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Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins at Bronte Beach, NSW. February 3, 2026. Photo: Kate Geraghty

‘Totally worth it’: Cummins has no regrets about Ashes cameo despite missing T20 World Cup

Pat Cummins’ gamble on his back injury helped Australia retain the Ashes, but cost him a place in the T20 showpiece in Sri Lanka. He’s happy with the call.

  • Iain Payten

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Fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.

The frowned-upon idea this ex-Test captain thinks could future-proof the Australian side

As Australian cricket basks in the glow of an emphatic Ashes victory, former captain Mark Taylor is wary of the impact the retirements of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood would have on the Test side.

  • Andrew Wu
England captain Ben Stokes (centre) congratulates Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja after the final day of the 2025-26 Ashes series.

England never recovered from Perth, and neither did this Ashes series

It’s been a dizzying series in many ways, comprising some moments of champagne cricket but many more of poor stuff that spoke to England’s ramshackle preparation for the task and Australia’s numerous vulnerabilities.

  • Daniel Brettig
Steve Smith was among the Australian players celebrating their Ashes win in a “Ronball” T-shirt.

Strategy, smarts and people skills: The man behind ‘Ronball’ and why he’d hate the attention

I promise you Andrew McDonald would not have liked it when Travis Head rolled out those now-famous “Ronball” T-shirts to celebrate Australia’s Ashes victory in Adelaide this week, but I’m sure he would’ve laughed at the gag.

  • Mike Hussey
Usman Khawaja with Travis Head during Tuesday’s net session.

Khawaja bats long as Cummins prepares to name XI for batting-friendly deck

Usman Khawaja’s Test future will become clearer on Tuesday when Pat Cummins is expected to name his Ashes team for the third Test in Adelaide.

  • Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
England coach Brendon McCullum doesn’t usually hold pre-Test media conferences, but given the troubled start to their Ashes tour, he faced the media on Sunday ahead of the third Test in Adelaide.

Will England’s Ashes failures mean the coach gets the chop? In Adelaide we could find out

England coach Brendon McCullum’s job may be on the line in Adelaide this week. He’s determined not to divert from the path that got him the role in the first place.

  • Daniel Brettig
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The heat is on Brendon McCullum and English cricket.

‘There’s a lot of intensity and scrutiny’: McCullum responds to cameraman incident

Brendon McCullum has moved to defend himself and his team after England’s troubled Ashes tour hit more turbulence when a security guard confronted a Channel Seven cameraman on Saturday.

  • Tom Decent and Daniel Brettig
The MCG in all its glory.

Revealed: the Ashes preparation plan England rejected

England rejected the opportunity to play Australia A on a major ground – possibly on a lively pitch at the MCG – in favour of the truncated preparations that have led to a 0-2 Ashes deficit with three Tests to play.

  • Daniel Brettig
England captain Ben Stokes’ patience has got to be wearing thin.

‘That bubble will start to crack’: Healy’s advice to the English from behind enemy lines

As England’s underperforming squad continued their controversial mid-tour break in Noosa, Ben Stokes received support from an unlikely Australian ally.

  • Andrew Wu
England speedster Mark Wood.

England’s Ashes campaign suffers fresh blow as Mark Wood ruled out for series

The fast bowler will join Australian counterpart Josh Hazlewood on the sidelines for the remainder of the series, while the hosts have locked in Pat Cummins for an Adelaide return.

  • Tom Decent and Daniel Brettig