The Ashes
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Australian cricket
His career pre-dates YouTube and Facebook, now Anderson’s exit sets stage for a Bazball Ashes assault
They admired his skill and sometimes were taken aback by his sledging. How Jimmy Anderson was seen through Australian eyes.
- by Daniel Brettig
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England
‘It’s been an incredible 20 years’: Ashes foe Anderson confirms end of England career
The pace ace’s record-breaking 22-year international career will finish at Lord’s in July, which means one of Australia’s great Ashes adversaries will not feature at next year’s series.
- by Will Macpherson
Usman Khawaja used to shrug off racism. Then he stopped trying to please everyone
As a rising star, Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer kept his thoughts in check. Then he found his voice – and used it.
- by Daniel Brettig
Lyon: We’d have won the Ashes 4-0 if I’d been fit
Nathan Lyon believes Australia would have won the 2023 Ashes series 4-0 if he hadn’t broken down with injury.
- by Ian Chadband
‘More time to learn’: Ashes hero drops out of race for UK parliament
After a series of gaffes, former England cricketer Monty Panesar has now said he will no longer contest the seat for parliament one week after announcing his run.
- by Rob Harris
Ashes hero Monty Panesar wants to be an MP, but he’s already got himself in a spin
The former England left-arm spinner conducted a series of awkward interviews after declaring he would stand as a candidate at the next general election.
- by Rob Harris
‘I hate batter’: England legend rails against cricket’s gender-neutral terms
BBC correspondent and former England player Jonathan Agnew says “it’s sad” the game now refers to all players as batters.
- by Jeremy Wilson
Australia’s flaky batters tease but Lyon stings Williamson
Every time the Black Caps threatened to pull back into the Test, it appeared they were merely being cued up for more pain.
- by Daniel Brettig
The English View
England
Ben Stokes’ Achilles heel: Passive batting against spin makes him a sitting duck
Just as Achilles had his heel, it is the one area of his game – his life? – wherein Ben Stokes is not his positive and proactive self: when he starts a Test innings against spin in India.
- by Scyld Berry
The English View
Test cricket
England are a great chance in next Ashes – Australia are in danger of decline
The Australians run the risk of becoming a jaded, aged team by the end of next year. You only have to look to 2006/07 to see what the results of that can be.
- by Michael Vaughan
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Australian cricket
‘You’ve changed my life’: Marsh fights back tears after Allan Border Medal win
Mitchell Marsh’s one-day international dominance in the year Australia won the 50-over World Cup in India lifted him to a popular victory in the Allan Border Medal count.
- by Daniel Brettig