in a miserable 71-ball spell in which they didn't score a SINGLE run!
06/01/22 22:29
Australia will look to drive home the advantage they claimed on day two when they get going on the third day of the Sydney Ashes Test match. Follow Sportsmail 's SAM BLITZ for live coverage.
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NASSER HUSSAIN: England need to have a good hard look at spin when conducting their Ashes inquest... while Nathan Lyon offers Australia control, Jack Leach's negative bowling has been milked for runs
06/01/22 16:31
NASSER HUSSAIN: Leach needs to get better. He has to look at how Lyon gets drop and drift and deceives the batsman before the ball lands without any hint of mystery.
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BUMBLE ON THE TEST: Imperious Usman Khawaja should have achieved more at the top level for Australia... and England spinner Jack Leach simply cannot stop the runs flowing
06/01/22 14:02
BUMBLE ON THE TEST: I remember watching Usman Khawaja's Test debut at Sydney 10 years ago. He scored 37 against England and was hailed as the next Sir Donald Bradman.
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'It doesn't matter what bowlers you play if you're out for 140': Stuart Broad takes aim at England's brittle batting after targeting ANOTHER go at the Aussies himself at age of 37 in 2023
06/01/22 10:16
Broad, overlooked at the start of this Ashes in Brisbane and then again in Melbourne, took five for 101 on the second day as Australia piled on another potentially match-winning score of 416.
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Stuart Broad collects his 19th Test five-for - and EIGHTH against the Aussies - on his recall... but the day goes to Usman Khawaja, who continued his SCG love-in against England
06/01/22 09:13
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Broad collected his 19th five-wicket haul in Tests, a tally surpassed by only two other England bowlers: Jimmy Anderson has taken 31 and SF Barnes 24.
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Australia take command on day two of the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney, with Usman Khawaja making England pay by scoring a century after captain Joe Root dropped him on 28
06/01/22 07:46
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: While Joe Root has turned to old faces out of desperation, Pat Cummins has been able to refresh from a position of strength.
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Ashes, Fourth Test Day Two: England's openers survive until stumps after Australia declared on 416 - with Usman Khawaja reaching his hundred and Stuart Broad taking five wickets in Sydney
05/01/22 22:49
Follow Sportsmail's JACK BEZANTS for live coverage as the fourth Ashes Test heads into Day Two, including build-up and over-by-over updates, as England look for further wickets.
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TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Stuart Broad has now dismissed David Warner more often than any other Test batsman... while world No 1 Marnus Labuschagne's average drops below 60 for the first time in almost a year
05/01/22 20:32
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Stuart Broad has now removed David Warner 13 times in Tests, three more times than Jimmy Anderson and Ravichandran Ashwin.
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Moeen Ali takes aim at Alastair Cook's captaincy skills and man management in VERY awkward on-air exchange as former England team-mates sit next to each other as BT Sport Ashes pundits
05/01/22 16:20
Sitting on the same sofa as pundits for BT Sport on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test, Moeen defended Joe Root's ability as a leader while taking a swipe about his former skipper Cook
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NASSER HUSSAIN: Mark Wood always plays with a smile on his face and offers England that X-factor of raw pace... he rattled Australia yet again, while Stuart Broad showed what we've been missing by getting David Warner
05/01/22 14:28
NASSER HUSSAIN: Whatever the conditions and whenever he plays Wood is a fabulous cricketer not only because of that pace but also because he always plays with a smile on his face.
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BUMBLE AT THE TEST: There was a touch of the English disease about how Australia's top three got in and out on day one... and why not scrap these last two meaningless Tests and play six T20 fixtures instead?
05/01/22 12:51
DAVID LLOYD: England took two late wickets to earn a foothold in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney. Sportsmail 's DAVID LLOYD offers his thoughts and insights on the day's play.
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Mark Wood reveals he had a 'rough night' with a stomach issue before taking the huge wicket of Australia's star man Marnus Labuschagne on day one of the fourth Ashes Test... giving England a glimmer of hope in Sydney
05/01/22 09:11
Mark Wood endured 'a rough night' before giving England a glimmer of Ashes hope with the late dismissal of the world's No 1 batsman Marnus Labuschagne on day one of the fourth Ashes Test.
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England show signs of resistance despite rain hindering the first day of the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney, with Jimmy Anderson and Mark Wood spearheading a mini-fightback to leave Australia 126-3 at stumps
05/01/22 07:49
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: On a stop-start day at the SCG, they launched a mini-fightback in the final session with the wickets of Marcus Harris and Marnus Labuschagne
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Heart-stopping moment boyfriend accidentally sends pet dog Arlo flying with an uppercut while telling a story to his girlfriend's family
05/01/22 05:24
A boyfriend is likely in the doghouse after sending his partner's pet pooch flying when making some enthusiastic hand gestures as he told a tale about watching the Ashes cricket test in Melbourne.
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Ashes, Fourth Test Day One LIVE: Another rain shower in Sydney brings play to a premature end after Anderson and Wood had removed Harris and Labuschagne, with the tourists desperate to restore some pride in an embarrassing series
04/01/22 22:38
Australia's triumphs in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne have seen them take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, ensuring the urn will remain with Pat Cummins' men until 2023.
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England team chief Ashley Giles insists a round of sackings after Ashes shambles WON'T solve all their problems - despite coach Chris Silverwood being set for the chop and calls for captain Joe Root to step down
04/01/22 18:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: The managing director of the England men's team admitted that the domestic game was not preparing players for the rigours of an Ashes tour.
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LAWRENCE BOOTH: As Joe Root insists his team can rise like a phoenix from the Ashes in Sydney... England must finally play a good game, not just talk one
03/01/22 18:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Sydney is the only Test venue where Root has been dropped by England, back in 2013-14, and the only Test venue where he has finished flat out in the dressing-room.
England captain Joe Root insists he is 'hurt deeply' by their disastrous Ashes performances in Australia... but vows to finish the series 'in a much better way' ahead of the fourth Test in Sydney
03/01/22 18:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: His side are 3-0 down with two to play, but Joe Root has received the backing of his team-mates to carry on as England's Test captain.
NASSER HUSSAIN: The England Test team needs a complete RESET on their approach to red-ball cricket - playing in Australia is hard enough at the best of times without the mistakes Joe Root and Chris Silverwood have made
03/01/22 17:24
NASSER HUSSAIN: The initial reset has to see them looking down at the pitch ahead of any Test and selecting the best team for that game, as if it were the World Test Championship final.
Cricket Australia's Nick Hockley joins raft of positive Covid cases ahead of fourth Ashes Test in Sydney... but chief had 'no direct contact' with either side
03/01/22 07:31
Hockley is said to have had 'no direct contact' with either team and is isolating with mild symptoms but his is just the latest in a widespread raft of positive results around the wider Test match environment.
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Joe Root insists that Ashes misery and Covid chaos can help 'galvanise' England as captain urges his beleaguered side to 'stick tight and stay together' amid ongoing adversity
03/01/22 06:30
Any hopes of reclaiming the urn were left behind in 2021 after heavy defeats in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne and the new year has hardly done much to lift the gloom ahead of the fourth Test.
Steve Smith blames 'bowler-friendly wickets' for his lack of runs in strangely subdued Ashes series - but Australia's star batsman warns England he's set his sights on 'a big one' on home soil in Sydney
03/01/22 06:20
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: In all, the previous three series against England brought him eight hundreds. This time, he has managed a best of 93 at Adelaide and very little elsewhere.
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PAUL NEWMAN: It's only a matter of time before more players test positive for Covid-19... common sense should prevail, it's time for England to come home, end this tour of hell and award the Ashes to Australia
02/01/22 22:30
The sight of Joe Root providing throwdowns at England nets in Sydney, forced into a supporting role while coaches were dropping like flies around him, sums up the Ashes.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: It's more than a decade since Alastair Cook rounded off the series of his life... England's most recent Test win on Australian soil is one of the five great Sydney Tests in Ashes history
02/01/22 22:30
LAWRENCE BOOTH: After their miserable start to the Ashes, England will begin their fourth Test against Australia on Wednesday in Sydney.
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Ben Stokes does NOT want to become England captain and has 'never really had an ambition' to do so as he offers his full backing to Joe Root and under-fire coach Chris Silverwood despite Ashes debacle in Australia
02/01/22 18:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Stoke took charge of England in one Test against West Indies when Root was on paternity leave in 2020 and also against Pakistan in an ODI series.
Nathan Lyon wants Australia to complete 5-0 whitewash over England as spinner says there are 'no dead rubbers' in the Ashes with the team also targeting World Test Championship points
02/01/22 09:41
Australia have already retained the urn following their innings victory over England in Melbourne last week, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
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Zak Crawley confident he can make an impact on the Ashes with a century in Sydney as opener vows to take a 'fearless' approach to facing Australia's rampant bowlers as England battle to avoid humiliating series whitewash
02/01/22 08:20
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Despite his scores of 12 and five at the MCG, England are set to stick with Crawley and Haseeb Hameed at the top of the order.
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STUART BROAD: We can't make any excuses. I'm frustrated I haven't been able to have an influence for England in the Ashes against Australia but I am still hungry to play Test cricket
01/01/22 22:31
STUART BROAD: I must make clear that this is not an easy column to write. There are no excuses, but there are reasons why things have turned out as they have.
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JASON GILLESPIE: The English game needs to work out its priorities after the Ashes debacle... the key is pitch preparations and pathways for all-comers
01/01/22 22:31
JASON GILLESPIE: As someone who has experienced at first hand the two domestic set-ups in England and Australia, I feel slightly torn by what has happened over the first three Ashes Tests.
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EXCLUSIVE: Stuart Broad will NOT make any rash decisions on his Test future after only being picked for one of three Tests in England's 'very disappointing' Ashes campaign
01/01/22 22:30
EXCLUSIVE: Broad, 35, admitted that three heavy defeats have taken their toll on the players and feared the squad had reached the end of their 'mental tether' after 18 months in Covid bubbles.
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Jos Buttler insists 'it is my ambition' to continue playing in all three formats for England despite coming under fire during Ashes series with both the bat and gloves - and he backs Joe Root to retain the captaincy
01/01/22 18:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Buttler said he had made too many sacrifices to consider giving up Test cricket at the age of 31 as England stare down the barrel of an Ashes whitewash.
A 21-year-old Brit will be the breakthrough star, this is NOT the end of Conor McGregor as he prepares for another comeback, and pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman will be dethroned as champion... Sportsmail's predictions for the UFC in 2022
01/01/22 11:38
Predictions either leave you looking like a mystic or a moron but Sportsmail have decided to take the risk... Who knows, one or two might even come off, so what will 2022 bring?
Fourth Ashes Test set to go ahead after no further Covid-19 cases are found in Australia's squad with Usman Khawaja ready to replace virus-positive Travis Head in Sydney as England fight to avert series whitewash
01/01/22 07:18
Doubts had descended on the New Year fixture in Sydney when batter Travis Head was found to be carrying the virus prior to the team's departure from Melbourne on Friday.
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Gary Kirsten reveals he would look to recruit Sir Alastair Cook to help him rejuvenate England's Test team as the ex-South Africa and India coach continues his charm offensive in bid to land under-fire Chris Silverwood's job
31/12/21 14:10
The man who took both India and his native South Africa to the top of the Test rankings is making no secret of his desire to take over from Chris Silverwood once the axe inevitably falls.
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Shane Warne turns a few heads as he rings in the New Year at Melbourne's iconic pub The Espy with cricket mates including Andrew Symonds
31/12/21 12:45
The spin king, 52, looked relaxed as he celebrated the end of 2021 with his cricket pals including Andrew Symonds and Michael Hussey at Melbourne's Hotel Esplanade on Friday.
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England draft in Adam Hollioake to work alongside Graham Thorpe and bolster their coaching staff with Chris Silverwood in Covid isolation as they desperately try to avoid 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia
31/12/21 12:00
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Graham Thorpe is in charge while head coach Chris Silverwood isolates in Melbourne after a member of his family tested positive for the virus.
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Ben Stokes 'is a viable alternative' to replace Joe Root as England captain, insists Mike Atherton - as he claims woeful Ashes series 'could have been much closer' if the skipper got on-field decisions right
31/12/21 06:20
Root, who has not won any of his three Ashes series in charge, was reluctant to discuss the long-term future of his captaincy after England lost by an innings and 14 runs in the third test.
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The stage is set for a full house of drama: PATRICK MARMION takes a look at the year ahead for theatre fans
31/12/21 02:07
PATRICK MARMION: The public's appetite for live performance - and live performers' appetite for their public - will not be so easily extinguished.
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Australia batsman Travis Head tests positive for Covid-19 as more coronavirus drama hits the Ashes ahead of the fourth Test with England in Sydney
31/12/21 01:18
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA: Head, Australia's leading run-scorer in the first three games - with 248 at an average of 62 - will remain in Melbourne and isolate for seven days.
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England could revamp their selection process in response to their Ashes nightmare - and national selector's role could be set for a return
30/12/21 22:30
English cricket chiefs could tear up their selection strategy in response to the Ashes debacle - with one option the reinstatement of the national selector's role.
TREVOR BAYLISS: Don't make Chris Silverwood England's Ashes scapegoat, he and Joe Root will be devastated by what's happened in Australia - it's the system that's broken
30/12/21 22:30
TREVOR BAYLISS: The reality is the players who have just lost the Ashes are the best England have got and the majority of them will be needed to lead them out of this predicament.
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Gary Kirsten insists it would be 'an honour' to resurrect England's abject Test side after their Ashes disaster... as the pressure mounts on under-fire head coach Chris Silverwood
30/12/21 16:50
The South African opener was pipped to the job in 2019 when Ashley Giles preferred an Englishman but is the favourite to step up now should Silverwood, as expected, pay for England's Ashes disaster.
Joe Root will only stay on as England Test captain if ECB executives give him assurances that red-ball cricket will return to the TOP of the priority list following Ashes humiliation - and after focus on one-day side in recent years
30/12/21 13:19
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Root remains the players' choice to carry on as captain but will make it clear to ECB bosses that he expects more power to red-ball cricket.

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