Page 4 - Ashes Series

Let the hype begin: England cricketers arrive in Brisbane for the Ashes

Let the hype, hyperbole and general madness begin. It's nearly Ashes time, the most anticipated series in world cricket.

Win T20 World Cup & Ashes, or face major shake-up: Gilchrist warns Aussies

Adam Gilchrist feels these are uncertain times for his side, and that there could be a major "shake-up" if the Aaron Finch-led side fails in ICC T20 World Cup -- currently underway in UAE and Oman

Over 15,000 England fans on waiting list for Ashes series in Australia

The England cricket team's fan club -- Barmy Army -- is planning to go Down Under in droves, with reports suggesting that 15,000 are on the waiting list

England all-rounder Stokes 'increasingly unlikely' to play in the Ashes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is 'increasingly unlikely' to feature in the Ashes series in Australia later in the year.

England could boycott Ashes Down Under over strict bubble life: Reports

Top English players could boycott the high-profile Ashes series against Australia starting end of this year as they don't want to be confined to their hotel rooms close to four months

Had to give up one, so chose World Cup and Ashes over IPL, says Woakes

England pacer Chris Woakes says it would have been extremely hard to play in three back-to-back tournaments so he chose the T20 World Cup and the Ashes series over the Indian Premier League (IPL).

English cricket leaders 'very confident' about Ashes series going ahead

English cricket leaders are "very confident" the upcoming Ashes series will go ahead as planned despite ongoing negotiations over Covid-related travel restrictions

Steve Smith ready to sacrifice T20 World Cup to be fit for Ashes series

Australia batsman Steve Smith has said that he is ready to skip T20 World Cup in order to be available for all the five Ashes Tests

'Ashes is mentally draining, Australia better going in with less Tests'

Former Australia captain reckons that the Tim Paine-led side would not be physically drained out before the Ashes as the side would not be playing not many Tests before that.

Australia cricket team to warm up for Ashes 2021-2021 with Afghanistan Test

Cricket Australia announced schedule for five-Test Ashes series which will begin on December 8 with the first Test in Brisbane

Jofra Archer's recurring injury a worry for England: Nasser Hussain

Hussain said that England will want a fit Archer for the T20 World Cup and the Ashes set to be played later in the year

Ashes 2021-22 to start on December 9; Perth set to host final Test: Report

The 2021-22 Ashes is likely to start from December 9 while Perth will host the series finale instead of Sydney when England travels Down Under later this year

Not being able to win Ashes in 2019 was disappointing: Steve Smith

The 2019 Ashes had ended as a 2-2 draw after Australia lost the fifth and final Test at the Oval

Hard for Broad and Anderson to play together in 2021 Ashes, feels Siddle

I think it's going to be hard for them to both play in the same side in Australia, says Peter Siddle

England pacer James Anderson wants to play next Ashes series in Australia

In order to play the next Ashes, I have to miss odd games here and there, says James Anderson

A documentary offers insights into Australia's new, improved cricket team

The documentary makes for interesting viewing and, incidentally, does a good damage control job too

MCC backs neutral umpires in Test matches despite calls for revamp

MCC insisted that neutral Test umpiring is still the best way forward

England can't win Ashes without Ben Stokes, says Steve Waugh

Ben Stokes was arrested last month in Britain on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm and suspended from internationals until further notice