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Stokes suffers groin injury as Ashes workload takes its toll
Captain leaves field midway through second over of fourth day, having suffered right adductor issue
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- Stokes suffers groin injury as Ashes workload takes its toll
- 'It sucks' - Swepson pleads for Australia spinners to be given a chance
- Doctors hopeful of moving Damien Martyn out of ICU after 'miraculous' turnaround
- Player safety vs entertainment debate at SCG: Vaughan leads calls for change in 'mindset'
Head hopeful Smith will keep playing for 'a long time' (1:40)
Bethell: England driven to leave Australia at 3-2 (1:37)
Steven Smith only behind Don Bradman, another big ton for Travis Head
All the stats from Australia's dominant day three at the SCG
The theatre of Steven Smith
The Australian great cruised to a 37th Test hundred but that was only part of the show
Head or Starc for Player of the Series? (4:59)
Head's got it up top as full-time opener's berth seems 'likely'
Batter reaches 600 runs in stellar Ashes campaign after seizing his chance to set series agenda
Head and Smith centuries grind England in the SCG dirt
Head smashed 163 and Smith cruised to 129 not out as Australia built their lead to 134 by stumps with three wickets in hand
What's the highest Test partnership between people who were born on the same day?
And how many Test series have featured two or more Tests that finished in two days?
Potts out of luck as Stokes' coddling captaincy backfires on England
He's tried not to be over-bearing, but Stokes' failure to lead with the ball left his raw attack exposed
Jake Weatherald, selectors left with plenty to ponder
Just one potential innings left for opener to seal his place long-term
He ain't heavy, he's my brother - Joe Root defends team-mates to the end
Root feels like the person constantly making excuses for his problematic friends
Another tick for Root, a question mark for Weatherald (5:33)
Stats - Root equals Ponting, just ten behind Tendulkar
Ben Stokes pulls level with Bob Willis, while Alex Carey now has 27 dismissals in the Ashes series, only behind 29 by Brad Haddin in 2013 and 28 by Rod Marsh in 1982-83
Travis Head buries the team he helped create
Four years ago, Travis Head's performances against England laid the foundations for Bazball and now he has thumped the same opponents across Australia
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
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
'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
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
Doctors hopeful of moving Damien Martyn out of ICU after 'miraculous' turnaround
"There is still some treatment and monitoring to go but it's looking positive," Adam Gilchrist says of Damien Martyn's condition
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"
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
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
Australia's big wins and near misses, Zimbabwe's year of plenty, West Indies' continuing spiral
In our second batch of team report cards for 2025: Australia, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan
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When 'little toothpick' Tendulkar saved the game with his maiden Test hundred
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The top 20 balls of this century
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Growing up with Murali
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Brisbane 2001: 'For the first time, I saw genuine fear in Australia'
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Records index
Most runs, most wickets, and a lot more
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The many shades of Marlon Samuels
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20 cricketers for the 2020s: players we think will dominate the decade
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Wasim Jaffer's best Mumbai Ranji XI
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Deadly venom: the terror of Derek Underwood
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Cheteshwar Pujara on Rahul Dravid: 'He taught me there is life beyond cricket'
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What has English cricket been like for black players?
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Hockey glory, Neeraj gold, Accountable admins: Predictions and wishes for 2026
Our staff make their annual predictions and wishes for what they'd like to see happen in Indian sport in 2026.
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New ISL season to start on February 14
The Indian Super League will finally resume on February 14, the union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced.
