Nathan Lyon has made a career out of breaking English hearts, and on a raucous fourth evening at the Adelaide Oval he may just have delivered the decisive blow of this Ashes series. With a masterclass in late-day spin bowling, Lyon ripped the resistance from England’s chase and left Australia four...

England arrived in Adelaide knowing this Test could define their Ashes campaign. Two matches down, no room left for error, and a surface that promised runs rather than excuses. By the close of day two, however, the familiar feeling had returned. England’s Ashes hopes are fading fast, not because o...

England at the Crossroads: Time to Deliver in Adelaide Hindsight is a cruel comfort in elite sport. For this England team, now 2-0 down in the Ashes, it’s more than just a retrospective exercise—it’s a reckoning. As they approach a must-win third Test in Adelaide, questions about preparation, ...

The Ashes has a habit of stripping away comfort and exposing truth, and few matches capture that reality more sharply than the looming third Test in Adelaide. With Australia leading the series 2–0, the contest has already taken on an air of finality for England, while selection calls on both sides...

Michael Vaughan has lived through high-pressure moments on cricket’s biggest stages, but nothing prepared him for the fear of hearing gunshots ring out just yards away from where he was sitting with his family in Sydney. Speaking with raw honesty after the devastating Bondi attacks, the former Eng...

Wood Out of Ashes Tour: England Fast Bowler Faces Another Cruel Setback Mark Wood’s Ashes journey has been cut short once again, and the timing could not be more painful for England or for the fast bowler himself. After spending eight long months in recovery following knee surgery, Wood finally fe...

England’s ‘Bazball’ Message Dead – A Turning Point or the End of an Era? When Ben Stokes sat down after the defeat in Brisbane, the tone of the man was unmistakably different to the one who faced cameras after Perth. In the space of four days, something seemed to shift. The defiance was stil...

England 2-0 Down in Ashes After Gabba Hammering Leaves Hopes in Ruins If the Ashes were billed as England’s moment to reclaim an old prize, the reality after fewer than six days of cricket is brutally different. A two-day defeat in Perth was painful; an eight-wicket thrashing at the Gabba feels te...

Matthew Hayden Questions Jofra Archer at the Gabba In the theatre of the Ashes, every detail becomes a talking point, every gesture a symbol. And on the morning of the third day at the Gabba, Jofra Archer walked into the spotlight without bowling a ball. The England fast bowler, under his arm, carri...

Ashes Drama Returns in Four Overs of Chaos Different day, different Test, different city and a whole new ground — yet somehow it felt like déjà vu. The Ashes had barely caught its breath after England were swept aside inside two days in Perth, and already the second Test in Brisbane erupted into...