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Andrew Flintoff has 'sprinkled gold-dust' on England and his mentor role should be full-time, says coach Marcus Trescothick... while return to cricket has helped Ashes hero get back to being 'Freddie' after Top Gear smash
25/09/23 17:00
PAUL NEWMAN: Andrew Flintoff's return to English cricket comes to an end on Tuesday, at least for now, with an old team-mate leading the calls for his comeback to be made permanent. Marcus Trescothick says the man he played alongside in the famous 2005 Ashes triumph has 'sprinkled gold-dust' on the England dressing room in his unpaid role as a mentor for the one-day series against New Zealand and Ireland. And England's assistant coach has noticed a difference in Flintoff from the day he quietly crept back into the set-up without fanfare at Cardiff three weeks ago to the confident figure working with the white-ball wannabees at Bristol on Monday....read
Jason Roy can still have a big impact at the World Cup despite being dropped from 15-man squad, insists England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick
25/09/23 14:17England assistant Marcus Trescothick has urged Jason Roy to remain upbeat despite his World Cup axing, insisting the big-hitting opener could yet make an impression at the tournament.
George Scrimshaw endures nightmare England debut as Zak Crawley's second-string side secure underwhelming 48-run win over Ireland at Trent Bridge ahead of the World Cup
23/09/23 19:15RICHARD GIBSON AT TRENT BRIDGE: George Scrimshaw endured a nightmare start to his international debut in an experimental England's 48-run win over Ireland at Trent Bridge.
Freddie Flintoff tells England debutant Tom Hartley 'this will change your life forever' as he presents his cap ahead of Ireland ODI… as he continues to show signs of recovery after Top Gear crash
23/09/23 11:01Flintoff told Hartley, 24: 'This will change your life forever.' Like Flintoff, Hartley comes from Lancashire and it was a special moment for him.
Ben Stokes opens up on how his battle with hair loss was 'getting too much' before he underwent a transplant in 2018... as he explains many of his England team-mates are now thinking about having one
23/09/23 10:40However, Stokes opened up on the mental battle and anxieties he was confronted with when he began to suffer from hair loss, before the England captain underwent a hair transplant.
England players set for bumper £220,000 bonus EACH if they retain Cricket World Cup title in India next month... Dwarfing the £85,000-a-man picked up for winning Twenty20 crown last year
22/09/23 16:00The ICC's financial prize for the winning team dwarfs the £85,000-a-man picked up for claiming the Twenty20 World Cup.
Alastair Cook wants to bow out of cricket with minimal fuss, ideally with another County Championship with Essex next week... and then head for his farm
21/09/23 22:43It says everything about Alastair Cook that he has already played on for Essex far longer than he planned when he bade farewell to England with a fairytale century in his last Test.
Jason Roy turns down England call-up to face Ireland as he mulls international retirement... days after being left out of England's World Cup squad in favour of Harry Brook
21/09/23 09:10PAUL NEWMAN: Nnational selector Luke Wright held out an olive branch to Roy by asking him if he wanted to play against Ireland at Trent Bridge on Saturday and Bristol next Tuesday.
EXCLUSIVE: Alastair Cook set to retire from cricket (and it could even be tomorrow!) with ex-England captain and record Test run scorer focusing on his FARM and working behind the mic
21/09/23 08:09EXCLUSIVE BY PAUL NEWMAN: The former England captain will almost certainly retire next week at the end of a county season he still hopes will bring another title for Essex.
Captain Zak Crawley calls on the next generation to seize their white-ball chance as England look to the future in ODI series against Ireland ahead of the World Cup
19/09/23 17:00PAUL NEWMAN: A new-look England side will on Wednesday take the first steps in what they hope will be a changing of the 50-over white-ball guard.
Freddie Flintoff's facial scars show signs of healing as the cricket legend continues his work with the England team ahead of Ireland ODI series after his near-fatal Top Gear crash nine months ago
19/09/23 11:09The former England Test captain has been spending time with the current squad over the summer ahead of the upcoming ODI World Cup, which is set to take place in India from October.
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali in talks with Saudi chiefs over playing in the world's richest T20 tournament... with more England stars set to be approached
18/09/23 21:30EXCLUSIVE BY ISAAN KHAN: Leading England cricket stars have held talks with Saudi chiefs about becoming ambassadors for the Kingdom's new T20 tournament.
England stars 'reject multi-year contracts from the ECB' ahead of the Cricket World Cup... with players 'keen to remain available' to lucrative offers from T20 franchises
18/09/23 13:00The ECB are reportedly braced for players to turn down multi-year deals, instead preferring to sign on a year-by-year basis which would enable them to receive offers from lucrative T20 franchises.
Jason Roy is considering England's offer to be a World Cup reserve, with the opener left 'absolutely gutted' at being replaced by Harry Brook in the final 15-man squad
18/09/23 12:42PAUL NEWMAN: A 'gutted' Jason Roy has been asked to put his World Cup heartache behind him and fly to England's rescue should they suffer injury at the top of their order in India.
Jofra Archer will travel with England's Cricket World Cup squad to India as a reserve - with the fast bowler to step up his rehab after an elbow injury ruled him out of the Ashes
18/09/23 10:26The fast bowler did not feature at all throughout the summer after suffering a stress fracture in his right elbow. Archer did bowl in the nets ahead of England's ODI against New Zealand at the Oval.
Jason Roy is DROPPED from England's World Cup squad after suffering back spasms as Harry Brook is included for tournament in India despite struggling in New Zealand series
17/09/23 13:30It was not just that England realised they would have to create space for the generational talent of Brook. More pertinent was the failure of Roy to play against New Zealand.
Piers Morgan reveals Freddie Flintoff sent him a '54-word text' last week saying he's 'loving being back around the cricket world again' as the England legend continues to recover from Top Gear horror crash
16/09/23 11:30The journalist, who was writing in his column ' Piers Morgan Uncensored ' for The Sun did not reveal the exact words of the message, but stated Flintoff 'sounded very positive.'
How Freddie Flintoff ditched his boozy cricketer image to clean up and become a TV star after opening up on his battles with bulimia and depression
16/09/23 10:31Swapping the pitch for the camera is almost an obligatory move for players heading into retirement these days, but few have managed the transition as seamlessly as Freddie Flintoff.
Dawid Malan stakes his claim to open at Cricket World Cup by scoring a superb century as England thrash New Zealand by 100 runs in fourth and final ODI to seal a 3-1 series triumph... with Moeen Ali taking four wickets in win
15/09/23 18:46PAUL NEWMAN AT LORD'S: There is still much to ponder as England contemplate the final squad for their World Cup defence but one thing is now certain - Malan will walk out to open.
England's cricketers see Ben Stokes as 'a superhuman' after his latest heroics, according to Chris Woakes, as he admits having Andrew Flintoff's insight in the dressing room is 'surreal'
14/09/23 17:01AADAM PATEL: And ahead of Friday's final ODI at Lord's, four years on from that World Cup final, Woakes insisted that even for a man like Stokes, this innings would do wonders for his confidence.
EXCLUSIVE: How cricket saved Freddie Flintoff: England's unpaid mentor had barely left home since his horror crash nine months ago - now those who know him best say he's mellowed, back in the sport he loves
14/09/23 15:00PAUL NEWMAN - CRICKET CORRESPONDENT: It is difficult, but necessary, to repeat the facts of that awful day. Andrew Flintoff so nearly lost his life.
Freddie Flintoff: How Jos Buttler, Stuart Broad and the cricket world have rallied behind the Ashes hero after he joined the England team as mentor following his near-fatal car crash on Top Gear last year
14/09/23 10:38The cricketing world has rallied behind Freddie Flintoff since he made his first public appearance last week following a near-fatal car crash he suffered while filming the BBC's Top Gear show last year.
Joe Root at hooker? England cricket team give Steve Borthwick food for thought naming an alternative cricket XV ahead of Sunday's Rugby World Cup clash against Japan
13/09/23 20:06The cricketers defeated New Zealand by 181 runs at the Oval on Wednesday, and during the game, gave Borthwick an alternative starting 15 for Sunday's crunch match, naming Joe Root as hooker.
Ben Stokes stars with record-breaking innings as England dominate New Zealand to take 2-1 series lead and further lay down their World Cup credentials
13/09/23 18:52LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Ben Stokes would have been forgiven for putting his feet up after an epic Ashes series, but that is not how this remarkable cricketer operates.
Future of Top Gear will be decided 'after health and safety review into show is concluded' - as Freddie Flintoff shares laugh with England's cricketers with his facial injuries from horror crash continuing to heal
13/09/23 17:46The show has been on hiatus since filming for the 34th series was axed following Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff's near-fatal crash at Dunsfold Aerodrome, in Surrey, in December 2022.
Ben Stokes makes history as he smashes 182 off 124 balls against New Zealand to record the highest score in England's ODI history
13/09/23 15:23Ben Stokes has recorded the highest score in England's ODI history with a sensational knock during the third ODI against New Zealand at The Oval on Wednesday.
Freddie Flintoff shares a laugh with England's cricketers as facial injuries from his Top Gear crash continue to heal while he works with the team for their ODI match against New Zealand
13/09/23 11:45Freddie Flintoff was all smiles as he oversaw a warm-up session ahead of England's third ODI against New Zealand at The Oval on Wednesday.
David Willey insists he should be handed a World Cup spot and urges England's selectors to take him to India but admits 'it's never going to be easy'
12/09/23 17:00LAWRENCE BOOTH: David Willey has urged England's selectors to take him to the World Cup, insisting they will need a dependable 'donkey' during the nine-match group stage tour of India.
Freddie Flintoff is 'pinching himself' to be back involved with England after his near-fatal car crash while filming Top Gear, says Paul Collingwood
12/09/23 16:10Flintoff is being used by Jos Buttler's side as a consultant during their one-day series against New Zealand, having appeared in public for the first time last week following a car crash.
REVEALED: Freddie Flintoff began his return from horror Top Gear car crash by watching the Ashes series 'incognito' in back offices as a guest of England managing director Rob Key
12/09/23 07:52The 45-year-old made his first appearance since the accident this work as he returned to working with the England cricket team with cuts noticeable on his nose and mouth.
England cricket star Reece Topley admits his mental health suffered after injury forced him out of the T20 World Cup last year - and claims he is 'not out of the jungle' as he looks to be fit for next month's tournament
11/09/23 17:03PAUL NEWMAN: Topley again proved just how potent his left-arm seam, swing and bounce can be with a match-defining spell while taking three wickets against New Zealand at the Ageas Bowl.
Revealed: Freddie Flintoff's near-fatal Top Gear crash in December left the former England cricketer with injuries so severe that he was still 'covering up his face' just six weeks ago, before revealing it in public for the first time last week
11/09/23 12:25The former cricket star, 45, was involved in an accident during production of the BBC series at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey in December, with the father-of-four taken to hospital.
What happened to Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff? What we know about Top Gear horror crash after the 46-year-old BBC programme was reportedly axed because of the accident
11/09/23 09:15Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff has returned to the public eye following the horrific crash he suffered while filming Top Gear. Here is all you need to know about what happened to Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff.
Freddie Flintoff 'will finally resume filming for second run of cricket series Field of Dreams' - a year after being injured in Top Gear horror crash
10/09/23 22:15The England all-rounder, 45, was seen for the first time in public nine months after the near-fatal crash at the show's test track in Dunsfold, Surrey.
Liam Livingstone stars as England level series against New Zealand and lay down World Cup credentials
10/09/23 20:38PAUL NEWMAN AT THE AGEAS BOWL: They may have made a terrible start but England eventually looked much more like World Cup contenders by recovering here to level this one-day series.
Liam Livingstone hails 'national hero' Andrew Flintoff as former England talisman returns to the dressing room as a mentor after Top Gear crash nine months ago to offer his advice in ongoing New Zealand series
09/09/23 18:03Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff returned to the England dressing room this week for the first time since the serious accident he was involved in while filming Top Gear.
PAUL NEWMAN: Freddie Flintoff is back where he belongs after a long and painful journey following his life-threatening accident on Top Gear - and cricket will be better for his secretive return to the heart of England's dressing room
09/09/23 14:51PAUL NEWMAN: The scale of his injuries were still evident when he made the first high profile step in what has been a low-key and almost secretive return to the game by joining England in Cardiff.
Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is seen for the first time since near-fatal Top Gear crash nine months ago - as he makes return to sport working with England cricket team
09/09/23 01:02The near-fatal crash at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome, Surrey, on BBC's Top Gear saw Andrew Flintoff's three-wheeled open-top car, which did not have air bags, flip over.
England are left with more questions than answers after their World Cup build-up begins with miserable eight-wicket ODI defeat to New Zealand
08/09/23 19:07PAUL NEWMAN IN CARDIFF: The day ended with England being comprehensively and worryingly outplayed, their batsman apparently returning to the old days of turgid one-day cricket.EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Flintoff is seen for the first time since near-fatal Top Gear crash nine months ago which saw his open-topped car flip over and left him with facial injuries and several broken ribs - as he makes return to sport working with England team
08/09/23 18:07EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Flintoff has been pictured in public for the first time after surviving a horrific crash on BBC's Top Gear which saw his open-topped car flip over.
DICKIE BIRD: Rajasthan Royals could help Yorkshire be the greatest in the world again, says iconic former club president
07/09/23 21:30DICKIE BIRD: They could make Yorkshire strong again. Foreign ownership happens in football. Manchester City , all the big clubs. It is happening more and more in sport.
England women fall to one of the worst series defeats in their history after Sri Lanka double down and ease to second successive T20 win
06/09/23 21:14PAUL NEWMAN: England women crashed to one of the worst series defeats in their history when Sri Lanka cruised to a second successive T20 victory last night at Derby.
Harry Brook takes a step closer to being included in England's World Cup squad after being called up as cover for the one-day series against New Zealand in belated turnaround
06/09/23 15:38LAWRENCE BOOTH: Brook's inclusion in the 15-man party has been inevitable ever since he played match-winning hands in the two T20 wins over the New Zealanders.
Harry Brook unlikely to take part in four-match ODI series with New Zealand but the England star is set to increase his caps tally against Ireland later in September
06/09/23 10:52LAWRENCE BOOTH: Harry Brook is unlikely to be added to England's squad for the four-match one-day series against New Zealand starting in Cardiff on Friday
England opener Jason Roy admits he has work to do to be ready for the World Cup after duck in Hundred final
05/09/23 21:58EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - BY AADAM PATEL: This time last year Jason Roy was told that he would not be in England's T20 World Cup squad, that went on to win the tournament in Australia.
ECB make U-turn on increasing match fees for England's men side due to financial limitations... instead offering up to eight two-year central contracts - worth £800,000 a year - to top players
05/09/23 11:37EXCLUSIVE: The ECB had been planning to increase match fees to coincide with the start of the 50 over World Cup, but it's understood the pay rise has been put back until next year at the earliest.
Moeen Ali claims England will relish being one of the favourites for next month's 50-over World Cup... as he insists Jos Buttler's side are 'not overawed by any occasion'
04/09/23 17:00LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ali, who was one of the few to emerge from Birmingham with any credit, says the days of England arriving at World Cups simply crossing their fingers are long gone.
England assistant Marcus Trescothick cites 'noise' about Harry Brook's potential World Cup selection affecting batsmen after stinging defeat against New Zealand
03/09/23 22:25England were as awful in Birmingham as they were dominant in Durham and Manchester, losing the third T20 against a motivated New Zealand by 74 runs to set up a tense series finale.
England slump to 74-run defeat in third T20 with New Zealand despite Jos Buttler's best efforts as too many big-hitters suffer an off-day at Edgbaston in pursuit of 203 target
03/09/23 18:15LAWRENCE BOOTH: Challenged to make an imposing 203 for victory, Jos Buttler's team hobbled to 128, with even Harry Brook - the man of the moment - falling short.
Gus Atkinson has enjoyed a rapid rise to England call-up after changing his run-up and increasing his pace to 95mph... now fast bowler is confident he can deliver at the World Cup
02/09/23 19:40AADEM PATEL: Figures of four for 20 at Old Trafford were the best figures ever by an England bowler on T20 debut and helped England to a 2-0 series lead against New Zealand,
Jonny Bairstow looking to a successful future with Harry Brook after 131 run partnership between Yorkshire pair earns England T20 victory against New Zealand
02/09/23 12:43Bairstow and Brook shared in a ferocious third-wicket stand of 131 from just 65 balls to lay the platform for an emphatic 95-run win in the second Vitality international at Old Trafford.
Harry Brook pushes World Cup claims with thrilling 67 and Jonny Bairstow smashes unbeaten 86 as England THRASH New Zealand to take 2-0 lead in T20 series after 95-run win
01/09/23 20:26The show might have moved south from Durham to Manchester, but the message remains loud and clear. England simply have to take Harry Brook to the World Cup.
EXCLUSIVE: Yorkshire are considering SELLING Headingley to raise funds as the cash-strapped county struggle to secure £20m investment to ensure their survival... with the famous ground valued at £23m
31/08/23 15:25EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Yorkshire are considering selling their iconic Headingley ground to raise funds to ensure the cash-strapped county's survival.
England cricket legend Stuart Broad makes shock appearance on Sky Sports' Soccer Special... and impresses fans with his performance covering his beloved Nottingham Forest
30/08/23 19:59The Former England fast-bowling legend announced his immediate retirement from cricket at the end of the recent Ashes series in July, making the transition into punditry with Sky.
England Women's cricketers will now get EQUAL pay with male colleagues - a 600% pay rise for Ashes Tests - after they set attendance records against Australia this summer
30/08/23 10:48England women cricketers will earn as much as their male colleagues from match fees, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Wednesday.
Harry Brook has four T20s to show England what they could be missing at the ODI World Cup after being left out of provisional squad for title defence in India
29/08/23 16:06Brook plays on Wednesday at Durham in the first of four Twenty20 matches against New Zealand before leaving the squad ahead of the seven 50-over games squeezed into September
'Secret physio' reveals how she had threesome with two 'very famous' England footballers - as she lifts the lid on string of affairs with top athletes in steamy memoir
29/08/23 15:34The woman, writing anonymously, claims she also had affairs with two of the world's best tennis players, an England cricket star and rugby players.
Sports stars in a sweat as 'secret physio' lifts the lid on a string of affairs with top athletes in a steamy new memoir
28/08/23 23:41The book, titled the Sports Physio, to be published on Saturday, is set to spark a guessing game as to the identity of its author and the sports stars who she claims to have had relations and affairs with.
Oval Invincibles crowned Hundred champions at Lord's as Tom Curran shows England what they're missing hitting an unbeaten 67
27/08/23 21:30The 28-year-old, whose last international appearance was two years ago, missed out on the World Cup squad. He showed England what they will be missing with an outstanding display.
Harry Brook finds himself in limbo ahead of the Cricket World Cup as England debate whether to take their three reserves on tour
26/08/23 11:10This is not only a cost issue for the ECB but one of logistics, with England playing their group matches across eight different cities in India and never in the same venue consecutively.
Harry Brook blasts an extraordinary 105 after his Cricket World Cup squad snub... but Northern Superchargers suffer defeat by Welsh Fire in the Hundred
22/08/23 19:58Harry Brook showed what England will be missing out on in their World Cup title defence this autumn by hitting an extraordinary hundred for Northern Superchargers at Headingley.
Steve Smith reveals he was injured in the final three Ashes Test matches as Australia star lifts the lid on the crazy lengths he went to in order to play in the dramatic series
22/08/23 08:50Smith says he required an injection to take to the field at Old Trafford for the fourth Test and is now wearing a brace on his hand, similar to Pat Cummins who fractured his wrist at the Oval.
England batsman Harry Brook admits he is 'disappointed' over his Cricket World Cup squad omission
19/08/23 13:45Ben Stokes' decision to reverse his ODI retirement nudged Brook out of England's preliminary squad for the defence of their 50-over crown, with Brook lauding him as 'one of the best cricketers ever.'
England are determined to bring their Test and white-ball sides closer together after the World Cup despite excluding Harry Brook from their ODI squad following Ben Stokes' return
19/08/23 12:16England intend to bring their dynamic Test team and white-ball sides closer together following this autumn's World Cup.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Steve Borthwick's boys must take a leaf out of the Lionesses' book ahead of a World Cup that will have huge ramifications for English rugby
18/08/23 21:31SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: In years to come, few will remember Saturday's World Cup warm up match in Dublin. But the truth is, this is a huge moment in England's tournament preparations.
David Warner aims cheeky dig at England as Australia cricket star refuses to name the Lionesses after Matildas were knocked out of the World Cup by Sarina Wiegman's side
17/08/23 11:06Sarina Wiegman's side sent Australia packing after a 3-1 victory in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, ending the Matildas' fairytale journey at this year's tournament.
EXCLUSIVE: Leading UK knee surgeon warns that fast bowlers' IPL exploits are causing more preventable injuries than ever - after operating on Ashes hero Chris Woakes
16/08/23 15:35EXCLUSIVE BY ISAAN KHAN: Andy Williams, who was used by 18 of the 20 Premier League clubs last season, performed surgery on Ashes hero Chris Woakes and a number of ex-internationals.
Dan Lawrence insists leaving Essex to join Surrey will give him the best chance of playing for England, as he opens up on his love of captaincy and being a 'massive fan' of the Hundred
16/08/23 07:53EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Dan Lawrence spent a long time waiting this season for his chance to impress on the big stage but when it came he took full advantage.
England's World Cup selectors hope to lure Ben Stokes out of ODI retirement to help team defend their title in India this autumn, after passionate plea from white-ball coach Matthew Mott
14/08/23 18:45RICHARD GIBSON: England's selectors meet on Tuesday increasingly confident that Ben Stokes can be lured out of one-day retirement to play at this autumn's World Cup.
Three-time Ashes winner Steven Finn retires at 34 as the former England bowler calls time on an 18-year career after 'admitting defeat' in long-running injury battle
14/08/23 11:56Finn took 125 wickets in 36 Tests at an average of 30.4 between 2010 and 2016 for England, but he had drifted out of contention a while ago and has played no first-class cricket since July last year.
England will make plea to Ben Stokes to 'UNRETIRE', with one-day coach Matthew Mott happy to take a World Cup risk on him and Jofra Archer
12/08/23 21:30EXCLUSIVE: England are prepared to use Ben Stokes as a specialist batsman and gamble on fast bowler Jofra Archer's fitness in defence of their 50-over World Cup title this autumn.
EXCLUSIVE - England cricketer Ollie Robinson SPLITS from his long-term fiancée and mother of his two-year-old daughter 'for sports influencer Mia Baker' - just three MONTHS before they were due to marry
11/08/23 07:49EXCLUSIVE: Robinson, who played in England's recent Ashes series, has been in a relationship with Lauren Rose Pullen for the past eight years and was due to marry her in October.
Zak Crawley vows to stay humble after personal feats in Ashes which saw him finish as England's leading run-scorer
07/08/23 21:30The opener, whose place in Ben Stokes' side had been called into question, silenced his critics by plundering 480 runs at an average of 53 in the drawn series against Australia.
England World Cup hero RETIRES from international cricket with immediate effect just three days after Ashes icon Stuart Broad and former white ball team-mate
04/08/23 11:32PAUL NEWMAN: Alex Hales brought an end to an England career full of achievement but also controversy when he announced his international retirement on Friday.
Jimmy Anderson admits Stuart Broad's retirement will 'leave a big hole' after England bowler's fairytale Ashes farewell
03/08/23 05:54In the perfect finale, Broad took the wickets of Todd Murphy and Alex Carey to seal a 49-run victory for England that levelled a captivating Ashes series at 2-2.
INSIDE COUNTY CRICKET: Metro Bank Cup provides a perfect opportunity for young cricketers to make their mark, while some experienced international stars also feature
02/08/23 23:55RICHARD GIBSON: Despite being branded a development tournament by the ECB when the Hundred launched in 2021, it has maintained healthy crowds.
Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad lead England stars to McDonald's after late-night celebrations following Ashes win at the Oval
02/08/23 07:43England's Ashes heroes headed to McDonald's in the early hours of Tuesday morning after their thrilling fifth Test win against Australia at The Oval.
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have provided endless drama and the most enjoyable time as England rewrite the Test rulebook after action-packed Ashes
01/08/23 21:30PAUL NEWMAN: Has there ever been a more dramatic transformation of any side in any major sport? Has there ever been a more consistently entertaining and action-packed Test cricket team?
Ben Stokes will still be leading England's charge, but Jonny Bairstow's place is in doubt... predicting the XI to take on Australia Down Under in 2025-26
01/08/23 19:25Despite England winning at the Oval, Australia retained the Ashes, and will have the urn in their possession heading into the next series Down Under in 2025-26.
IAN HERBERT: The Ashes was a superb spectacle, compelling, a contrast of philosophies, from first ball to last... it has surpassed anything I have even seen in sport
01/08/23 17:00IAN HERBERT: There's been Chris Woakes and Mark Wood, of course, the Zak Crawley crack of that first Ashes ball , Sky's win predictor and animated batsman's grill cam.
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Dina Asher-Smith is reduced to tears during BBC interview as the Team GB star admits she is 'running angry' in the 200m after 100m sprint exit
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Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys - 'the once hairiest man on TV' - undergoes hair transplant treatment in bizarre video
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'How embarrassing': Fans react as Estonia's Karel Tilga's pole vault attempt goes wrong during decathlon at Paris Olympics
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Olympics fans stunned by Femke Bol's voice after clip resurfaces of sprinter months before she stole 4x400 gold for the Netherlands
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Snoop Dogg leaves fans in stitches as he dons bizarre equestrian outfit to watch dressage with close pal Martha Stewart at Olympics: 'Snoop Thee Stallion'
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Gender row boxer Imane Khelif breaks down in tears after beating Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori to guarantee medal at the Paris Olympics
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Imane Khelif BEATS Anna Luca Hamori via unanimous decision despite being docked a point for holding as gender row boxer guarantees medal
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Footage of Yusuf Dikec doing the EXACT same pose in 2011 when he won the World Cup Series resurfaces after pic of Turkish shooter goes viral
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Olympics chief makes blunder in unexpected presser before defending Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting's participation in women's boxing
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Simone Biles wins ANOTHER Olympic gold! USA gymnastics legends triumphs in vault final to make more history at Paris Games
Makes more history
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Italian boxer who lost to 'failed gender test' Khelif will receive Olympic champion prize money from International Boxing Association
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Chelsea locked in talks with Conor Gallagher to avoid England star going into exile after he was told he will NOT be part of first-team squad - as Atletico set deadline for Blues midfielder to agree £34m move
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Keely Hodgkinson eases to victory in 800m Olympic heat as Team GB superstar advances in quest for athletics gold medal
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Duncan Scott wins Olympic silver in men's 200m medley as the Team GB star becomes Scotland's greatest-ever Olympian with eighth medal - while Leon Marchand collects fourth gold in Paris
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Novak Djokovic is booed in semi-final win as he clashes with umpire and his own box... but recovers his composure to set up rematch with Carlos Alcaraz at Paris Olympics
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Bryony Page hopes to run away to the circus after springing to gold as the Brit bounces clear of rivals... then sets her sights on Cirque du Soleil
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Team GB star praised for showing an 'elite mentality' in honest interview after finishing eighth in the BMX final at the Paris Olympics
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Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde and the Netherlands reach the last-16 in the beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics... as the Dutchman is again booed loudly by spectators
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New look for Cristiano Ronaldo? Al-Nassr star seen sporting a pair of glasses while on holiday in Madrid with Georgina Rodriguez!
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Louis van Gaal, 72, gives latest health update as he battles prostate cancer and reveals his surprise at being offered shock job by a European giant
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Boxer Sitora Turdibekova leaves ring in TEARS after taking brutal blows during Olympic beating by second 'failed gender test' Lin Yu-ting
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Liverpool unveil new 'night forest' away kit - and will debut the £125 strip in final USA pre-season tour clash against fierce rivals Man United this weekend
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MAN UNITED CONFIDENTIAL: Rasmus Hojlund recovers in a cryotherapy chamber - and why Leny Yoro's absence isn't all bad
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Dan Evans SOBS as Olympics and Team GB team-mate Andy Murray's career comes to an end after their heartbreaking exit from the men's doubles
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Andy Murray jokes he 'never even liked tennis anyway' minutes after his glittering career comes to an end... as he makes a change to his social media bio
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Man City Erling Haaland jokingly scolds reporters after they fail to welcome the Norwegian superstar to pre-season press conference
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Revealed: What Italian opponent of 'biological male' boxer at centre of Olympics row told her corner after she WITHDREW from fight after 46 seconds
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BBC presenter Clare Balding breaks down in TEARS live on air as Andy Murray's stunning career comes to an end with Olympic doubles heartbreak in Paris
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Adam Peaty hands HUGE boost to Team GB ahead of relay races as swimming superstar is pictured back in the pool just days after a positive Covid test
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Leny Yoro could be out for TWO MONTHS amid fears he's fractured his metatarsal in blow for Man United - with new signing spotted on crutches
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Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are knocked OUT of the Paris Olympics as dream Spanish pairing fall short in men's doubles against USA
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Fred Sirieix fights back tears as he tells his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix live on air that he is 'bursting' with pride after bronze medal
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Saudi Arabia unveil 11 new futuristic stadium concepts in their bid to host 2034 World Cup - with a 92,000-capacity mega-ground to host the final
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EXCLUSIVEJohn Barnes on Jurgen Klopp 'stealing his thunder' before Arne Slot's arrival and what Darwin Nunez must do to be the 'best in the world'
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Brazilian swimmer breaks silence after she was BANISHED from the Olympics for sneaking out 'to go on a night out in Paris' with her boyfriend
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The blueprint for Sir Jim Ratcliffe's new stadium plan? SoFi Satdium has a 120-yard screen, jaw-dropping luxury suites and a futuristic roof
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Lamine Yamal 'UNFOLLOWS his TiKTok influencer girlfriend' after she was shown in a viral video sitting on another boy's lap
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Mason Greenwood scores just 30 minutes into his first Marseille appearance after his £30m move from Man United, as Roberto De Zerbi's side impress
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Tom Daley's diving partner Noah Williams breaks down in tears after winning Olympics silver - as he pays tribute to former coach who passed away
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Matt Richards reveals he thought he had touched the wall FIRST after missing out on Olympic gold in 200m freestyle final to David Popovici by 0.02sec
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'Seems like he's reinvented himself after his West Ham loan': Kalvin Phillips is mocked by fans as clip of midfielder dwelling on the ball goes viral
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French cyclist knocked-out in HORROR Olympic mountain bike crash BUT her coach declares she will 'come back STRONGER'
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Son of ex-Liverpool star who won the Champions League in 2005 signs scholarship contract with the Reds as he follows in father's footsteps
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Fans impressed after 'middle-aged man disrobes to just a Speedo' before diving into the pool to retrieve lost property
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Adam Peaty reveals what son George, 3, told him after his Olympic heartbreak in Paris - as he admits he thought he'd won gold in incredibly close finish
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Fencing fury as world No 1 Sandro Bazadze rages at referee for 'killing' him, before ranting: 'The Olympic Games... fairness, where is fairness?'
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Trent Alexander-Arnold is spotted signing a young Real Madrid fan's shirt during holiday with Jude Bellingham
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West Brom's pre-season 'friendly' against Mallorca turns violent as fight breaks out as Jayson Molumby PUNCHES opponent
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Endrick moved to tears as '43,000 fans' turn up to see his Real Madrid unveiling at the Santiago Bernabeu just days after the Brazilian teen finally joined
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Marcus Rashford's luxury Range Rover hit by 'drink driver' in shock incident with Man United team-mate Tyrell Malacia taken to hospital
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Team GB WIN their first medal of the Olympic Games as Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen claim bronze in 3m synchronised diving
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Heavy rain continues to wreck havoc at Paris Olympics as swimming practice for men's triathlon is thrown into doubt... with concerns over River Seine safety
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Watch the INCREDIBLE transformation of an Olympic swimming pool - as £300m La Defense Arena prepares to welcome Adam Peaty
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Meet Team GB's WAGs: Gordon Ramsay's influencer daughter, the dental hygienist-turned entrepreneur and ex- Geordie Shore star
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Andy Murray shares fan's hilarious post that claims tennis star 'will start rusting out in the rain' during eye-catching Paris Olympics opening ceremony
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EXCLUSIVESpoonfuls of caviar, $500 tips and giant TVs with his victorious fights on loop... how boxing great Floyd Mayweather likes to party
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She wants a Porsche if she wins gold at the Paris Olympics but Team GB's poster girl is just as driven on the track - meet the REAL Keely Hodgkinson
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Fans claim that PSG star Achraf Hakimi is driving the Morocco team bus at the Olympics in France in viral video - or is it an uncanny resemblance?
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'Who is this and what has he done with Mikel Arteta?': Fans are left shocked by Arsenal manager's appearance in new video as he previews new season
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Max Verstappen fires back at critics as he tells them to look at his trophy cabinet and DENIES claims Red Bull have told him to stop staying up late
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Mason Greenwood 'set to pocket £14,000-a-month in rent from Leny Yoro', as Man United's £52m signing 'snaps up his £2MILLION mansion' after Old Trafford exit
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Man City hopeful Rodri's potential ban for chanting 'Gibraltar is Spanish' at Euro 2024 celebration party will not impact Champions League campaign
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Paul Pogba gives update after being handed a four-year doping ban, as ex-Man United and Juventus star opens up on 'difficult time'
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola mocks his player Jack Grealish for reaching the latter stages of a quick-thinking game in pre-season
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BRENTFORD'S GREATEST EVER PLAYER: The Bees owe a lot to the goals of David McCulloch... but who do YOU think is the club's all-time star?
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Graeme Souness singles out Man United captain Bruno Fernandes for 'throwing in the towel' as he SLAMS lack of leaders in modern football
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Jarrad Branthwaite has NO intention of signing a new Everton contract unless Goodison Park chiefs match the wages offered by Man United
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Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett opens up on mental health struggles ahead of UFC 304 and reveals his coaches considered 'pulling him out' of fight
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Man United urged to be 'ruthless' in selling Harry Maguire this summer by Dwight Yorke, with a SHOCK move to Premier League rival proposed
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Ben White 'considering a shock return to the England set-up' after Gareth Southgate's departure and the exit of Steve Holland
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Andy Murray has not spoken to Emma Raducanu since her withdrawal ended his Wimbledon farewell and defends mother Judy's reaction
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Jose Mourinho lashes out at UEFA after making winning start to life at Fenerbahce, as Edin Dzeko nets hat-trick in Champions League qualifier
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Revealed: The video footage that shows Charlotte Dujardin whipping horse 'like an elephant in a circus' - as dressage star is suspended in shame
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The real reason seats at Anfield have been covered up after Liverpool fans thought Trent Alexander-Arnold could be signing a new contract
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Man United fans rave over 'leaked' Old Trafford tunnel redesign after video shows traditional walkway's 'stunning' overhaul ahead of new season
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Francis Ngannou opens up on the death of his 15-month-old son during emotional interview - as ex-UFC champion reveals how it 'broke' him
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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk unveils new hairstyle after cutting off long blonde locks in favour of eye-catching 'Top Boy'-inspired trim
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Wayne Rooney's footballer son Kai, 14, wows fans in training video as they claim he 'learnt from his dad' - and call for him to join Man United's first team!
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England hero Ollie Watkins pictured in Milan with fiancee Ellie Alderson after proposing on holiday as he puts Euro 2024 agony behind him
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What happened to Leon Goretzka? Fans shocked by Bayern Munich midfielder's body transformation as some joke that Harry Kane is to blame
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Shocking moment Norwegian referee shows a PHYSIO a red card - on weekend of chaos where anti-VAR protests caused abandoned match
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois throws CAKE at fans AGAIN after joining Steve Aoki on stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium
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Jack Grealish is 'STILL on edge after £1m raid on his £5.6m home eight months ago' - as Man City star 'worries thieves will never be caught'
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Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fils clash in heated Hamburg Open final after Frenchman unleashes controversial underarm serve during the match
