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Root takes centre stage with 160 before Head's 91* leads response
England fail to capitalise on day one position and then struggle to make inroads with ball
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news - uk cricket
Was Jamie Smith's shot the worst dismissal of England's Ashes tour?
Brainfades from England batters have been a regular feature of the 2025-26 series in Australia
Australia
Cricket
'It sucks' - Swepson pleads for Australia spinners to be given a chance
The Queensland and Melbourne Stars legspinner believes something needs to be done about pitches
Australia
Cricket
The slow fade of spin in Australia
Australia's decision to field no specialist spinner at the SCG underlined how far spin has slipped from relevance in home Test conditions
New Zealand Domestic Twenty20
Two retired outs and a tie: drama in New Zealand's Super Smash
For the first time in the history of men's T20 cricket, two batters were retired out in an innings
Big Bash League
Paris, Turner lift Perth Scorchers to second spot
Pope and Shamsi had shared seven wickets for Adelaide Strikers but their effort went in vain
Cricket
Brown 84, Sutherland cameo seal Renegades' dramatic win in Melbourne derby
Sutherland took down Stoinis in the final over in front of the third-highest crowd in the BBL
England tour of Australia 2025/26
Player safety vs entertainment debate at SCG: Vaughan leads calls for change in 'mindset'
"Our game shoots itself in the foot time and time and time again," Jason Gillespie says, while Harry Brook "just sat around waiting for it to be called off"
England tour of Australia 2025/26
Root and Brook shine before afternoon gloom ends play early
Joe Root and Harry Brook shared an unbeaten 154-run stand before bad weather halted play with only 45 overs possible as Australia struggled in the absence of a spinner
International League T20
Curran, bowlers lead Desert Vipers to maiden ILT20 title
After Curran crashed an unbeaten 74, the bowlers shared the spoils to damage MIE's chase
Harry Brook
England in Australia 2025-26
Brook's happy hooking is a sign of Test cricket's modern Waugh-fare
Batter's compulsive streak may cause him to leave runs on the table, but there's method to his madness
International League T20
Serial winners MI stand between well-rested Vipers and a maiden ILT20 title
An MI franchise - men or women - has never lost a T20 final since 2010, when CSK toppled Mumbai Indians in the IPL
England tour of Australia 2025/26
Fast-forward Ashes reaches its final instalment with WTC points at stake
There is debate about what a 3-2 series result would mean for England while Usman Khawaja ends his Test career
Big Bash League
Ward 90 trumps Warner 130* as Hurricanes top table
Sams gave Thunder a sniff in the chase before Chaudhary took the game away
Bangladesh Premier League
BPL round-up: Shanto's form, Ripon's Super Over heroics, and familiar controversies
All the highlights from the first week of the 2025-26 season of the Bangladesh Premier League
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Injury setback for Ferguson ahead of T20 WC; Milne back with a bang
Ferguson suffered a calf injury while playing for Desert Vipers in the ILT20
England
Cricket
For England, if the message has gone too far, what about the messenger?
On the eve of the final Test in Sydney, England nurse a result not as bad as that 4-0 four years ago, but are theoretically worse off
news - uk cricket
Frontline spinners in focus for SCG encounter
Andrew McGlashan previews the 5th Ashes Test and sheds light on why the Test result is still relevant for both sides
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Punjab
Cricket
Gill's return to Vijay Hazare Trophy delayed due to food poisoning
He is understood to be recovering well and is likely to play Punjab's match on January 6, against Goa
Shreyas Iyer
New Zealand in India 2025-26
Shreyas Iyer could return to action on January 6 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy
India's ODI squad for the New Zealand series will be picked on Saturday
Australia
Cricket
'That was unfair' - Smith supports Khawaja on Perth preparation criticism
"He hates it, but we dropped him," Steven Smith says of leaving Usman Khawaja out of the team in the subcontinent - "maybe [it was] a blessing in disguise"
Sai Sudharsan
IPL
Sai Sudharsan sustains rib fracture, set to miss rest of the Vijay Hazare Trophy
Sudharsan sustained the injury while diving for a run against Madhya Pradesh
Big Bash League
Bryant and Bartlett smash and grab brings down the Stars
The Melbourne side tasted defeat for the first time this BBL season
Australia
Cricket
'Hope I have inspired many' - Khawaja's retirement speech
Usman Khawaja delivers his retirement speech, with the Sydney Test to be his last
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England
Cricket
Stokes "can't see" future as captain without McCullum
His words strengthen head coach's position after a botched Ashes campaign
