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‘They are running a campaign against them’: England find support in former Australia coach amid excessive drinking accusations during Ashes | Cricket News

‘They are running a campaign against them’: England find support in former Australia coach amid excessive drinking accusations during Ashes | Cricket News

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England have found support from somewhat unexpected quarters amid reports of players drinking excessively during their break in the popular beach side destination Noosa ahead of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Former Australia head coach and former batter Darren Lehmann said that he was there around the time that England were there and he saw that they were well-behaved and well-liked by the locals. “I was in Noosa and this bugs me. I am all for getting stuck into England. They haven’t played well enough, their preparation before the first game of the series (was not good) I get all that. But I was actually there. They were actually really well behaved. They mixed with the locals, had a good time,” said Lehmann on ABC Sport. “The reports of them stagged is just wrong. They were polite and a delight to the people of Noosa, played golf, played soccer with the locals all that sort of stuff. They were well liked there.” England cricket’s managing director Rob Key has said that the board will …

‘Ollie Pope is a lost cause’: Geoffrey Boycott tears into England batter after Ashes flop show | Cricket News

‘Ollie Pope is a lost cause’: Geoffrey Boycott tears into England batter after Ashes flop show | Cricket News

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The brickbats are out in full force for England after their 82-run defeat to Australia in Adelaide confirmed that their wait for an Ashes victory will continue beyond this year. The defeat meant that England have fallen 3-0 behind in the series. Australia have held the Ashes since the 2018, with England having failed to beat them in their last two home series and losing 4-0 and twice in 2017/18 and 2021/22. England great Geoffrey Boycott has now said that they have to take a call in changing the structure and dropping those who have consistently underperformed, naming Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope among the batters. “Ollie Pope is a lost cause because he never learns,” wrote Boycott in The Telegraph. “I think he would give his wicket away if he were playing in a county second XI. He can’t help himself as he finds ways to get out that I couldn’t dream up. Somewhere in his head there is a self-destruct button.” Pope has been on slippery ground since before the start of the …

‘Worst batting I’ve ever seen’: Ricky Ponting tears into Harry Brook as The Ashes slip away from England again | Cricket News

‘Worst batting I’ve ever seen’: Ricky Ponting tears into Harry Brook as The Ashes slip away from England again | Cricket News

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England haven’t been able to get their hands on the Ashes for over a decade and the way things went on Day 4 of the third Test, it looks like that wait isn’t going to end any time soon. England finished the day tottering on 207/6, still needing 228 runs to pull off a miracle win and keep the Ashes alive and Harry Brook’s approach somewhat encapsulated their rather perplexing compulsion to burst into attack despite being so far behind in the Test. Brook had said before the match that he will be pocketing some of his more aggressive strokes and seemed to be doing that pretty well for much of his innings. That is until he suddenly attempted a lofted paddle shot and fell off balance against a full delivery on the stumps from pacer Scott Boland. Brook had moved a long way across the stumps and, luckily for him, it ended up taking the inside edge of the bat and rolled away harmlessly for him to take a single. Former Australia captain Ricky …

Glenn McGrath’s hilarious reaction as Nathan Lyon goes past his Test record on Ashes 3rd Test Day 2 | Cricket News

Glenn McGrath’s hilarious reaction as Nathan Lyon goes past his Test record on Ashes 3rd Test Day 2 | Cricket News

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Nathan Lyon took two wickets on Day 2 of the third Ashes Test in which Australia took a giant leap towards recording yet another series win over England. In the process, the spinner went past Australia pace legend Glenn McGrath to become the country’s second highest wicket-taker of all time in Test history. Lyon now has 564 wickets to his name in 141 Tests while McGrath retired with 563 in 124. The only player above Lyon now is the late great Shane Warne, who ended his illustrious career with 708 wickets in 145 Tests. McGrath was at the Adelaide Oval, commentating on the proceedings when Lyon broke the record. Cricket.com.au posted a video of him jokingly proceeding to smash a chair in frustration after it happened. Glenn McGrath’s reaction to Nathan Lyon passing him on the all-time Test wickets list was absolutely hilarious 🤣 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/1jTM06M8me — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Lyon had been stuck on 562 wickets for five months, with Australia leaving him out in two of their last three Tests. …

England consider lodging formal complaint after snicko error reprieves Alex Carey on Day 1 of 3rd Ashes Test | Cricket News

England consider lodging formal complaint after snicko error reprieves Alex Carey on Day 1 of 3rd Ashes Test | Cricket News

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England are deliberating on lodging a formal complaint over the Snicko technology being used in this Ashes series after Alex Carey received a lifeline during his invaluable hundred on the opening day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. When the wicket-keeper batsman was on 72, and with his team placed precariously on 245 for six, fast bowler Josh Tongue appealed vociferously for a caught behind. The on-field umpire remained unmoved. Tongue implored captain Ben Stokes to review, and upon DRS, a spike was detected. However, the third umpire, Chris Gaffeney, reckoned there was no conclusive proof to overturn the decision. The third umpire’s conclusion was that the spike came before any possible contact on the replay. To aggravate England’s angst, BBG Sports, the company which makes the Snicko technology used for decision reviews in this series, apologised and admitted the error. “The only conclusion that can be drawn from this, is that the Snicko operator at the time must have selected the incorrect stump mic for audio processing. In light of this, BBG Sports …

Ashes 2025-26: England make one change to playing XI for Adelaide Test in bid to keep series alive | Cricket News

Ashes 2025-26: England make one change to playing XI for Adelaide Test in bid to keep series alive | Cricket News

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England named their playing XI for the third Ashes Test against Australia at Adelaide, that starts on Wednesday, bringing in Josh Tongue for Gus Atkinson in a bid to keep the series alive with a win or a draw. The Ben Stokes-led side are 2-0 down in the series, having lost the first two Tests at Perth and Brisbane by eight wickets. The solitary change means the visitors will continue to rely on Will Jacks for his off-spin and hope for the seamers to take the bulk of the load in all 20 wickets to win the Test match. England had the option of picking Shoaib Bashir as the frontline spinner in the side, but have instead opted to rely on their pacers to help remain alive in the series. Australia had omitted Nathan Lyon from the starting XI at Brisbane and it remains to be seen if he makes a comeback for the Adelaide Test. Unlike previous years, where Adelaide has played host to a day-night Test in the Australian summer, the current match …

Ashes heat goes off-field as England’s security clashes with Australian cameraperson | Cricket News

Ashes heat goes off-field as England’s security clashes with Australian cameraperson | Cricket News

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England’s security staff has been accused by members of Australian media of clashing with their camerapersons in Brisbane as the team left the city for Adelaide where the third Test will be played from December 17. England are trailing 2-0 in the five-match series, having lost both the first and second Tests by eight wickets. Videos posted by Channel 7 show a member of England’s security personnel confronting the broadcaster’s camera person as they try to get a shot of the touring players at the airport. The security guard can be seen pushing the camera person in one clip. A Channel 7 reporter can be heard saying while the clips play out that the camera operator was respecting the “unwritten rule” of not getting too close to the players. The reporter later says the relationship between the England players and the Australian media had been ammicable in the week leading up to the trip, which the visitors had spent Noosa for a mid-series break. That trip itself had invited some criticism back home, with visuals …

‘I could’ve retired two years ago but…’: Australia opener Usman Khawaja on retirement talks | Cricket News

‘I could’ve retired two years ago but…’: Australia opener Usman Khawaja on retirement talks | Cricket News

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With 6055 runs in 85 Tests at an average of 43.56, Usman Khawaja remains one of the best openers to have played for Australia. With a double hundred in Sri Lanka this year, Khawaja has scored 463 runs this year before he missed the second Ashes Test at Brisbane. Due to back spasms With the 38-year-old opener now being named in the Australian squad for the third Test at Adelaide starting Wednesday, Khawaja is expected to play in the 86th Test of his career. With some talks happening about his retirement amid his average since 2023 Ashes being 31.84, Khawaja has shared how the talks don’t faze him and how he could have retired two years ago but is still valued by the Australian team. “It doesn’t really faze me. As much as people sometimes want to have a crack at me, I love playing for Australia, I’m still very committed, still every game I take the same way as I took 10 years ago – train hard, do everything right. For me, it’s irrelevant …