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  England confirm their playing XI for 3rd Ashes Test in Adelaide, make one change for do-or-die clash

  Cricket | December 15, 2025 12:51 IST

  England have made one change for the third and must-win Ashes clash against Australia in Adelaide. Australia are 2-0 ahead in the series, having won the first two games in Perth and Brisbane and one more win will mean that the urn will remain in Australia.

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  Mark Wood ruled out of remainder of Ashes series, England name replacement

  Cricket | December 09, 2025 13:07 IST

  England pacer Mark Wood's return to international cricket remained brief as the 35-year-old will not take any further part in the series. Wood played the first Test in Perth after a long injury layoff but sat out of the day-night fixture in Brisbane.

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  'Got a top 7 brainwashed by McCullum': Ex-England pacer tears Bazball apart after Gabba Test loss

  Cricket | December 08, 2025 18:47 IST

  England have been on the receiving end since losing the second Ashes Test in Brisbane against Australia, who, despite missing two of their main four bowlers and three in the second game, with no Nathan Lyon as well, have just been too good and strong and are deservedly 2-0 ahead in the series.

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  'Australia isn't a place for weak men': Stokes makes honest assessment after England's Gabba defeat

  Cricket | December 08, 2025 0:44 IST

  Australia handed England a second pasting in a row to go 2-0 ahead in the five-match Ashes series. England had their moments but when the visitors really needed to seize it, they failed and Australia proved to be too good with bat, ball and in the field.

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  Ashes: England register embarrassing Test feat after conceding day-night clash at Gabba

  Cricket | December 07, 2025 20:01 IST

  England were decimated once again in the ongoing Ashes series as Australia went 2-0 up, winning the second Test by eight wickets. Mitchell Starc, Michael Neser, Steve Smith and Jake Weatherald combined to take Australia to their second consecutive win in the series.

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  Why are Australia, England players wearing black armbands on Day 1 of the second Ashes Test?

  Cricket | December 04, 2025 14:37 IST

  The second Ashes Test kicked off in Brisbane on Thursday, December 4, with a minute's silence and both teams sporting black armbands. England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss again and opted to bat first, while making a change. Australia made a couple of changes to their line-up.

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  England announce playing XI for 2nd Ashes Test in Brisbane, make one change for day-night clash

  Cricket | December 02, 2025 12:54 IST

  England will be keen to level the Ashes series in the day-night Test in Brisbane after Australia took a 1-0 lead, following an impressive eight-wicket win in Perth. England have made just one change for the second Test, with pacer Mark Wood ruled out.

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  England name their 12 for first Ashes Test in Perth; both Jofra Archer, Mark Wood included

  Cricket | November 19, 2025 14:53 IST

  England have named their 12 with less than 48 hours to go for the first Test against Australia in the upcoming five-match Ashes series, starting in Perth. England have given themselves the option to play all four seamers or have one spinner in the playing XI.

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  Mark Wood cleared of hamstring injury concern in relief for England, on track to feature in 1st Test

  Cricket | November 15, 2025 8:53 IST

  England received a huge relief in terms of Mark Wood's fitness after the 35-year-old pacer had walked off on the opening day of the warm-up fixture on Thursday, November 13. The countdown has begun for the first Ashes Test against Australia, set to kick off next week.

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  Harry Brook, Luke Wood shatter England's all-time ODI partnership record in series opener against NZ

  Cricket | October 27, 2025 12:31 IST

  New Zealand eventually walked away with a four-wicket win in the first ODI of the three-match series against England in Mount Maunganui, but England skipper Harry Brook put on an exhibition of fearless batting, smashing 135 off just 101 balls when his side found itself in trouble at 10/4.

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  Brook breaks England's all-time ODI record with stunning one-man effort; equals Gayle, de Villiers

  Cricket | October 26, 2025 14:26 IST

  Harry Brook was at his scintillating best, smashing 135 off just 101 deliveries, however, his second ODI century came when England found themselves in the middle of a storm against New Zealand, being reduced to 4/10, before being lifted to 223, solely due to the captain's effort.

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  England announce playing XI for 1st T20I against New Zealand two days prior, Cox gets retained

  Cricket | October 16, 2025 13:27 IST

  England, continuing their tradition of announcing their playing XI in advance, did the same ahead of the opening game of the white-ball series in and against New Zealand, a T20I in Christchurch, while making a couple of changes from the full-strength side that played in the South Africa series.

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  Chris Woakes, England all-rounder, retires from international cricket after Ashes snub

  Cricket | September 29, 2025 17:25 IST

  Chris Woakes represented England in 62 Tests, 122 ODIs and 33 T20Is in his 14-year-long career at the highest level. Woakes hadn't played white-ball cricket since the World Cup 2023 but until his shoulder injury at the Oval, was a regular in the Test side, at least in home assignments.

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  'Not in our plans at all': Rob Key all but shuts door on Chris Woakes's potential England future

  Cricket | September 24, 2025 22:37 IST

  England picked a 16-member squad for the Ashes, with no Chris Woakes and the men's team managing director, Rob Key, all but sealed the veteran all-rounder's future with the Test team. Woakes suffered a brutal shoulder injury during the Oval Test against India.

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  Vaughan advises 'Washington Sundar-esque role' for Will Jacks after Test recall for the Ashes

  Cricket | September 24, 2025 19:14 IST

  Will Jacks earned a Test recall after three years, as England prioritised batting depth over a second frontline spin-bowling option for the Ashes series. Jacks has played just two Test matches before, both in Pakistan, but has a six-wicket haul in his name.

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  Phil Salt slams fastest T20I century for England ripping SA apart, equals Suryakumar Yadav's record

  Cricket | September 13, 2025 2:06 IST

  Phil Salt smashed his fourth T20I century as England became only the third team to mount 300 runs in an innings in T20Is against South Africa in the second game of the three-match series. Salt and Buttler's opening partnership of 126 off just 47 balls set the early tone for a big total.

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  Sam Curran returns after eight months as England confirm their playing XI for T20I against SA

  Cricket | September 10, 2025 12:50 IST

  England will take on South Africa in a three-match T20I series, starting in Cardiff on Wednesday, September 10. Like most matches during the home summer, the hosts confirmed their line-up a day before, with Sam Curran and Phil Salt returning to the playing XI.

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  'Lot of fame has come too quickly...': McCullum on conversations with Curran ahead of T20I comeback

  Cricket | September 09, 2025 13:29 IST

  Sam Curran, who last played for England in November last year against the West Indies, earned his first call-up with Brendon McCullum as the head coach, not having played a Test match for four years. Curran returned to England's T20 squad after a sensational Hundred for the Oval Invincibles.

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  Sonny Baker registers worst figures for England on ODI debut as SA hand him pasting at Headingley

  Cricket | September 03, 2025 14:03 IST

  The 22-year-old pacer Sonny Baker got hammered by South African batters, Aiden Markram in particular, as his debut for England turned to dust, defending a low total of 131. England were shot out for a modest total as South Africa handed them a heavy defeat in the series opener.

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  ENG vs SA 1st ODI pitch report: How will surface at Headingley in Leeds play for series opener?

  Cricket | September 02, 2025 13:22 IST

  The English summer is into its final phase with England set to take on South Africa in a white-ball series, featuring three ODIs, followed by as many T20Is. Both teams have already announced their playing XI and it promises to be a humdinger.