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• Who is Matthew Fisher and could he play in the third Test?

  09-12-2025 13:13 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at bowler Matthew Fisher, who has been added to England's squad for the final three Tests.
  
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• Hurricanes crush Scorchers to win first WBBL title

  13-12-2025 12:46 via bbc.com
  Hobart Hurricanes win their first Women's Big Bash League title after Lizelle Lee smashes an unbeaten 77 in an eight-wicket thrashing of Perth Scorchers.
  
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• England security guard accused of airport 'confrontation'

  13-12-2025 12:06 via bbc.com
  Australian TV network Seven accuses a member of the England staff of a physical confrontation at Brisbane Airport.
  
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• England caught up in Ashes media fallout over security guard’s row with TV crew

  13-12-2025 11:25
  Channel Seven airs footage of Brisbane airport incident‘This matter is being taken seriously,’ says broadcasterEngland’s embattled tour of Australia suffered a public relations setback on Saturday as the result of a testy altercation between a member of security staff and a local camera operator at Brisbane airport.In footage released by Channel Seven, England’s minder Colin Rhooms is heard repeatedly telling the camera operator Nick Carrigan to “get out of my face,
  
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• Local hero Greg Blewett rates Adelaide Oval as England’s best hope for revival

  13-12-2025 10:53
  Former Australia batter says that while the redeveloped venue lacks the charm of old, it may be to the tourists’ likingThe last time England played a Test match during daytime hours at Adelaide Oval was in 2013. The ground was a building site and Mitchell Johnson was the wrecking ball, a seven-wicket spree confirming the panic he induced during the first Test in Brisbane was no one-off.Not only were England’s Ashes hopes lamented by the visiting media that year, but also the ground o
  
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• As Sudan burns, the NBA’s embrace of the UAE shows how sport enables atrocity

  13-12-2025 10:00
  While UAE-backed forces are accused of mass killings in Sudan, the NBA is deepening its partnership with the controversial Gulf state. This is what sportswashing looks likeAs paramilitary fighters from the brutal Rapid Support Forces (RSF) overran the largest city in western Sudan – carrying out mass executions, rapes and ethnic cleansing with weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates – the NBA’s annual in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA Cup, tipped off on Halloween nigh
  
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• How much do you know about past Ashes games in Adelaide?

  13-12-2025 09:47 via bbc.com
  The Adelaide Oval has hosted plenty of memorable moments, how many do you remember? Good luck!
  
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• 'Noosa, Noosa, Noosa' - England's Ashes break ends

  13-12-2025 09:10 via bbc.com
  England leave their Ashes break in Noosa and will resume training on Sunday before the crucial third Test in Adelaide.
  
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• Adelaide should be England’s best chance: expect changes after Noosa debrief | Ali Martin

  13-12-2025 09:00
  Plenty is up in the air as the Ashes tourists escape the Sunshine Coast goldfish bowl, but sharks are circling for next week’s third TestAll being well, England’s cricketers should land in South Australia on Saturday. Those on the port side of the plane will have spotted the mighty Adelaide Oval during their descent. Although at 2-0 down in this Ashes series, a visual cue as to what is at stake next week is hardly needed.The mini-break spent licking wounds in Noosa generated headline
  
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• South Africa v Ireland - first women's ODI scorecard

  13-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard from the first women's one-day international between South Africa and Ireland in East London.
  
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• 'A Mourinho move' - Prior defends McCullum after criticism

  12-12-2025 15:20 via bbc.com
  Former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior says Brendon McCullum's "over-prepared" comment was a "Mourinho move", taking the spotlight off England's players following their defeat to Australia in the second Ashes Test.
  
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• Records, revenge and rollercoasters: three tales from Adelaide Oval’s rich history

  12-12-2025 15:00
  Ahead of the third Ashes Test, Geoff Lemon looks back at some of the surprising stories born of the iconic South Australian cricket groundAs England’s team approach the third Ashes Test, it’s tempting to link their tour so far with the Adelaide rollercoaster launched in 1888. Then you realise it’s not accurate because a rollercoaster has to offer some ups as well as downs. Still, perhaps the players can find inspiration in some of the stories of the past that took place at this
  
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• All-rounder MacMahon retires from Ireland duty

  12-12-2025 13:46 via bbc.com
  Ireland all-rounder Sophie MacMahon announces her international retirement, aged 28.
  
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• Anderson to be Lancashire red-ball captain in 2026

  12-12-2025 12:41 via bbc.com
  England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, Sir James Anderson, will captain Lancashire in the Championship in 2026.
  
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• Hampshire sign Australian duo Neser and Lehmann

  12-12-2025 11:16 via bbc.com
  Hampshire sign Australian duo Michael Neser and Jake Lehmann on deals for next season.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: big climbs, unlikely comebacks and elite camels

  12-12-2025 09:00
  Have you been following the big stories in cricket, football, motor racing, darts, climbing, athletics and the NFL? Continue reading...
  
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• Even Bazball’s implosion can’t shake Barmy Army’s crew of Ashes veterans | Emma John

  12-12-2025 09:00
  If anyone knows how to weather a whitewash, it’s the merry band of England fans marking their 30th anniversary at their spiritual homeCourage, soldier. Ben Stokes’s England team may be heading into the third Ashes Test already 2-0 down, but not everyone in English cricket is fazed. There is one group tailor-made for this scenario, a crack(pot) unit who can lay claim to be the ultimate doomsday preppers. Have your dreams been shattered? Are you crushed beneath the weight of unmet expe
  
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• New Zealand claim emphatic win over West Indies

  12-12-2025 08:45 via bbc.com
  Jacob Duffy claims five wickets as New Zealand seal a nine-wicket victory over West Indies on day three of the second Test in Wellington.
  
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• From first-class cricketer to relationship expert on reality TV

  12-12-2025 07:21 via bbc.com
  How a former first-class cricketer from New Zealand became one of television's most recognisable personalities.
  
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• Smith needs to be England's heartbeat - Prior

  11-12-2025 18:40 via bbc.com
  Matt Prior says Jamie Smith needs to relish being the "heartbeat" of England's team and be up for "the fight" of trying to help the tourists recover from 2-0 down in the Ashes.
  
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• Stumped: Prior on Wood, wicketkeeping and winning down under

  11-12-2025 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Three-time Ashes winner and former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior joins the show.
  
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• Gloucestershire sign Scott for 2026 Blast

  11-12-2025 14:44 via bbc.com
  Gloucestershire sign Australian all-rounder Liam Scott for the 2026 T20 Blast campaign and two County Championship matches.
  
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• Bryce & Sproul in Scotland squad for Nepal

  11-12-2025 11:25 via bbc.com
  Captain Kathryn Bryce and Pippa Sproul return to Scotland women's squad for the T20 World Cup Qualifier in Nepal.
  
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• Four decisions for England before third Ashes Test

  11-12-2025 11:00 via bbc.com
  England are at the point of no return in the Ashes - Stephan Shemilt looks at some of their key decisions for the crucial third Test against Australia.
  
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• Ireland's final T20 in South Africa washed out

  10-12-2025 19:06 via bbc.com
  Ireland's third and final T20 international in South Africa is abandoned without a ball being bowled after heavy rain and lightning in Benoni.
  
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• Kent T20 captain Billings signs new deal to 2027

  10-12-2025 14:29 via bbc.com
  Kent's T20 captain Sam Billings signs a new two-year contract until the end of the 2027 season.
  
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• Sun, sea and Noosa negativity? England's beach trip scrutinised

  10-12-2025 13:06 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport cricket reporter Henry Moeran explains why England's decision to go to the beach in Noosa is not attracting the same intense scrutiny locally as it has done in Britain.
  
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• England stars brutally trolled by Aussie pranksters in fresh Ashes embarrassment

  10-12-2025 11:48 via express.co.uk
  England cricketers were the subject of a cruel prank in Australia after the second Ashes Test.
  
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• The Spin | From jaffas to the corridor of uncertainty – revel in cricket’s rich language of bowling

  10-12-2025 11:28
  The act of bowling is simple, the vocabulary used to describe it reflects the difficulty in pinning down its artistry and craftEvery act in cricket’s history has begun with a bowler delivering a ball to a batter 22 yards away. Delivering. Like a postman delivers a council tax bill. Like a waiter delivers a round of drinks. Of all the verbs used to describe the bowling of a ball, this one speaks to the deep-seated cultural inequity that has plagued this sport since its inception.“If t
  
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• MacRae returns as Jersey Cricket head coach

  10-12-2025 10:39 via bbc.com
  Jersey Cricket reappoint Neil MacRae as their director of cricket.
  
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