Updates from the third day of play at HeadingleyEngland capitulate with an exhausted shrugAny thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft 10.50am BST Steve McAleer has the Journey spirit. “It seems to me the biggest collapse of yesterday is the support of the…
• Bowler took five for 30 during England’s 67 all out horror show• ‘If we start well again they might think here we go again’Josh Hazlewood fancies England will take time to recover from the scars of their 67 all out Headingley horror show as Australia…
The ECB hierarchy concentrated on winning the World Cup, and while that mission was accomplished the ruins of England’s Test batting was there for all to see at HeadingleyThere used to be thousands of lamplighters in London; these days there are just f…
Once Australian attacks would have looked to fight fire with fire but at Headingley control and precision proved crucialFor Australia’s fast bowlers this year’s Ashes has been all about versatility and balance. Like one of those Chinese tile puzzles, p…
• Australia 179 & 171-6, England 67• Josh Hazlewood takes five wickets as tourists take chargeThis was the day when the poverty of English batsmanship in this form of the game was laid bare. The Ashes hung in the balance; there was scope for Englan…
England’s lack of specialist red-ball batsmen and collapse to 67 all out against Australia meant the six-wicket hero of the first day of the third Test did not get his hoped-for restDay two in Leeds was meant to be one spent at leisure for Jofra Archer…
• Fast bowler’s six for 45 tears through Australia in third Test• David Warner salutes Archer’s ‘incredible Test bowling’Jofra Archer was delighted to prove he is more than just pace after a skilful six-wicket showing that sliced through Australia’s ba…
The old hand of England’s bowling attack looks to be having almost as much fun as the new sensation Jofra ArcherThe locals – experts the lot of them – were packing anoraks, hats, and brollies on Thursday morning, a bad sign for all those out-of-towners…
England have long fretted over their openers but Australia’s treatment of Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Joe Burns is just as confusedIf you’ve mentioned opening batsmen in England across a growing number of recent years, you will have witnessed a…
• Third Test: Australia 179 v England• Pace bowler makes his mark again with six-wicket haulJofra Archer claimed a brilliant six-wicket haul at Headingley as England bundled Australia out for 179 on a rain-affected first day of the third Ashes Test. Re…
• Third Test: Australia 179 v England• Pace bowler makes his mark again with six-wicket haulJofra Archer claimed a brilliant six-wicket haul at Headingley as England bundled Australia out for 179 on a rain-affected first day of the third Ashes Test. Re…
Updates from the opening day of play at HeadingleyVic Marks: openers under scrutiny in third TestAny thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft 10.13am BST Ali Martin was within earshot of Joe Root when the England skipper talked up his side’s chances of exp…
English morale has been lifted by Jofra Archer’s Lord’s debut but it does not follow that it has dented Australia’sThere has been a distinctly upbeat tone in English cricket during the short leadup to the Headingley Test. For once, the local bowlers do…
The England captain expects his side to ‘go up another level’ in the third Ashes test at Headingley. Batsman Jason Roy has passed a concussion test after being struck during a nets session, but Australia are without their star man, Steve Smith. Th…
Jason Roy’s form has England pondering their order while Australia may juggle their bowlers again at HeadingleyAct III may bring some new protagonists. There are a few batsmen out there whose contributions so far have been akin to that of the second gr…
•The 29-year-old was struck in nets before third Test•A follow-up check on the eve of the Test still neededEngland batsman Jason Roy has passed a concussion test after being hit in the nets before the third Ashes contest at Headingley.The 29-year-old w…
• Seamer bowls two spells for Lancashire second XI• Anderson returns to Old Trafford for recovery sessionJimmy Anderson bowled nine overs and took two wickets for Lancashire’s second team when he began his Ashes comeback attempt on Tuesday.The England …
• Surrey man has struggled as opener in Ashes series• ‘He’s doing a job for the team at the moment’Trevor Bayliss is not known to be an Eric Morecambe fan but when asked about England’s lineup for the third Ashes Test, the coach essentially claimed the…
England coach Trevor Bayliss admitted that ‘it’s not going to get down to necessarily one player on either side’ as Steve Smith withdrew from the third Test of the Ashes. The Australian batsman has been in outstanding form throughout the series but has…
• Smith not fit to play after suffering concussion at Lord’s• Sports minister says booing of Smith is ‘distasteful’Steve Smith has been officially ruled out of Thursday’s third Ashes Test at Headingley following the delayed concussion inflicted by a Jo…
