Smith continues to punish England as double ton puts Australia in control

Australian batsman goes on to make 211 after a number of let-offs on day two

England ready to pounce on Ashes absence of Steve Smith

Captain Joe Root senses major chance to level series in third Test at Headingley

Lord’s awaits Jofra Archer as England hope for instant impact

Joe Root needs Archer’s debut to be like that of Kevin Pietersen rather than Graeme Hick

England capitulate as Australia draw first blood in the Ashes

Nathan Lyon takes 6-49 as hosts fall to a crushing 251-run defeat at Edgbaston

Rum day for Aussies as captain Morgan leads England to World Cup final

Irishman Eoin Morgan leads tournament hosts to their first final since 1992

New Zealand get a Starc reminder of Australia’s strengths at Lord’s

Pace bowler takes five wickets to take limelight from Trent Boult’s earlier hat-trick

Australia lord it over England to leave hosts in trouble

England’s hopes of reaching semi-finals dealt a real blow by Australia

England left with tricky route to semi-finals after shock loss to Sri Lanka

Lasith Malinga rolls backs the years with four-wicket haul at Headingley

Finch and Starc shine as Australia outclass Sri Lanka to go top

Australia opener makes 153 before left-armer takes four wickets

David Warner hits century as Australia hold off late Pakistan surge

Opening bat scores his first century since return from 12-month suspension

Holder says West Indies batsmen must take responsibility after Australia loss

Strac takes five wickets after Coulter-Nile and Smith rescued Australian innings

Australia regrouping just as England’s confidence suffers a major dip

This summer could well witness the most closely contested Ashes since 2005

India end 71-year wait as they complete Test series win in Australia

Virat Kohli’s side the first from Asian sub-continent to take the honours Down Under

Pujara puts India a step closer to historic series win in Australia

Batsman’s third century of the series puts Kohli’s tourists in the ascendancy in Sydney

Centurion Pujara leads India to strong position in Melbourne

Australian batting line-up face tough task; New Zealand’s Boult skittles Sri Lanka

India dig in on slow pitch to frustrate Australia in Melbourne

Agarwal makes 76 on debut before Pujara and Kohli consolidate advantage

Australia take control against India despite Kohli century

Spinner Nathan Lyon takes five wickets to give Australia first-innings advantage

India draw first blood as they bid for maiden series win in Australia

Virat Kohli’s tourists hold off lower-order fightback to take opening Adelaide Test

Steve Smith facing year-long ban from Cricket Australia

David Warner also expected to be hit with severe sanction following ball-tampering scandal

Australia’s 4-0 Ashes triumph hastened by Root’s absence

Root spent much of the morning in hospital suffering the effects of severe dehydration

Ashes: England find something to fight for

Ahead of the fifth Test, England are experimenting with line-up and new faces

Mason Crane to make England debut in final Ashes Test

20-year-old leg spinner replaces injured Chris Woakes in Sydney as Moeen survives

Alastair Cook’s double century puts England in control

Cook and Broad combined – in contrasting styles – to gain a first-innings lead of 164

Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad turn up at the end of the party

Cook is only second touring batsman to score a century at the five major Aussie grounds

Stokes or no Stokes, Australia are simply better than England

Quality of players and playing on home soil going to be a major advantage from the start

Australia far too good as they regain the Ashes in Perth

Australia needed just one session to take final six wickets they required to win third Test

Dawid Malan celebrates maiden century with his family

‘Every time you open a newspaper here you’re reading about how bad you are’

The Ashes: What we’ve learned from Brisbane and Adelaide

England have failed to seize the initiative while Australia’s bowlers have dominated

Smith feels the pressure again as Root shines under the lights

Hasty reviews and stoic England batting casts further doubt on Australia’s follow-on decision

Joe Root steps up to give England hope for final day

Visitors battled back on a good batting surface to give themselves a fighting chance

‘Some pretty frustrated players’ in England’s Ashes dressing room

England reduced the hosts to 53 for four under lights to begin second innings

England’s quest to retain the Ashes left in some disarray

Sharp shower is anti-climax for home side and their supporters but relief for England

England need to get into the swing in Adelaide day-nighter

Tourists require improvement in all parts of their game to get back into the Ashes series

Australia complete first Test thrashing of England

Warner and Bancroft steer hosts home to secure resounding 10-wicket win at Gabba

Nathan Lyon’s 2017 comeback reaches a peak in Brisbane

Off-spinner has turned career around culminating in fine first Test display at Gabba

England on the brink as Australia dominate in Brisbane

Hosts need another 56 to take first Test after Lyon, Starc and Warner torment tourists

Steve Smith gives Australia upper hand at the Gabba

Skipper’s century gives hosts narrow lead before England edge ahead by the close

Nathan Lyon roars as Ashes phoney war comes to an end

Crucial question is whether England can cope with first-choice Australian attack

The Ashes: What is it? When does it start? Who’s going to win?

All you need to know ahead of the start of the first test this Thursday

Insults, vultures and blistering heat: The Ashes at the Gabba

Ahead of the Ashes the England squad have arrived in Brisbane full of hope and positivity

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