The ashes
England ditch coach Silverwood after Ashes failure
Chris Silverwood's departure came a day after Ashley Giles, who appointed him in 2019, was sacked from his role of England managing director men's cricket.
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Bairstow hits ton, Stokes defies pain as England fight back
At the close England were 258 for seven, with Bairstow unbeaten on 103 with eight fours and three sixes, and Jack Leach not-out four to trail Australia by 158 runs.
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Anderson, Wood strike late for England in rain-hit 4th Ashes Test
Australia, holding an unassailable 3-0 series lead, looked in a strong position at 111 for one before pacemen Anderson and Wood struck in the space of seven balls.
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Root to assess future after Ashes as Stokes says no wish to be captain
Root will become his country's longest-serving Test skipper at the fourth Test in Sydney on Wednesday, surpassing predecessor Alastair Cook's 59 matches in charge.
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Australia retain Ashes after crushing humiliated England
Just when a demoralised England thought their tour could not get much worse, they folded in the morning on day three in Melbourne and will now be desperate to avoid a series whitewash.
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Australia scent victory as England collapse again in 3rd Test
A dazed England lost four wickets in a hostile late spell to leave them still trailing by 51 runs and fighting to stave off defeat Monday at stumps on day two of a gripping third Ashes Test against Australia.
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Ashes not at risk despite COVID cases in England camp - CA
Four members of the England camp - two support staff and two family members - tested positive for coronavirus just hours before the start of day two in the third Test in Melbourne.
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Australia remove openers to leave England in deep trouble
England's fate rests with skipper Joe Root, who was unbeaten on five alongside Dawid Malan on one as they reached stumps at 17 for two after lightning forced an early halt.
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Smith makes 93 as Australia reassert control over England
The home side stretched their lead to a commanding 390 for seven at tea in the day-night clash in Adelaide, with Mitchell Starc unbeaten on three.
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Labuschagne, Warner put Australia in control of 2nd Ashes Test
Warner looked destined for his 25th Test century as he began to open his bat, but fell in the nervous 90s for the second Test in a row, caught by Broad off Ben Stokes.
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Warner and Labuschagne hit 50s as Australia take charge of 2nd Ashes Test
Australia managed just 45 runs in the opening two hours of the day-night Adelaide Test against some brilliant seam bowling, but they flowed more freely after the break.
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Anderson, Broad in England squad for second Ashes Test
The two greatest wicket-takers in England Test history, with 1,156 scalps between them, were controversially left out for the series opener at Brisbane, where they crashed by nine wickets inside four days.
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Australia's injured Hazlewood out of 2nd Ashes Test
The 30-year-old suffered a side strain during Australia's nine-wicket thumping of the visitors in the opening Test at Brisbane and has returned home to rest.
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Root and Malan lead England fightback in first Ashes Test
After England lost both openers in the session before tea, Root and Malan looked increasingly comfortable on the third-day Gabba pitch as they steadily wore down the Australian attack.
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Khawaja, Harris dumped from Australia test squad
Opener Harris averaged 9.66 against England in the last three tests of the Ashes and has been jettisoned in favour of Queensland’s Joe Burns for the series, which starts in Brisbane on 21 November.
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England seek a 'double' as Australia eye Ashes history
England return to 'Fortress Edgbaston' for the first Test against Australia on Thursday looking to round off an already memorable season by completing a World Cup and Ashes double.
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England's Bairstow picks World Cup glory over Ashes win
World Cup returns to England and Wales after 20 years and Bairstow said England deserved to win their maiden title after all the hard work they had put in over the past two years to become the number one ranked one-day team.
