Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Root says beaten England must not feel sorry for themselves

Root

BRISBANE: England captain Joe Root said Saturday his team must fix their fielding and batting to get back into the Ashes series, while defending the decision to leave Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad out of the first Test. A dominant Australia humbled England by nine wickets to win the opener convincingly at Brisbane inside four … Read more

Stokes struggles, Root’s bad call: What we learned from first Ashes Test

Ashes

BRISBANE: Australia overwhelmed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test at Brisbane on Saturday. Read more: Ruthless Australia crush England in first Ashes Test AFP Sport looks at what we learned from the opening match in a five-Test clash: Tactical blunder England’s decision to go into the opening Test without their two … Read more

Ruthless Australia crush England in first Ashes Test

Australia

BRISBANE: A ruthless Australia crushed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test in style just after lunch on day four at the Gabba on Saturday. Needing just 20 runs after bowling England out for 297 in their second innings — with Nathan Lyon taking his 400th Test scalp — Australia cruised to … Read more