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Brendon McCullum denies England drink too much after Harry Brook revelation and boozy Noosa trip - as coach admits he could be replaced after Ashes defeat
09/01/26 12:00
Brendon McCullum has admitted there may be 'someone better' for the job of England head coach - and denied his players drink too much, despite the revelation that white-ball captain Harry Brook was involved in a fracas outside a nightclub in New Zealand in October because the bouncer thought he was inebriated. Speaking after his side had surrendered the Ashes 4-1, but before news broke of the Brook incident in Wellington, McCullum insisted: 'Half our guys don't have a drink, to be honest. They'll have a couple of beers every now and again. I think people do that in most walks of life.' Even so, McCullum and others in the dressing-room knew what had happened in New Zealand, leaving the ECB open to charges of a cover-up....read
Under-fire Brendon McCullum insists he wants to remain as England head coach despite disastrous Ashes tour - but sends ECB hierarchy a warning over 'being told what to do' in future
08/01/26 10:41LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Brendon McCullum has insisted he wants to carry on as England head coach after his side's chastening 4-1 Ashes defeat but has sent a warning.
Bazball is finished after England's most disappointing Ashes tour in memory - here's why Brendon McCullum must go, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
08/01/26 08:25LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: This was not England's worst Ashes tour among their many failures in Australia down the years. But it was arguably their most disappointing.
Revealed: England cricket star Harry Brook clashed with nightclub bouncer hours before captaining team in Ashes warm-up tour - and is now on 'final warning' over his boozy behaviour
08/01/26 07:56LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Harry Brook was involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer during England's recent tour of New Zealand, in their latest off-the-field misdemeanour.
ASHES SERIES PLAYER RATINGS: Which England flops are fighting for their places after horror tour? Who should never have played in the first place? And who gets a 2/10?
08/01/26 05:37Daily Mail Sport's LAWRENCE BOOTH was at all five Tests as England succumbed to another battering Down Under - here are his Ashes series player ratings.
Australia WIN fifth Test by five wickets to seal deserving 4-1 series victory, England players left fuming over controversial decision - and farewell Usman Khawaja: ASHES BREAKFAST
08/01/26 03:57LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Australia completed an action-packed five-wicket win on the final afternoon at the SCG to wrap up a well-deserved 4-1 series triumph.
Jacob Bethell showed England their future with majestic Ashes century - but without a terrible call by Ben Stokes that only gets worse with time, he would have been their present too
07/01/26 10:30LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Cause for celebration, then, at the end of a long, humiliating tour, but also cause for regret. This ought to have been Bethell's 14th Test, not his sixth.
England star Jacob Bethell's parents in tears as their son hits his spectacular maiden century at the Ashes - but Australia still set to win and take the series 4-1
07/01/26 07:30ASHES BREAKFAST: Jacob Bethell danced down the track to an off-break from Beau Webster and launched it over midwicket for the boundary to his parents' delight.
The worst day of England's disastrous Ashes will have Rob Key and Brendon McCullum nervously looking over their shoulders - this was a damning indictment of their failure of imagination, preparation and execution
06/01/26 09:24As the ball hung in the air, you almost knew what was coming. Travis Head had been the key wicket all series, and England desperately needed to see the back of him. So Will Jacks dropped it.
Travis Head and Steve Smith's centuries help Australia close on 518-7 on day three of fifth Test, the England bowler staring at an unwanted record and Usman Khawaja's emotional reception: ASHES BREAKFAST
06/01/26 07:23LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY - ASHES BREAKFAST: Centuries from Travis Head, his third of a dominant series, and Steve Smith, his first, combined to grind England into the SCG dirt.
In 27 years of reporting on the England Test team, here's why Jamie Smith's car crash of a dismissal is the WORST shot I've seen, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
05/01/26 12:00It takes a lot for a painting-by-numbers 46 to overshadow a masterpiece 160, but Jamie Smith gave it a go on a wildly oscillating second day at the SCG
Joe Root scores a sublime 160 as England finish 384 all out in their first innings as Australia close day two of fifth Ashes Test on 166-2 - but tourists are left worried over star's back injury
05/01/26 07:29LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superlative 160 from Joe Root laid the foundation for England's first-innings 384 - only for some of the gloss to be removed when he left the field clutching his back.
ASHES BREAKFAST: How Joe Root's brilliant 160 knock moves him closer to batting immortality, the England player blasted for 'playing one of dumbest shots you'll ever see in Test cricket' - and why it's end of an era at the SCG
05/01/26 06:12LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superb 160 from Joe Root lifted England to 384 on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test - their highest total in Australia since making 491 in 2017.
Harry Brook's shot selection on day one of the fifth Ashes Test was one of talent and a gambler - his journey towards self-realisation could define the next decade of English Test cricket, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
04/01/26 10:52LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: As the ball hung in the air, and three Australian fielders converged from various points, Harry Brook may already have been penning his apology.
England get off on the right foot in the fifth and final Test as Joe Root and Harry Brook build sturdy total - before bad light cuts Day One short
04/01/26 06:31LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: After joining forces at a perilous 57 for three, Root and Brook set about compiling England's largest stand of the series - and only their third above 100.
ASHES BREAKFAST: Sydney welcomes Ahmed Al Ahmed and Bondi's heroes on opening day - and Brendon McCullum is caught red-handed by TV cameras
04/01/26 06:04LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: England reached a position of strength on 211 for three on the first day of the fifth Test at Sydney before bad light and rain cut short their progress
Ben Stokes urges his England team for one final Ashes push in Sydney Test match that could have huge repercussions on the futures of Brendan McCullum and Rob Key
03/01/26 08:12Ben Stokes has urged England not to 'coast' in Sunday's fifth and final Ashes Test at Sydneyas they try to limit the damage in a game that could have repercussions
'There's no doubt we're the right people': Ben Stokes urges England to stick with him and Brendon McCullum... and suggests a novel way of dealing with Ashes scrutiny
02/01/26 12:00The win at Melbourne averted the possibility of a whitewash, and victory at the SCG would limit the damage to 3-2. Only once since 1986-87 have England won more than one Test down under.
England will urge counties to get on board with Ashes campaigns and REFUSE to sign Australians
02/01/26 12:00Australia's leading players could find it harder to get a county gig during Ashes summers as part of the ECB's plans to win back the urn.
Concerns over England's Ashes backroom staff revealed: Too many 'yes men', no one challenging Bazball ethos, Jeetan Patel's 'have a pint' comment and the mistake made when hiring bowling guru David Saker
01/01/26 05:00As ECB bosses rake over these Ashes the make-up of the dressing-room will figure high on the agenda
England edge closer to Brendon McCullum decision after humiliating Ashes series defeat - as ECB chief flies into Sydney ahead of final Test
01/01/26 08:44LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: McCullum, who became England's all-format coach a year ago, has an expensive ECB contract running until the end of 2027.
Inside Jamie Smith's dire Ashes: Why 'low-key' wicketkeeper has lost his spark, what the experts are saying, England's long-term plan for him and the other glovemen in the reckoning
31/12/25 12:00Jamie Smith being left out of England's new year white-ball plans completes a difficult few weeks for a player who is struggling to keep his head above water 18 months after making waves
England reach verdict in investigation into reports of excessive drinking in Noosa - after video emerged of Ben Duckett slurring his words in late-night interaction with fan
30/12/25 09:41EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: The ECB went into damage-limitation mode after a video emerged of Ben Duckett slurring his words in a late-night interaction with a fan.
Australia are usually bad winners but at least they've been good losers too. Now after MCG humbling I'm having to rethink that - here's why, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
29/12/25 12:00This is my sixth Ashes tour, and the previous five had encouraged a hypothesis: even if Australians aren't always gracious winners, they can be magnanimous in defeat.
Blow for England as Gus Atkinson injury rules him out of the Sydney Ashes Test
29/12/25 01:14First the tourists lost pacemen Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, and now they've lost another quick as they seek to win the final two matches of the series.
Joe Root backs Bazball: England players are 'absolutely committed' and don't want change despite Ashes pain
28/12/25 12:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Joe Root has urged English cricket to stick to its guns once the Ashes are over.
England players of the Bazball era RATED AND SLATED: Five stars who have gone backwards named - and the players who back up Joe Root's words
28/12/25 12:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Daily Mail Sport looks at the 14 who have taken part in their latest series defeat down under - plus one who hasn't.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England played the right hand and the lottery rewarded them - yet a famous Melbourne win shines spotlight on questionable decisions in the first three Tests
27/12/25 12:51LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: England arrived at the MCG with the mockery of a nation ringing in their ears, and left celebrating a first victory on Australian soil since January 2011.
The mind-boggling costs Cricket Australia 'could incur' after England seal two-day Boxing Day Test victory
27/12/25 11:07Cricket Australia are reportedly set to lose a jaw-dropping sum of money after England snapped their 14-year wait to win a Test match Down Under inside two days at the MCG.
ASHES PLAYER RATINGS - FOURTH TEST: The 7/10 hero who delivered a 'one-man Bazball retort to the critics', England's 'invisible man' - and Australia's 'mediocre' star who scored just ONE
27/12/25 09:08LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: England ended an 18-match winless streak in Australia and managed to avoid an Ashes clean sweep in a chaotic two-day Test to leave the series 3-1.
England FINALLY win in Australia: Ben Stokes' side end 15-year drought on Australian soil to avoid Ashes whitewash in two-day swashbuckler
27/12/25 06:58LAWRENCE BOOTH: England have won their first Test match in Australia since January 2011, avoiding the prospect of a whitewash with a tense four-wicket win on the second day in Melbourne.
ASHES BREAKFAST: Australia skittled again in their quickest Test collapse in nearly 100 years, Gus Atkinson limps off - and why Cameron Green is feeling the heat
27/12/25 06:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: England have pulled off their first victory in Australia in 19 attempts dating back to January 2011 after they knocked off a target of 175 inside 33 overs.
England implode as 20 wickets fall on chaotic opening day of the Boxing Day Test - as cricket great lambasts 'shocker' MCG pitch, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
26/12/25 07:33LAWRENCE BOOTH: Twenty wickets fell on a helter-skelter first day's play in the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG, as England staggered their way to 110 in response to Australia's 152.
ASHES BREAKFAST: Ben Duckett fails to silence critics in torrid start to England's fourth Ashes Test, visitors get a Christmas upgrade - and find an unexpected ally amid Noosa storm
26/12/25 05:59LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ben Duckett's first innings since his Noosa outing made the headlines was over in a flash as England struggled in reply to Australia's 152 all out on a dramatic opening day.
I've been to all 18 first-class county cricket grounds in the UK... this is the definitive list from worst to best and where YOUR club ranks, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
25/12/25 12:00DAILYMAIL+ BEST OF 2025: There are 18 first-class county headquarters in Britain, and Daily Mail Sport's Lawrence Booth has been to them all - many times over. Here, he ranks them.
Ben Stokes calls for 'empathy' for Ben Duckett after 'drunk' social media video backlash - as England make two changes for fourth Ashes Test with Jofra Archer RULED OUT for rest of series
24/12/25 09:08LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Ben Stokes has pleaded for 'empathy' after Ben Duckett was named in England's team for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.
England's boozy four-day Ashes break shows they've learned nothing from past failures - their litany of woeful decisions on this tour means Rob Key may now have just two weeks to prove he is up to the job
23/12/25 09:19On a triumphant Ashes tour, a beery four-day break at a holiday resort becomes an example of camaraderie, another of the one-percenters (or four-and-a-halfs) that add up to sporting glory.
England launch investigation into claims stars had a beer-drinking stag-do just before losing the Ashes
23/12/25 01:22Three Lions managing director Rob Key said it would be 'completely unacceptable' if stars were drinking to excess on their controversial break after losing the second Test.
Under-fire England coach Brendon McCullum insists he wants to carry on 'good gig' - despite overseeing 11-day Ashes surrender
22/12/25 12:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Brendon McCullum has insisted he wants to carry on as England coach because 'it's a pretty good gig and good fun.
Inside England's 11-day Ashes capitulation: How poor preparation, car crash TV interviews and mixed messaging have led to humiliation Down Under
21/12/25 09:02LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: For all the optimism in advance, this tour was always going to present a challenge like nothing England have faced under McCullum.
ASHES PLAYER RATINGS - THIRD TEST: England duo each given a TWO after 'mental disintegration' in Adelaide while Australian hero nearly scores a perfect 10 - but his team-mate is 'out of his depth'
21/12/25 08:36LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: England's quest to win an Ashes series Down Under has failed once again after losing the third Test by 82 runs to condemn them to a 3-0 defeat with two to play.
Brendon McCullum admits England got their preparation WRONG after going 3-0 down in the Ashes
21/12/25 05:42LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: Brendon McCullum has admitted England got their preparation wrong after going 3-0 down to Australia in just 11 days' cricket.
Australia WIN the Ashes after just 11 days of cricket as England's fightback is too little, too late - now Pat Cummins' side seek a whitewash to crush Bazball, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
21/12/25 04:08LAWRENCE BOOTH: England staged a brave fightback that gave them a glimpse of what would have been a record victory - but it was too little, too late.
England have shown too much loyalty to Ollie Pope and have messed up the No 3 position - his latest Ashes failure was both terribly predictable and predictably terrible, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
20/12/25 10:15LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: For a moment, Ollie Pope stood rooted to the spot after being caught at second slip. It might have been the moment his Test career flashed before his eyes.
England on brink of quickest Ashes surrender since 1921 as Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon put Australia on verge of victory
20/12/25 07:18LAWRENCE BOOTH: Set a near-impossible 435 to prevent Australia from going 3-0 with two to play, and retaining the urn that has been theirs since 2017-18, England closed on 207 for six.
England are left on the brink of Ashes humiliation in Adelaide after another miserable day - as sad sight confirms Ben Stokes' side are not serious about winning back the urn
19/12/25 07:21LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: On the day England needed a miracle, they got the off-spin of Will Jacks and Joe Root. Australian minds will know that the tourists are not serious about winning.
This dismal collapse is England's most dispiriting Ashes demise of all. Bazball is in tatters as mixed messages and Ben Stokes going into his shell have led to a meek surrender
18/12/25 10:14None of England's previous Ashes tours began with the optimism surrounding this one. But after eight days' cricket, that optimism, and that Bazball template, has been destroyed.
The day England's Ashes dream finally died: Confused tourists unravel in scorching heat and prod their way to 213-8, waving the white flag as Australia have answers at every turn
18/12/25 08:22LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: Forget Bazball: this was the day England's Ashes dream finally died. Many, of course, would argue that moment had come and gone.
Mitchell Starc calls for Snicko to be 'SACKED' and brands it the 'worst technology there is' as another controversial incident rocks the third Ashes Test
18/12/25 06:44LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: The second day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide was marred by more controversy over the DRS technology.
England learn outcome of complaint to match referee after Ashes Snicko 'cheating' controversy erupts in third Test
17/12/25 11:36England have had a review reinstated by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe after a technology error cost them the wicket of Australia's Alex Carey on the first day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
How England pace ace Jofra Archer rammed criticism about pillows and chains from Aussie 'greats' back down their throats with fiery bowling in Adelaide
17/12/25 12:00Among the many brickbats hurled England's way has been the absence of an attack leader. But on the first day of the third Test, that role fell on the shoulders of Jofra Archer. And he responded in style.
Snicko's Ashes cock-up is an utter embarrassment and worse still, the people who operate it are as hopeless as the technology itself - you don't have to be a 'whingeing Pom' to realise that
17/12/25 11:08It's embarrassing that a series of this magnitude, with careers on the line, should tolerate even the possibility of inaccuracy, when the UltraEdge used in England is far more precise.
Ashes Snicko 'cheating' controversy erupts: England plot formal complaint after Aussie TV station operators used the wrong stump microphone to give Alex Carey a let-off in the third Test
17/12/25 08:26Carey, who went on to make an emotional century at his home ground as Australia closed on 326 for eight, had 72 when he appeared to underedge a delivery from Josh Tongue.
Jofra Archer shines for England, while local hero Alex Carey thrills crowd with emotional century to give Australia handy cushion after tense first day of third Ashes Test
17/12/25 08:01LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: A century from Alex Carey and some outstanding bowling from Jofra Archer were the centrepieces of a tense opening day in Adelaide.
Australia batsman Steve Smith RULED OUT of third Ashes Test on morning of game in huge boost for England as they fight to stay in the series
16/12/25 10:59LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: Steve Smith has been ruled out of the crucial third Test at Adelaide after feeling unwell during the build-up to the game.
Why Bazball's pet project Shoaib Bashir has been ditched: The mediocre numbers, the detrimental effect experts say spinner is having on Ben Stokes... and the reason counties won't touch him
16/12/25 12:00Shoaib Bashir's Test career is far from over - but it is certainly on hold. England's No 1 spinner has been cast adrift in the very series for which he was groomed. It is every bit as bad as it looks.
Ben Stokes says his England team-mates must 'show a bit of dog' to stand any chance of keeping Ashes series alive
15/12/25 11:59England must win the third Test in Adelaide, starting later tonight, to stay in the Ashes, and Stokes has emphasised to team-mates that there can be no excuses for feeling cowed by the experience.
Harry Brook vows to 'rein it in a bit' and addresses 'shocking' Ashes dismissals that have seen him criticised by cricket greats - as Ben Stokes makes one change for crucial third Test in Adelaide
15/12/25 07:15LAWRENCE BOOTH: Harry Brook has promised to 'rein it in a bit' ahead of Wednesday's crucial third Test in Adelaide as England look for a way back into the Ashes.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Harry Brook is a generational talent but his careless Ashes performances are a major concern - and not just with the bat
14/12/25 02:00These are the hot-take Ashes, with podcasts sprouting like heads on the Hydra. But on one question most pundits can agree: how do you solve a problem like Harry Brook?
England cricket team's security guard 'lashes out' at Australian camera crew: Disastrous Ashes tour takes a new turn with airport flare-up
13/12/25 08:55England's hapless Ashes tour was again in the headlines after footage emerged of a member of their security team involved in an altercation with a cameraman.
The Adelaide finishing school that built Joe Root: Struggles with the bat, bedtime stories, 'Mad Monday' and why the locals fell in love with him
13/12/25 02:00When Joe Root, wide-eyed and 19, touched down at Adelaide airport one October evening in 2010, he was not quite the slip of a lad you might remember now.
MATT PRIOR: This England team hasn't been up for the fight - if my side had got out playing these shots there would've been an angry line waiting for us in the dressing room
09/12/25 11:59It pains Matt Prior to say it, but say it he does. England's former wicketkeeper is ticking about the performance that left Ben Stokes's side two down in the Ashes with three to play.
England have made five major errors in the Ashes - this is how they can fix them and rescue what's left of this series, including the two new faces to shake up the dressing room
08/12/25 12:00Six days of action, and it's almost all over already. England's Ashes hopes are hanging by a thread after a dreadful first two Tests left them needing to win all three matches to win back the urn.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Why Brendon McCullum's stunning claim was tone-deaf - and the Ben Stokes admission which suggests that cracks have begun to emerge in Bazball
07/12/25 01:09LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: If England didn't know the scale of their task before they arrived, they know it now. Two-nil down with three to play is not a situation they have remedied ever.
Ashes second Test ratings: The lost England player who scored just ONE, the batsman who has reverted to type - and the star wasting their talent
07/12/25 10:26England are staring at another Ashes series defeat in Australia after slumping to a huge eight-wicket defeat in Brisbane. Here Daily Mail Sport's LAWRENCE BOOTH rates the players.
Bazball isn't quite dead - but it's struggling for breath, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH as England stare down the barrel of another Ashes series defeat in Australia
07/12/25 09:42LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: Ben Stokes and Will Jacks put up a fight, but the Australian victory that felt inevitable when play resumed was finally sealed at 7.29pm local time
England suffer NIGHTMARE Ashes day: Dropped sitters, how scattergun attack got it all wrong, the bowler whose pitch map looked like a toddler let loose with crayons and why it shows the folly of their pre-Test plans
05/12/25 12:16After the euphoria, the return to Planet Earth. If the first day at the Gabba was all about Joe Root, the second was a wearily familiar tale of Australian batsmen grinding English bowlers into the local dirt.
Joe Root's heroic century rescues mix-and-match England to underline his greatness, with Mitchell Starc carrying Australia again on first day of second Ashes Test
04/12/25 12:08LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE GABBA: Joe Root had wondered during the build-up to this crucial second Test whether the Ashes really needed a pink-ball game at all.
Aussie coaching legend John Buchanan: Why England must keep on Bazballing, Ben Stokes's tell-tale reaction in Perth and why Australia are NOT guaranteed to win the Ashes
03/12/25 12:00Former Australia coach Buchanan believes England must stick to their high-octane approach for the rest of the Ashes series - and it could see them win the series 4-1
Ben Stokes hails Robin Smith as 'an absolute belter of a bloke' - as he pays tribute to England legend after his death
03/12/25 09:34LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: England are due to wear black armbands during the second Test at Brisbane, which starts at 4am GMT on Thursday at the Gabba.
The 'Gabbatoir' could slice through England's Ashes dreams and future of Bazball if they fail to deal with tactical minefield at Australia's fortress
02/12/25 02:33LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: If England could hand-pick the hardest possible assignment to avert an Ashes meltdown and save the Bazball project, this might be it.
I met Robin Smith, England's bicep-bulging slayer of fast bowling, days before his tragic death - the real 'Judgey' was crippled by self-doubt after England discarded him
02/12/25 12:04LAWRENCE BOOTH: Robin Smith, who has died suddenly at the age of 62, had a sensitive smile and a vicious square cut, and somehow both captured this complex and much-loved man.
Robin Smith dead at 62: Former team-mate breaks down in tears on radio as he reveals death of 'The Judge' after struggles with alcohol and depression
02/12/25 09:51A tearful Kevan James, who played for Hampshire with Smith in the late 1980s and early 90s, made the 'horrible' announcement on Solent News this morning.
England's big Ashes gamble: Major team selection call for second Test they cannot afford to lose
02/12/25 06:32LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: : England have gambled with their selection for Thursday's second Ashes Test in Brisbane after deciding against a repeat of the five-man pace attack.
Why Mitchell Starc is the king of the pink ball - despite never wanting to play day-night Tests: From high pace to the 'planet' problem, those who've faced him reveal what makes Australia superstar so dangerous
01/12/25 12:00It has taken Mitchell Starc only about a decade to come round to the idea of pink-ball Test cricket. In the end, it was the sheer weight of his own numbers that persuaded him he had little choice.
Joe Root questions the need for pink-ball Ashes clash as England bid to end 40-year Gabba curse
30/11/25 10:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: Joe Root has questioned the need for a pink-ball Test in the Ashes as England gear up for Thursday's crucial day/night game at Brisbane's Gabba.
England star is a major injury doubt for crucial second Ashes Test after suffering knee problem in two-day Perth debacle
29/11/25 10:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: The England player was ruled out of the team's training session at Allan Border Field ahead of the second Test, starting on Thursday.
Ben Stokes delivers bullish response to Aussie claims his England side are 'arrogant' after humiliating first Test defeat
29/11/25 10:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: Ben Stokes has tried to draw a line under England's shattering two-day defeat in Perth by admitting: I got it wrong.
Why England openers fail in Australia - as the rare few who have succeeded reveal their secrets (and tips for Zak Crawley) to LAWRENCE BOOTH
29/11/25 02:00When Chris Broad suggests it will be 'tricky at the Gabba, because all eyes are going to be on him', it hardly needs explaining that he's talking about England's troubled opener Zak Crawley.
Australian batsman Usman Khawaja labels first Ashes Test pitch a 'piece of s***' as he sweats over his place in the team after Travis Head's stunning match-winning innings
28/11/25 09:34LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: Batsman Usman Khawaja has branded the Perth pitch 'a piece of s***', despite the surface receiving the highest possible grading from the ICC.
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New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch breaks his silence after DOJ emails revealed 'terrible' Jeffrey Epstein found women for him
Speaks out
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EXCLUSIVEUrban Meyer on close friend Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub, hiring a young Mike Vrabel
And what 'nut job' Dave Portnoy is really like
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Sha'Carri Richardson seen pleading with police as bodycam footage emerges of arrest for 'driving over 100mph'
Begged cops for mercy
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Brooks Koepka's wife claps back at troll after sharing bikini photos
After Koepka's shock decision to leave LIV Golf and make a dramatic return to the PGA Tour.
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Trump hints at Super Bowl pick as he brushes off feud with NFL owner at Melania movie premiere
After falling out of January 6 riots at Capitol Hill
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Josh Allen reveals how he is preparing for wife Hailee Steinfeld's due date with QB set to juggle being a new dad with the NFL season
After playoffs blow
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German bobsledder reveals her Olympic dreams are funded by OnlyFans profits: 'That's the downside'
Faced with task of funding much of her own training
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Charles Barkley blasts NBC over interview controversy with former friend Michael Jordan
Did little to repair his relationship with icon
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Long-time ESPN host Chris Fowler stuns fans with his post-surgery body by deadlifting 360 pounds at age 63
Defying his age with grueling gym workouts
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EXCLUSIVEBill Belichick and Jordon Hudson 'engagement' whisper swirls
Hall-of-Fame snub could lead to wedding bells for Bill
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Lamar Odom checks into rehab after his arrest on DUI charge as spokeswoman says he is 'taking responsibility'
Odom refocuses on his sobriety
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Boxer Gervonta Davis finally arrested after weeks-long manhunt over strip club domestic violence allegations
Baltimore native's legal issues continue
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LeBron James is introduced in Cleveland for possibly the last time before Lakers star tears up during tribute
Was this his last game in Cleveland?
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Serena Williams brazenly flaunts body transformation in Super Bowl ad for weight loss drug after sparking fury
But critics are upset about injection drug
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Man who threatened to shoot Kelce and Mahomes at Morgan Wallen concert files motion to dismiss
Social media post back in August 2024
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Outrage as football Hall of Fame rejects another NFL great after wild Belichick snub
Not in for a second straight year
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Haley Kalil confident her bitter lawsuit with ex-NFL star husband will be thrown out as she cites 'free speech'
After revealing size of his manhood to the world
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NFL quarterback who'd feared he'd torn his ACL gets miraculous news on his recovery
Already made a full recovery
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Portnoy pitches radical plan to get Belichick in Hall of Fame after surprise snub
Could the ingenious plan actually work?
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EXCLUSIVEThe wild truth about my influencer sons, their psycho dad and how lawsuits nearly left them bankrupt - by Jake and Logan Paul's MOM
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LeBron James and Patrick Mahomes lead furious backlash over Bill Belichick's brutal Hall of Fame snub: 'That's impossible and disrespectful!'
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Caitlin Clark lands huge new TV role as injuries stall her WNBA career
The Indiana star has found a new side hustle as she gears up for next season
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Football fans left stunned as NFL-bound quarterback star is revealed to have lied about his height throughout his college career
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NFL fans left divided as NBC's Super Bowl announcers and sideline reporters are revealed
Ahead of the showpiece event next month in Santa Clara
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End of Portnoy's NFL ban comes with crucial condition ahead of his beloved Patriots' Super Bowl
Has long been banned from NFL events
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Gauff rages at Australian Open organizers after her shocking behind-the-scenes meltdown was broadcast to the world
Dumped out in 59 mins
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Dodgers manager wants huge new job after leading LA to back-to-back World Series titles
Targeting glory with a new team altogether
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Chiefs owner reveals his strategy to convince Kelce to return for another NFL season
Has a lot on his plate, including a wedding with Swift this summer
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Shohei Ohtani's beloved dog Decoy awarded rare honor as Dodgers star takes home more awards
At swanky BBWAA Dinner in New York
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Hockey star and his fiancee mourn loss of their unborn baby amid her battle with heart problems
Months after she suffered a near-death scare
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OnlyFans model sparks rumors she's dating Packers star... just weeks after being linked to his bitter Bears rival
With recent images
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Paul Pierce hit with paternity lawsuit as woman demands court make basketball legend take a DNA test
Claims Celtics great us dad to her unborn child
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NFL fans force ESPN analyst to confront her humiliating pre-season prediction about the Seattle Seahawks
As they celebrated team's 31-27 victory over Rams
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EXCLUSIVE'I yelled at God to send me to hell': NFL star's celestial journey saved him from suicide
Here's what brought him back from the brink
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Leerdam flaunts her incredible figure as she steps into hot tub with fiance Paul in a skimpy black bikini
Set to compete in the Winter Olympics
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Stunned NFL fans rage as Shedeur is awarded 'undeserved' end of season honor
Was a third-string quarterback for much of his rookie season
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Stephen A. blasted for giving 'worst NFL take ever' that even left his ESPN colleague embarrassed
Might be his most outlandish claim yet
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Stunning twist of fate that saw Brittany leave Patrick Mahomes weeks after he was drafted by the Chiefs...
Crazy story that has rarely been told
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Tom Brady leaves NFL viewers in awe of his stunning $650,000 watch
The seven-time Super Bowl winner's latest breathtaking timepiece
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NFL fans slam 'annoying' Cardi B as she celebrates wildly after boyfriend Stefon Diggs' Patriots reach Super Bowl
Did not go down well
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Drake Maye and wife Ann Michael share loving embrace after he sealed Super Bowl spot
The signal caller sealed his spot in the Super Bowl in just his second season
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Livvy Dunne steals the show on boyfriend Paul Skenes' big night
With stunning appearance in a jaw-dropping red dress at the annual MLB awards
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Daredevil Honnold reveals 'embarrassing' fee he was paid to climb 101-story Taiwan skyscraper live on Netflix
Didn't wear a harness
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Odom is spotted in Vegas bar days after DUI arrest as concern mounts for ex-NBA star
Khloe Kardashian's ex-husband was seen at C3 Lounge just off the Strip
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On-strike Cristiano Ronaldo FAILS to stop Karim Benzema's Saudi swap transfer and now faces uncertain future...
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How ITV plan to blow low-budget BBC and their work-from-home World Cup plans out of the water: Laura Woods...
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Former Man United star Brandon Williams - once sentenced to 14 months after dangerous driving charge -...
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How Liverpool beat Chelsea in the race to sign 'big gem' Jeremy Jacquet, why it wasn't about money, why...
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How Jean-Philippe Mateta's AC Milan move fell through, Nottingham Forest's day of disappointment - and the...
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Inside the sad decline of Kalvin Phillips: The problem at Man City from day one, being a 'foodie' and the...
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Footballer's daughter to footballer's wife! Man United flop Donny van de Beek is marrying an Arsenal...
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Chelsea looking for summer transfers in EVERY position... bar one: KIERAN GILL reveals what the Blues will...
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Tony Pigott dead at 67: Ex-England cricketer - who postponed his own wedding to play for his country - dies...
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LGBTQ dating app Grindr enhances privacy features for athletes ahead of Winter Olympics in Italy
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How Kepa Arrizabalaga became the perfect back-up to David Raya: The pair's 'exceptional relationship', the...
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CRAIG HOPE lifts the lid on Newcastle's transfer plans - and issues a big warning on Sandro Tonali, who is...
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What Liverpool do next: LEWIS STEELE on plans to sign in two positions in the summer along with Jeremy...
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Mercedes are the big winners from F1 testing and their rocket ship makes George Russell favourite for the...
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Transfer Deadline Day RECAP: Crystal Palace break transfer record by forking out £48MILLION on deadline day,...
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Revealed: Why Everton winger Dwight McNeil's £20m transfer to Crystal Palace COLLAPSED - as the Toffees...
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Luke Littler reveals he got NOTHING for girlfriend's birthday - but makes pledge after banking £100,000...
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'Distressed' £20m transfer deadline day cast-off Dwight McNeil in tears after Crystal Palace move was...
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'Everybody knows Elliot Anderson will leave this summer': TOM COLLOMOSSE reveals details of Nottingham...
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Cristian Romero criticises Tottenham's 'disgraceful' recruitment strategy - and claims Spurs had just 11...
- Turning Point USA announces star-studded lineup for its rival Super Bowl halftime show after Bad Bunny backlash
- NFL chief Roger Goodell addresses Bad Bunny's scathing ICE criticism at the Grammys days before his Super Bowl show
- Savannah Guthrie set to pull out of Winter Olympics coverage as mom Nancy remains missing
- Sexually-explicit emails sent by former NASCAR star who was married to Jeffrey Epstein's 'key lieutenant' are revealed in latest shocking release
- LA Rams make huge decision on the future of head coach Sean McVay after team missed out on the Super Bowl
- Everyone applauded Billie Eilish's anti-ICE speech at the Grammys except me... then A-list stars reached out one-by-one
- Olympics fans fume at NBC as favorite figure skater is BANNED from using iconic song in Milan
- 'Furious' Caitlin Clark's reaction to basketball icon goes viral after he makes unflattering comparison between her and NBA player
- Lewis Hamilton in major SPLIT from his closest professional partner - just as his 'secret romance' with Kim Kardashian emerges
- Firm behind horrific Super Bowl merch blasted for its 'pathetic' explanation to Patriots and Seahawks fans
- Fresh blow for Tiger Woods' legacy as his 27-year-old golf record is finally broken while he recovers from surgery
- NFL star Puka Nacua says he's got a date with Sydney Sweeney after publicly flirting with actress
- NFL fans destroy 'diabolically pathetic' Super Bowl merch as fans start to arrive in San Francisco
- NFL set to make its debut in Paris as the league continues its global expansion... with the Saints slated to suit up in historic clash
- NFL icon Russell Wilson furiously hits back after being named in the latest Epstein file release
- 'Classless' hockey team blasted for teasing cancer survivor with $1million charity donation in 'impossible' game
- Iconic national championship-winning football coach makes bombshell retirement decision at 60
- NFL finally breaks its silence after DOJ files showed Jeffrey Epstein found young women for Giants co-owner Steve Tisch
- Cardi B's NFL star boyfriend Stefon Diggs makes his feelings clear on Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
- Why £488,000‑a‑day Cristiano Ronaldo is on strike: Inside the Saudi power struggle that has football's first billionaire and Karim Benzema refusing to play over lack of spending
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