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• Australia cricket team banned from speaking to TV channel after 'out of order' Ashes rant

  06-01-2026 17:04 via express.co.uk
  Australia's cricketers have been banned from speaking to ABC during the Ashes.
  
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• When is the next Ashes series?

  06-01-2026 16:44 via bbc.com
  Our Ask Me Anything team explore when the next Ashes series will be and what venues have been selected.
  
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• Lehmann excited by new-look Hampshire

  06-01-2026 14:58 via bbc.com
  New Hampshire arrival Jake Lehmann discusses the coaching team and the young talent at the Utilita Bowl after signing two-year deal.
  
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• ‘I wish I’d faced these poor modern teams’: world’s oldest living Test cricketer on decline in standards

  06-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Neil Harvey, 97, the last surviving Bradman Invincible, blasts the Bazball experiment from his La-Z-Boy armchair Twenty five kilometres north of the SCG, the world’s oldest living Test cricketer is sitting in his La-Z-Boy armchair and watching the Test. Neil Harvey was once the youngest of Bradman’s Invincibles; now he’s 97, his old cricketing buddies gone. His body is a little worn around the edges, but mentally he’s astute.Harvey was Australia’s sweetheart, the se
  
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• Overton and Wood star as Strikers beat Thunder

  06-01-2026 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  England seamers Luke Wood and Jamie Overton star as Adelaide Strikers beat Sydney Thunder by six runs in the Big Bash League.
  
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• Majestic Smith passes Hobbs to leave only Bradman clear on top of Ashes mountain | Geoff Lemon

  06-01-2026 12:54 via theguardian.com
  The great Australian batter was typically twitchy before passing his latest personal milestone in SydneyThere was a time, while Steve Smith was at the height of his batting prowess, when “best since Bradman” was used with confidence. The thing about that line is that even when the recipient has dominated for years, it gets applied too quickly, given the point of comparison is a career-lasting two decades. Lots of players reach the top for a time, no other has stayed as long. Smith wa
  
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• Cricket Australia boycotts player interviews with ABC after Stuart Clark criticises team setup

  06-01-2026 11:55 via theguardian.com
  Former fast bowler called head of cricket James Allsopp a ‘grade coach’ and said selector George Bailey lacks gravitasCricket Australia has boycotted player interviews with the ABC, furious with the national broadcaster over former Test quick Stuart Clark’s criticism of selector George Bailey and head of cricket James Allsopp.Clark created headlines on Monday when he criticised the Australian setup in his role as an ABC commentator, labelling Allsopp a “grade coach”
  
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• Bethell admits ‘tired’ England need to ‘graft’ after hitting Ashes wall in Sydney

  06-01-2026 11:04 via theguardian.com
  ‘It was a tough day but that’s what it’s about’Player suggests spin may now play a part in TestEngland hit the wall on day three at the Sydney Cricket Ground, or at least the latest in a series of walls, at the end of which Jacob Bethell admitted mental and physical fatigue was understandably, playing a part. There were dropped catches and some scattergun bowling lengths as Australia batted all day to reach 518-7, 134 runs ahead on first innings.“This is proper Test
  
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• Conscript Potts is England’s paratrooper fighting a lonely Ashes war in Sydney | Barney Ronay

  06-01-2026 10:39 via theguardian.com
  While England’s batting always gets to hog the limelight, this tour has also been lost in in the bowling fade-outsForty-five minutes into a quietly overcast morning at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Matt Potts came into the England attack from the Randwick End, and immediately began running through his variations.His first ball was wide and smashed through cover by Travis Head. His second ball was both short and wide and hacked over gully by Travis Head. His third ball was short and straight a
  
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• 'Sydney is a city of endings - this felt like another'

  06-01-2026 10:00 via bbc.com
  England's meek performance on day three of the fifth Ashes Test felt like the end of an era, says Stephan Shemilt.
  
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• Smith and Head score centuries as Australia punish England on day three

  06-01-2026 09:05 via bbc.com
  Travis Head scores 163 and Steve Smith ends unbeaten on 129 as Australia close on 518-7 in their first innings, leading England by 134 runs at stumps on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney.
  
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• Watch the Daily Ashes Debrief on BBC iPlayer

  06-01-2026 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Alex Hartley and guests react to the day's play.
  
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• Australia v England: fifth Ashes Test, day three – as it happened

  06-01-2026 08:38 via theguardian.com
  Australia 518-7 at stumps with a lead of 134 runs on England’s first innings total after centuries from Head and Smith36th over: Australia 167-2 (Head 92, Neser 1) “It’s at least possible we’ll see the traditional England management shakeup after the Ashes,” says Ben Mimmack, “so who in the current squad do you think would welcome a change and who won’t? These are my guesses:“(Like the) Status Quo: Crawley, Duckett, Stokes, Carse, Archer, Wood, Jac
  
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• 'I hope he's here for a long time' - Smith shows he's not done yet

  06-01-2026 08:35 via bbc.com
  Steve Smith thwarts England again during the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney to leave only the great Sir Don Bradman ahead in terms of Ashes runs scored.
  
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• Australia v England: fifth Ashes Test, day three – live reaction

  06-01-2026 08:26 via theguardian.com
  Australia 518-7 with a lead of 134 runs after centuries from Head and Smith36th over: Australia 167-2 (Head 92, Neser 1) “It’s at least possible we’ll see the traditional England management shakeup after the Ashes,” says Ben Mimmack, “so who in the current squad do you think would welcome a change and who won’t? These are my guesses:“(Like the) Status Quo: Crawley, Duckett, Stokes, Carse, Archer, Wood, Jacks, Atkinson, Fisher. Continue reading...
  
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• Smith and Head hit centuries to help Australia grind England into the dust

  06-01-2026 08:25 via theguardian.com
  Fifth Ashes Test; day three: England 384. Australia 518-7Host captain on 129 not out following Head’s 163 from 166They do these things well here in Australia. They honoured the victims and first responders of the Bondi atrocity fittingly on the first day of this fifth Test, and on the third the Sydney Cricket Ground became a sea of pink to once again generate welcome funds for the McGrath Foundation.Out in the middle, however, Australian charity was in far shorter supply. Across three sess
  
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• Smith and Head push England towards final Ashes loss

  06-01-2026 08:06 via bbc.com
  Steve Smith's ruthless unbeaten century and Travis Head’s majestic 163 on day three put Australia in total control of the fifth Ashes Test against England.
  
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• 'He's like a gladiator' - Smith reaches century as Australia build lead

  06-01-2026 07:51 via bbc.com
  Australia captain Steve Smith leads from the front as he scores his 13th career Ashes century on his home ground to help his team to 449-7 in their first innings, giving them a 65-run lead against England on day three of the fifth Test in Sydney.
  
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• Boundaries, drops and no more reviews - England's morning to forget

  06-01-2026 04:04 via bbc.com
  Expensive overs, dropped catches and lost reviews sees England have a morning session to forget against Australia on day three of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.
  
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• Head finally out for 163 as Bethell gets first Ashes wicket

  06-01-2026 03:57 via bbc.com
  England finally bring an end to Travis Head's innings as he's trapped lbw for 163 by Jacob Bethell as he picks up his first Ashes wicket, to leave Australia 288-4 in their first innings, trailing England by 96 runs on day three of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.
  
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• 'He's way ahead of the rest' - Head hits another stunning Ashes innings

  06-01-2026 03:44 via bbc.com
  Watch the best shots of Travis Head's first innings as the Australian batter hits 163 off 166 balls, his third score of 100 or higher in the series, to put his side in control of the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney.
  
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• 'What a miss!' - Jacks drops simple chance as Head survives

  06-01-2026 01:48 via bbc.com
  Will Jacks drops a simple catch on the boundary as England miss the chance to remove Travis Head, who remains unbeaten on 121 on day three of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.
  
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