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Australia continue to frustrate England at Lord's
England fail to break Australia's resistance during the afternoon session on day one of the second Ashes Test at Lord's.Jul 16, 14:44
Ben Stokes plays down Andrew Flintoff, Ian Botham comparisons
England all-rounder Ben Stokes plays down comparisons to Andrew Flintoff and Ian Botham following his recent performances.Jul 14, 21:41
Marcus Trescothick: 'England bowlers similar to 2005 attack'
Marcus Trescothick claims that the current England bowlers are similar to the unit that helped the Three Lions win the Ashes in 2005.Jul 13, 04:16
Australia bowl England out, need 412 to win first Ashes Test
Australia have two days to score 412 to win the first Ashes Test against England in Cardiff after bowling the hosts out at the end of day three.Jul 10, 17:32
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Student claims Joe Root got "smashed" in Nottingham bar before Ashes opener
Joe Root reportedly got "smashed" with his fellow England teammates in Nottingham before competing in the first Ashes Test in Cardiff this week.Jul 10, 10:32
Ricky Ponting: 'England bowlers were brilliant'
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting praises the England bowlers after day two of the first test of The Ashes.Jul 9, 19:30
Australia big guns removed as England bowlers fight back
Australia finish day two of the first Ashes Test against England on 264-5, 166 runs behind the hosts' first-innings mark.Jul 9, 17:42
Live Commentary: The Ashes - First Test, Day Two - as it happened
Relive all of the action from day two of the first Ashes Test as England finish with a 166-run lead over Australia in Cardiff.Jul 9, 09:29
Joe Root revives England against Australia on day one of first Ashes Test
Joe Root leads the England recovery with a century on day one of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff.Jul 8, 17:50
Live Commentary: The Ashes - First Test, Day One - as it happened
Relive day one of the Ashes series by looking back at the action from Cardiff with Sports Mole's text coverage.Jul 8, 09:28
The 2015 Ashes: Five key battles
Sports Mole picks out five of the most important battles ahead of the start of this summer's Ashes series.Jul 7, 10:55
Paul Collingwood: 'Ben Stokes will be up for Ashes battle'
Former England man Paul Collingwood believes that Ben Stokes will be up for the battle and take the game to Australia in the Ashes series.Jul 6, 03:34
ECB chairman Colin Graves wants sledging-free Ashes series
England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves outlines his desire to see a sledging-free Ashes series over the course of the summer.Jul 4, 04:48
Ben Stokes relishing prospect of Ashes battle
England all-rounder Ben Stokes insists that he is prepared for a hostile Australian approach ahead of The Ashes.Jul 3, 04:42
England squad named for first Ashes Test
Adam Lyth, Adil Rashid and Adam Lyth are all named in the England squad for first Ashes Test.Jul 1, 12:36
England's Ben Stokes, Joe Root wear fancy dress for quiz in Spain
England cricketers Ben Stokes and Joe Root wear fancy dress for a quiz night during the team's bonding trip to Spain.Jul 1, 08:45
Simon Jones: 'Ben Stokes can be better than Andrew Flintoff'
Simon Jones believes that Ben Stokes has the quality to become a better player than former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.Jun 30, 04:40
Alastair Cook: England have "feel-good factor"
England cricket captain Alastair Cook believes that the Test side has a "feel-good factor" ahead of this summer's Ashes.Jun 26, 12:58
Andrew Flintoff tips Ben Stokes to be England great
Andrew Flintoff believes that Ben Stokes could have a big part to play for England in the years to come.Jun 22, 15:19
England beat New Zealand in thrilling rain-affected final ODI to win series
Jonny Bairstow powers England to an unlikely victory in the fifth one-day international to wrap up a series victory against New Zealand.Jun 20, 18:28
England set victory target of 284 by New Zealand to win series
England require 284 runs at Chester-le-Street to claim victory in the one-day international series against New Zealand.Jun 20, 13:34
Ben Stokes hails improving England ahead of New Zealand decider
Ben Stokes praises England's positivity in their one-day series against New Zealand.Jun 20, 04:30
New Zealand post big total in fourth ODI against England
Kane Williamson and Mitchell Santner star as New Zealand post England a victory target of 350 in the fourth one-day international against England.Jun 17, 16:37
Nasser Hussain defends England approach despite New Zealand loss
England need to be applauded for their daring brand of cricket even if they lose, according to former captain Nasser Hussain.Jun 15, 02:47
New Zealand take ODI series lead with three-wicket victory over England
Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor both score centuries to lead New Zealand to a three-wicket victory in the third one-day international against England.Jun 14, 17:30
England set New Zealand victory target of 303 in third one-day international
England ODI captain Eoin Morgan top scores with 71 as the hosts are bowled out for 302 in the third one-day international against New Zealand at Southampton.Jun 14, 13:01
New Zealand defeat England by 13 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method
New Zealand defeat England by 13 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the second one-day international at The Oval.Jun 12, 20:26
Ian Bell on top form as Birmingham Bears beat Durham Jets in T20 Blast
Ian Bell puts his recent England woes behind him with a score of 90 runs off 65 balls in the Birmingham Bears' T20 Blast victory over the Durham Jets.Jun 6, 16:28
New Zealand earn victory over England to draw series
England draw series with New Zealand after being bowled out for 255 at Headingley.Jun 2, 16:01
England in deep trouble at lunch against New Zealand
England are reduced to 102-5 at lunch on the final day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley.Jun 2, 12:05
New Zealand lose four wickets by tea
New Zealand lose four key wickets by tea on day three of the second Test against England at Headingley.May 31, 15:01
Adam Lyth hits maiden century
Adam Lyth hits his first Test century to leave England 253-5 at stumps on day two of the second Test against New Zealand.May 30, 17:44
Stuart Broad halts New Zealand fightback
Stuart Broad prevents Tom Lathan and Luke Ronchi from reaching centuries to restrict New Zealand to 297-8 on the first day of the second Test at Headingley.May 29, 18:29
Nasser Hussain: 'England may have to alter batting lineup for The Ashes'
Nasser Hussain feels that England should consider altering their batting lineup for The Ashes to deploy a more attacking player than Gary Ballance at number three.May 29, 04:11
Alastair Cook praises England's team spirit after beating New Zealand
England captain Alastair Cook hails the team spirit within the camp following his side's 124-run victory over New Zealand at Lord's.May 26, 05:11
Ben Stokes brands performance "a fluke"
Ben Stokes admits that he wasn't expecting to score 101 against New Zealand at Lord's.May 26, 04:02
England earn dramatic win over New Zealand
England earn a 124-run victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's.May 25, 17:11
New Zealand five down at tea against England
New Zealand reach 134-5 at tea on the final day of the first Test against England at Lord's as they chase a total of 345.May 25, 14:48
Ben Stokes, Alastair Cook star as England lead New Zealand by 295 runs
England lead New Zealand by 295 runs heading into day five of the first Test at Lord's, courtesy of fine performances from Ben Stokes and Alastair Cook.May 24, 22:25
Alastair Cook hits a century as England lead New Zealand by 127 at tea
England take a lead of 127 runs on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand thanks in part to a second-innings century from captain Alastair Cook.May 24, 14:40
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