Ashes

A limited-overs whitewash across the Tasman Sea, dinting both team confidence and the prospect of safe passage to the next World Cup, is hardly ideal preparation for the Ashes.

Notorious pitch invader  Daniel 'Jarvo' Jarvis has broken his silence after he snuck his way past security to line up alongside the Kangaroos to sing the national anthem.

England rugby league fans had to wait 22 years just to lose the rugby league Ashes in consecutive Tests, and one player is laying the blame fairly at the feet of the coach

Australia have withstood a physical barrage from England to win the Ashes for a 14th straight time, taking an unassailable series lead with a 14-4 victory in Liverpool

Michael Vaughan believes Ben Stokes' side must rein in their attacking instincts if they are to stand any chance of becoming the first England team to win the Ashes Down Under since 2011.

With the first Test of the 2025/26 Ashes series set to commence on November 21 in Perth, Daily Mail took a walk down memory lane to remember some of its most infamous moments

Paul Sculthorpe's eyes light up. The former St Helens and England loose forward wishes he was back playing and facing old foes Australia in the second of rugby league's three Ashes clashes.

An October morning and Daily Mail Sport is inside the ECB's heated tent in Loughborough, where the wickets have been prepared to replicate conditions in Australia.

An English fast bowler who has taken over from Stuart Broad as Australia's 'public enemy No.1' will play grade cricket in Sydney as he seeks a late call up to the Ashes squad ahead of the five-Test series.

Aussie wicketkeeper Alex Carey knows he will always be viewed as an Ashes villain by England supporters after his infamous 2023 stumping of Jonny Bairstow - and he is embracing the hate.

A group of cricket legends are set to honour late Aussie stars Shane Warne and Andrew Symonds during this summer's Ashes series.

Reece Walsh has illuminated the renewal of Ashes rugby league after a 22-year absence with a glorious two-try tour de force as the Kangaroos powered to a 26-6 victory over outclassed England

RICHARD GIBSON IN MOUNT MAUNGANUI: The one suboptimal statistic in an otherwise impeccable Test career for Root is his average down under: 35, the age he turns this Christmas.

England's cricket stars have stepped up their preparations for The Ashes by attempting to acclimatise themselves to the conditions they expect to face in Australia. 

He is one of the greatest rugby players in the world, but Nathan Cleary has been able to walk through his Kensington hotel unnoticed this week. The place has been taken over by sumo wrestlers.

NRL superstar Nathan Cleary has confirmed he can't wait to be a dad - but speaking ahead of this weekend's first Ashes Test at Wembley, the Kangaroos halfback knows it won't be anytime soon.

England cricketer Ollie Robinson has married his influencer sweetheart Mia Baker just two years after splitting with Lauren Rose Pullen, the long-term fiancée he planned to marry.

Former Australian star batsman Ryan Campbell has backed England captain Ben Stokes to fire ahead of the Ashes, declaring the all-rounder is currently in 'unbelievable condition.'

Allan Border has urged Aussie youngster Sam Konstas to stop trying to play flash shots and instead focus on getting runs on the board.

Concerns are continuing to mount over whether Australian captain Pat Cummins will be fit to play for the Baggy Greens in the opening Test of this summer's Ashes series.

Aussie star Steve Smith is adamant six weeks in New York has him perfectly poised for the Ashes series - before warning England that standing in as captain lifts his batting to another level.

BY RICHARD GIBSON IN CHRISTCHURCH: It might have taken place in a different format, but Harry Brook could not be striking the ball any better at the start of an Ashes winter.

England's huge winter started in underwhelming fashion with a fitful batting display as rain in Christchurch led to an abandonment in the first T20 against New Zealand.

RICHARD GIBSON IN CHRISTCHURCH: 'He's a fountain of knowledge, he's played a lot of cricket over here and a lot of international cricket.'

The Ashes phoney war feels more intense than ever, and Broad and Warner - retired now, but no less retiring - are at the heart of the battle.

Former Australia batter Nic Maddinson has revealed he underwent chemotherapy for testicular cancer

Australia have been up front about Pat Cummins missing the first Ashes Test, but the mystery surrounding a significant 49-year-old England absentee shows no sign of being solved.

TNT stopped trying some years ago. Luxuries, such as sending commentators to actually cover cricket, are a distant memory.

The pinnacle of Test cricket is just weeks away from starting in Perth, and a high-profile Aussie great has some bad news for the spin bowler.

Alastair Cook will be part of TNT Sports' coverage of the five-match series, which begins on November 21, with the broadcasters opting for a hybrid model combining punditry and commentary.

The first Test in Perth is just over a month away, and the skipper is struggling badly with a back injury.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: England fast bowler Brydon Carse has revealed his plan to stay fit throughout the Ashes: he's cutting a hole in his boot to save the second toe on his left foot from injury.

Broncos enforcer Payne Haas has etched himself in club history after he was yet again crowned the club's Player of the Year at Thursday's Presentation Ball at The Star in Brisbane.

In 2025, there's almost too much sporting content - from interviews, to social media clips, to tactical analysis and behind-the-scenes insight - but who is really worth listening to?

The possibility that Pat Cummins could miss the Ashes because of a back injury looks as damaging for Australia as it does uplifting for England. Yet it is not quite the boon it may appear

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Never mind the fact that Australia has not been kind to Joe Root. He simply can't wait for the Ashes and thinks this will be England's best chance Down Under in years.

With the Ashes looming, Daily Mail Sport delves deep into the unique, long and sometimes ugly Australia-England cricketing rivalry to bring you a team of villains from Down Under.

The Yorkshireman, currently ranked the world's second best Test batsman, and his partner Lucy Lyles revealed the heart-warming news with an Instagram post on Tuesday.

He was later blocked from returning in 2015 by then-England director of cricket Strauss, who cited 'massive trust issues' as the reason.

IAN HERBERT Piece by piece they go: events which are part of the fabric of our sporting and national life, cast off by the BBC.

Roosters enforcer Victor Radley has made a bold move in the wake of the sensational cocaine scandal that saw his name referred to in a court summons.

This is not the first time England's selectors have thought laterally. For the trip to India early last year, they plucked Lancashire slow left-armer Tom Hartley out of the county game.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ollie Pope won three and lost two of his Tests as stand-in captain, but averaged just 34 in the recent series against India, and is under pressure.

There was only one place we could have brought Dickie Bird to mark his 90th birthday back in 2023. To celebrate his fine innings, Daily Mail Sport took him to his second home, Headingley.

Australian cricket great Brad Haddin is recovering at home following recent emergency surgery. He has since declared the operation was a success at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Sydney Roosters boss Nick Politis has revealed why he broke his zero-tolerance stance on drugs to keep Victor Radley at the NRL club. Leaked text messages made Radley's future look bleak.

Title-chasing Nottinghamshire have received a triple boost on the back of head coach Peter Moores signing a new long-term deal.

Australian opening batsman Usman Khawaja has revealed the extra measure he takes to protect his parents after his mother was abused at the most recent Boxing Day Test

Ravi Bopara hasn't quite made up his mind, but T20 finals day at Edgbaston could be his farewell to English cricket.

Aussie cricket star Usman Khawaja is approaching the twilight of his Test career and will be 38 years old when the Ashes begin in November.

Since her retirement from tennis in 2022 at the age of 28, the former British No 1 has enjoyed a successful career as a presenter for both TNT and Sky Sports.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: With every blow of his pulsating 82-ball 110 against South Africa in Southampton, Jacob Bethell reinforced what should already have been obvious.

Harry Brook sympathised with short-changed supporters who witnessed England's Headingley humiliation to South Africa, admitting: 'Nobody wants to come and watch a game like that.'

Pat Cummins faces an anxious build-up to the summer after fresh scans revealed a troubling back issue ahead of a blockbuster Ashes series against England

Australia have played down concerns over the fitness of their captain and strike bowler Pat Cummins with less than three months to go before the start of the Ashes

Cricket fans would kill to get their hands on this piece of memorabilia that once belonged to the best batter in the history of the game.

Ben Stokes's Ashes squad is announced next month, and Daily Mail Sport understands the selectors will employ significant pace to regain the urn for the first time since 2017.

Shuttleworth was a fearsome fast bowler and played five Tests for his country between 1970 and 1971.

Australian cricket legend Merv Hughes has opened up on how Sir Ian Botham was saved after falling into crocodile-infested waters during a fishing trip to the Northern Territory.

Shane Warne endeared himself to millions during a life cut tragically short, but there was one fact about the brash entertainer that may shock those supporters

Bob Simpson will be remembered as one of the most influential men in Australian Test cricket history after dying age 89 on Saturday

Brisbane Broncos powerhouse Payne Haas is arguably the best prop forward in the world - and his bombshell decision has left many fans gutted.

INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: Joe Root intends to button his lip when he comes face to face with his Ashes adversary, but he's more confident than ever that he'll end his jinx Down Under.

When Rehan Ahmed saw Joe Root with his pads on during Trent Rockets training last week, he made sure to tell England's all-time leading Test run-getter what he wanted.

Ricky Ponting has revealed he was left feeling 'worried' about whether Australian cricket legend Shane Warne would be 'able to play' on the eve of the 2005 Ashes series.

With his numbers, Rehan Ahmed is not a hunch or a wildcard pick. Yes, Australia will be a challenge, but he will not be overwhelmed by the occasion.

It will be the third successive Ashes series in Australia that TNT - or its forerunner BT Sport - have aired following the 2017-18 and 2021-22 tours.

Queensland Maroons legend Sam Backo has tragically passed away at the age of 64.

Australia's Ashes enemy Stuart Broad may be long retired, but he is coming Down Under again anyway in a new role to torment local cricket fans

NASSER HUSSAIN: The Gus Atkinson we have witnessed in this Test match is the version we saw when he first broke into the England side last summer - and one that should be in the Ashes XI.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: The 36-year-old was hurt after chasing a Karun Nair drive to the long-off boundary, flicking the ball away from the rope to stop the four.

DAVID COVERDALE AT THE KIA OVAL: He left the Oval pitch with his left arm in a sling after landing awkwardly by the boundary towards the end of a rain-affected first day of the fifth Test.

Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train on August 4 last year and the three-day inquest into his death last week recorded a verdict of suicide. It also found that he had been let down by doctors.

As he sat in his high-rise New York apartment last week, 3,000 miles from Manchester, Steve Smith couldn't help but keep an eye on events at Old Trafford.

Former Australia Test opening batsman Chris Rogers has been hailed a hero  after the 47-year-old came to the aid of an elderly gentleman who had fallen over while getting off a train.

Stokes, 34, is one of four changes against India at The Oval as fatigue catches up with the England team at the end of a five match series.

Michael Vaughan noted the reaction Down Under to the incident at the end of England's fourth Test draw with India, when Ben Stokes attempted to shake hands and end the game.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: It says everything about a packed schedule, and even more about the state of England's Test pitches, that Ben Stokes and his team were lying low at their hotel on Tuesday.

Keeley Hawes, pictured, didn't waste any time getting into nasty mode playing a killer in Prime's The Assassin.