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Boxing Day Ashes Test: England wins first Test in Australia since 2011, winning Boxing Test by four wickets

Dreams of another Ashes whitewash evaporated as the Boxing Day Test faceplanted to a two-day finish on an MCG pitch that will cost $10m in revenue for Cricket Australia.

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England seal first Ashes Test win in Australia since 2011 - as it happened

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Australia vs England betting preview: Best odds and predictions for 5th Ashes Test match

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Travis Head and Steve Smith bully England as Australia resume normal service

The Melbourne Test was not a turning point, just an aberration and normal service resumed in Sydney with Australia on top of England.

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Root ton fires England before Head strikes back for Australia

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The Ashes: Crawley falls in first over to Starc yet again

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Smith in charge after Head's 163 to put Australia seven behind England

The destructive opener brought up his hundred off just 105 balls to go with the phenomenal match-winning 123 he made in Perth and 170 at Adelaide.

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Australia v England, 5th Ashes Test: Usman Khawaja falls cheaply in what could be final ever innings

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Australia vs England 5th Ashes Test, Day 3 highlights: Australia 518/7 at stumps, lead England by 134 runs vs England

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Mackay set to host first Test cricket match when Australian men face Bangladesh in 2026

The Australian men will play a two-match series against Bangladesh in 2026, with the second venue yet to be decided.

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st Test Match Live Streaming: When and How to Watch SL vs BAN Test Match

Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka will face Bangladesh in the opening Test of a two-match series starting Tuesday in Galle, marking the start of their 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC) campaign. The match will also be a sentimental one, as ...

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Ten reasons this was the most ludicrous Test match in history

The fourth Test of the Ashes series is over after two days, following 20 wickets falling on day one, with the 10mm of grass left on the wicket causing havoc.

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Why are Test matches finishing so quickly? Impatience, sports science, pitch quality… and the wanger

Between the end of the Second World War and the turn of the millennium, no Tests ended in two days - but there have been 12 since then

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England ends 18-match winless streak in Australia with 4-wicket victory in the 4th Ashes test

England fought back to claim six wickets as Australia staggered to 98-6 in its second innings at lunch on Day 2 of the fourth Ashes test on Saturday. Australia holds an overall lead of 140 after running through England for 110 in a dramatic first day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Stats - Is Mitchell Starc the greatest first-over bowler in Test history?

The feat of taking a wicket off the very first ball of an Ashes series had only been achieved once before, in 1936, when Ernie McCormick had Stan Worthington caught behind, also at the Gabba. Starc later became the first bowler to take a wicket in the first over of an Ashes series twice by dismissing Crawley in Perth last month.

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The Ashes enter the Twilight Zone: What makes pink-ball, day-night cricket so different — and difficult?

The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. No team sport is quite so obsessed by the colour of the ball as cricket. Where the annual shift in English Premier League footballs from white to yellow during winter passes without ...

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England Vs India Series A Reminder That Test Match Cricket Can’t Die

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Mohammed Siraj of India greets the crowd after being announced as the player of the match on day five of the 5th Rothesay Test Match at The Kia Oval on August 04, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images ...

8 firsts for sports in 2026: From first-ever women's Test at Lord's to expanded FIFA World Cup

From the first 48-team FIFA World Cup to landmark moments in women’s sport and major reforms in India, 2026 is set to be a historic year with eight sporting firsts that will redefine global sports.

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Head, Smith centuries put Australia on front foot in fifth Ashes test

Travis Head scored 163 and Steve Smith became the second-most prolific Ashes run-scorer of all time on the way to his century as Australia took a first-innings lead of 134 on the third day of the fifth test against England on Tuesday.