Nineteen wickets fell on a rollercoaster opening day of the first Ashes Test, with Australia going from the penthouse to the outhouse as their batting was left in complete disarray by the tourists.

Shubman Gill “will head to Mumbai for further assessment of his injury,” BCCI says in a media statement | ESPN.co.uk

Text updates and latest score from Perths Optus Stadium as Australia and England clash in first Test of the 2025/26 Ashes series; tourists have won just six of their last 46 Tests in Australia, with the last three series Down Under finishing a combined 13-0 in the hosts favour

TNT Sports’ coverage of The Ashes has come under fire

The third day of Ireland’s second Test with Bangladesh is temporarily stopped by an earthquake in Dhaka on Friday.

TNT Sports won the rights to broadcast The Ashes in the UK and their coverage of day one has been heavily criticised with fans fuming at the ‘amateurish’ show

A star of the last England team to win the Ashes in Australia looks completely different after retiring from cricket

Adam Hollioake was declared bankrupt in 2011 after the global property crash and turned to cage fighting to pay the bills after captaining England’s One Day side

Australia host England in the first Ashes Test in Perth – follow live scores, radio commentary, video highlights and updates.

India’s Test captain has been advised more rest to avoid recurrence of neck spasms | ESPN.co.uk

Cricket was once synonymous with serious boozing but most of the game’s top professionals now wouldn’t dream of getting on the sauce with a Test match on the horizon

SIR JAMES ANDERSON: No matter how much you try to block out the noise as an England cricketer, you are always aware of its presence in an Ashes series. Especially one hosted in Australia.

Ben Stokes has been involved in a heated exchange with former England players over the lack of warm-up matches ahead of the Ashes, but Mark Butcher has now weighed in on the controversy

The Aussies head into the first Test on Friday in Perth with a weakened and ageing team.

Eighteen Tests into his tenure, a world-class attack and a promising batting group haven’t yet translated into results, and questions may grow louder if India lose this series | ESPN.co.uk

Glenn McGrath was axed after a conflict of interest with the ABC and a gambling compant

England have gone all in on pace as they look to win the Ashes away for the first time since 2010/11; Jofra Archer and Mark Wood among speedy options but will they – and captain Ben Stokes – last the series, and should tourists have picked more nibblers in squad?

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Former England fast bowler Steven Finn explains why touring Australia as an England cricketer is an experience like no other.

There is renewed optimism in the camp that the quickest bowler in the country could be ready for Friday’s Perth opener

Numbers reflect the dominance New Zealand and South Africa have had in Tests in India and how India have not been able to play to their strengths | ESPN.co.uk

Boland says Joe Root remains England’s most prized wicket despite having yet to reach three figures in 14 matches in Australia

Fast bowler Scott Boland identifies Joe Root as the England player Australia need to keep quiet in the Ashes series.

RICHARD GIBSON IN PERTH: The date of when England began getting ready for the Ashes is debatable. ‘It’s something we’ve been doing for a long time,’ Stokes said of his side’s preparation.

With the Jacob Bethell debate settled for now, can England’s No 3 do something totally unexpected?

South Africa secure their first Test victory in India since 2010 as they triumph in a low-scoring thriller inside three days in Kolkata.

Vikram Rathour has moved up from batting coach to assistant coach in the back room that also includes Shane Bond, Trevor Penney and Sid Lahiri | ESPN.co.uk

BBC Test Match Special pundits pick their key players for England and Australia during the 2025 Ashes

South Africa beat India by 30 runs for first Test win in country in 15 years; Simon Harmer ends with eight wickets in match as India all out for 93 in second innings; home captain Shubman Gill unable to bat after neck spasms; Temba Bavuma has 10 wins in 11 Tests as South Africa captain

Shubman Gill was taken to a hospital for examination after the end of the second day’s play and is currently under observation in the hospital | ESPN.co.uk

Good news for Mark Wood and bad for Josh Hazlewood enhance England’s chances for the first Ashes Test – now they must take it, writes Stephan Shemilt.

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Cricket News: Eden Gardens’ pitch drew sharp criticism during the India-South Africa Test, with many deeming it unsuitable for the format. Former cricketers like H

India’s captain Shubman Gill was stretchered off in an ambulance after suffering a neck injury during the first Test against South Africa.

As the Kolkata Test moves across at jet speed, KL Rahul became part of a unique record

England fast bowler Mark Wood could play in the first Ashes test against Australia starting Nov. 21 after scans cleared him of a hamstring injury.

Hazlewood, who has a hamstring injury, joins captain Pat Cummins in missing the series opener in Perth

England have turned to an Aussie to ensure their Test side is well fed during the grueling five-Test Ashes series awaiting them

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, hits a stunning 144 off 42 balls for India A in an Asia Cup Rising Stars T20 match against the United Arab Emirates.

One of the greatest English villains to ever torment Australia has delivered a shock prediction for The Ashes series starting on November 21 in Perth – but it comes with a twist

The former England captain’s new marriage comes seven years after his first wife Ruth McDonald died aged 46 following a battle with a rare form of lung cancer on December 29, 2018.

While it remains unknown if Marnus Labuschagne will open the batting for Australia or come in at No.3 in The Ashes, he has been given a hilarious reason to perform no matter where he bats

Ahead of the 2025 Ashes series from November 21, we reflect on the thrilling 2023 edition in England which ended 2-2; disputed declarations, contentious stumpings, rain, Mark Woods express pace, Chris Woakes wizardry and Stuart Broads fairy-tale farewell made for an Ashes for the ages

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Anxious England cricket fans have turned on captain Ben Stokes ahead of the first Ashes Test in Perth – despite the veteran snaring six wickets against the England Lions in a warm up match.

Kuldeep was the Player of the Match in India’s last Test but he knows that does not guarantee anything | ESPN.co.uk

James Anderson says he still has “plenty to offer” having signed a one-year deal to remain with Lancashire at the age of 43.

Returning Ben Stokes looks sharp on first match since injury in July on first morning of Englands Ashes warm-up against the Lions; Stokes took wicket of No 3 hopeful Jacob Bethell; England started with all-pace bowling attack, as Jofra Archer and Mark Wood also caught the early eye

Jacob Duffy took 4-35 as New Zealand romped to a crushing eight-wicket win in the fifth T20 international against the West Indies on Thursday to seal a 3-1 series victory.”We just wanted to be clinical, finish off the series and take it home,” said the 31-year-old, who became the first New Zealander to take five four-wicket hauls in T20 internationals.

Josh Hazlewood is cleared to join Australia’s squad for the first Ashes Test against England after an injury scare, but fellow pace bowler Sean Abbott is ruled out.