Michael Atherton praised England fast bowler Jofra Archer for spearheading England's impressive performance on day one of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide as they reduced Australia to 326-8.
Australian batsman Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide due to illness.
Australia and England players wore black armbands during the third Ashes Test in Adelaide following Sunday's shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
Captain Ben Stokes has urged England to show they have a "bit of dog" in them during the must-win third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
England have made one change to their line-up for the crucial third Ashes Test, with Josh Tongue replacing Gus Atkinson for the side's must-win Adelaide match.
Harry Brook is prepared to "rein it in" in this week's third Ashes Test, admitting he has been guilty of "bad" errors since arriving in Australia.
England head coach Brendon McCullum has hinted at an unchanged batting line-up for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide while brushing off questions that his job could be on the line if the tour of Australia spirals out of control.
Joe Root told Sky Sports that England are taking inspiration from their Ashes fightback two years ago as they aim to stay in this winter's series as he explained why the Covid series in 2021/22 showed how important breaks from the game are for a team.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja says he remains committed to Test cricket as he waits to find out if he still has a role to play in the Ashes.
Nasser Hussain says England captain Ben Stokes' apparent rebuke of some members of his squad following the second Ashes Test reminded him of Jurgen Klopp's management methods.
Michael Atherton believes Brendon McCullum's saying England "overprepared" ahead of their defeat in the second Ashes Test was "a little bit tone deaf" and will have "wound supporters up".
Pat Cummins has officially returned to the Australia squad as captain as the hosts attempt to clinch a series win in Adelaide next week.
England's hopes of launching an Ashes fightback have been hit by the news that fast bowler Mark Wood will miss the rest of the series due to a left knee injury.
England's second eight-wicket hammering to Australia in as many Tests, leaving them trailing 2-0 in the Ashes, has prompted calls for change.
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the entirety of The Ashes through injury but captain and fellow seamer Pat Cummins is poised to return for the third Test against England in Adelaide from December 17.
We've been here before…
England will have only three days of practice before their must-win third Ashes Test against Australia next week in Adelaide.
England succumbed to another humiliating eight-wicket drubbing in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane to trail 2-0 in the five-match series, despite showing a bit more fight on day four at The Gabba.
Ben Stokes and Will Jacks' dogged final-day partnership showed England how
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