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Starc beats shoulder pain to put Australia on top

Starc beats shoulder pain to put Australia on top

Mitchell Starc has taken four wickets at The Oval to leave England all out for 283 on day one of the fifth Ashes Test, before Australia went to stumps on 1-61.

England unchanged as Stokes backs Anderson for future

England unchanged as Stokes backs Anderson for future

England unchanged as Stokes backs Anderson for future

England unchanged as Stokes backs Anderson for future

Ben Stokes has thrown his support behind James Anderson's bid to play well beyond his 41st birthday, keeping the seamer in the team for the fifth Ashes Test.

Captaincy critics are wide of the mark: Pat Cummins

Captaincy critics are wide of the mark: Pat Cummins

Captaincy critics are wide of the mark: Pat Cummins

Captaincy critics are wide of the mark: Pat Cummins

Australia captain Pat Cummins has taken full responsibility for the frantic fourth Ashes Test display and has set his sights on leading the side into a new era.

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Series win the focus as Warner denies retirement talk

Series win the focus as Warner denies retirement talk

Pat Cummins insists Australia's focus remains on a long-overdue Ashes series win in England, as David Warner rejects talk of an imminent retirement plan.

Sore Perry helps Australia account for Ireland in ODI

Sore Perry helps Australia account for Ireland in ODI

Australian cricket star Ellyse Perry has hit 91 in an ODI against Ireland, before suffering knee soreness during her side's comfortable 153-run win in Dublin.

England push for moral Ashes win over Australia

England push for moral Ashes win over Australia

England cannot lift the urn after the fifth Test, but believe a moral victory can be claimed over Australia if they win at The Oval to finish the series 2-2.

McDonald fires back at Cummins' harshest Ashes critics

McDonald fires back at Cummins' harshest Ashes critics

Andrew McDonald has fired a shot back at his former Victorian captain Darren Berry, clearly unhappy over comments directed at Pat Cummins during the Ashes.

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Marsh could play as a specialist batter at The Oval

Marsh could play as a specialist batter at The Oval

Marsh could play as a specialist batter at The Oval

Marsh could play as a specialist batter at The Oval

Australia could play with only three seamers in the fifth Test at The Oval, prepared to pick Mitch Marsh as a batter even if niggling injuries stop him bowling.

Australia want Ashes series win after retaining urn

Australia want Ashes series win after retaining urn

Australia want Ashes series win after retaining urn

Australia want Ashes series win after retaining urn

Australia have put off celebrating retaining the Ashes with a washed-out draw in Manchester, putting their focus clearly on winning the series at The Oval.

Cummins maintain he can balance bowling, captaincy

Cummins maintain he can balance bowling, captaincy

Cummins maintain he can balance bowling, captaincy

Cummins maintain he can balance bowling, captaincy

Pat Cummins insists captaining Australia against a frantic England side had nothing to do with the worst bowling returns of his Test career at Old Trafford.

Aussie women washed out in Irish downpour

Aussie women washed out in Irish downpour

Aussie women washed out in Irish downpour

Aussie women washed out in Irish downpour

Australia and Ireland's women's one-day international has been washed out without a ball being bowled in Dublin.

Labuschagne century gives Australia hope in Manchester

Labuschagne century gives Australia hope in Manchester

Labuschagne century gives Australia hope in Manchester

Labuschagne century gives Australia hope in Manchester

Australia have given themselves a chance of saving the fourth Ashes Test after losing only one wicket in two hours of play on a wet day four.

Australia's wasted starts threaten to cost them Ashes

Australia's wasted starts threaten to cost them Ashes

Australia's wasted starts threaten to cost them Ashes

Australia's wasted starts threaten to cost them Ashes

A litany of wasted starts for Australia's top-order has the potential to cost them a drought-breaking Ashes series win on English soil.

Bairstow claims Australia set bad example with stumping

Bairstow claims Australia set bad example with stumping

Bairstow claims Australia set bad example with stumping

Bairstow claims Australia set bad example with stumping

Jonny Bairstow has claimed Australia set a bad example for young cricketers by stumping him in the Lord's Ashes Test, while also firing up at his own critics.

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Australia insist all fine with stiff and sore Marsh

Mitch Marsh has become the latest Australian bowler to have some concerns raised over their fitness, after he didn't bowl on day three of the Old Trafford Test.

Australia reeling with Manchester rain their only hope

Australia are staring down the barrel of going to The Oval with a 2-2 Ashes scoreline, after a bad third day at Manchester left them 4-113 and trailing by 162.

Australia fine with Cummins' workload after tough day

Pat Cummins has endured the toughest day of his captaincy career as England put Australia to the sword, but coaches are adamant he balances his roles well.

Crawley assault vindicates England's Bazball belief

England's fearless approach to attacking cricket may have cost them in the first two Tests, but it has kept them in the Ashes at Old Trafford.

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Starc hurt on horror day for Australia at Old Trafford

Mitchell Starc has hurt his shoulder as Australia were subjected to a pummelling from England's batters at Old Trafford, with the hosts 4-384 after day two.

An Australian dream - the Cam Smith-Ashes Sunday double

Cameron Smith has been enthused by the outlandish prospect that he could retain his British Open title on the same day that Australia's men win the Ashes.

Labuschagne finds Ashes sweet spot with half-century

Having spent a month tinkering with his technique, Marnus Labuschagne says his Old Trafford half-century shows his batting is now where he wants it to be.

Australia's missed chances keep England in the Ashes

Australia have gone to stumps on day one of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford on 8-299, after several batters missed the opportunity to make a big score.

Broad inspired by Australians to wreak havoc on nation

Stuart Broad has taken his 600th Test wicket in the fourth Ashes Test, claiming the record for the most potent bowler in history against Australia.

Voges sees long-term promise in Marsh's Test return

Adam Voges sees the potential for Mitch Marsh to have a long final chapter as a Test player, believing the 31-year-old West Australian is entering his prime.

Warner adamant Broad record is not on his mind

David Warner has maintained that he feels in good touch in the Ashes, and Stuart Broad's record over him is not on his mind while facing the Englishman.

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