Aussie batter Khawaja fit for third Ashes Test, unfazed by talk of future plans

Australia’s Usman Khawaja has declared himself fit for the third Ashes Test against England next week, brushing aside speculation about his future and saying he will keep playing as...

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‘Posting zero’ trend proves stronger than Australia’s ban

Lydia Spencer-Elliott, The Independent Thirteen-year-old Ella from Sydney uses social media to stay in touch with her friends — and to help her sleep. Hitting play on an autonomous...

Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but...

‘Not a place for weak men’: Stokes demands more from England

England captain Ben Stokes has demanded his players toughen up after another embarrassing defeat to Australia left the Ashes hanging by a thread, making clear the team is “not...

Starc’s all-round show pushes Australia on brink of win over England in 2nd Ashes Test

Mitchell Starc made a late-career bid for all-rounder status when he scored a half-century and grabbed two wickets under the Gabba floodlights to push Australia to the brink of...

Weatherald and Labuschagne fifties help Australia take lead over England on Day 2

A relentless Australia seized a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Friday, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the...

Root breaks century jinx in Australia to lead England charge; Starc surpasses Akram

Joe Root finally scored his maiden Test century in Australia on his fourth Ashes tour to guide England from a precarious 5-2 to 325-9 at stumps after a pulsating...

Bazball under microscope as England face pink ball demons in 2nd Ashes Test

England’s unyielding faith in Bazball will be under scrutiny at a flood-lit Gabba from Thursday as Ben Stokes’s side confront their pink ball frailties and the spectre of a...

England bring in Jacks for Wood, Khawaja ruled out of 2nd Test due to injury

Spin-bowling all-rounder Will Jacks will replace paceman Mark Wood in an otherwise unchanged England side for the second Ashes Test against Australia in Brisbane later this week, the team...