After Australia and England played out the first two-day Ashes Test in 104 years, chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt looks at the reasons why and asks if the rest of the series could be played on fast forward. Read...

Age, form and a dodgy back are all conspiring against the 85-Test veteran. Retirement on his own terms might be the most palatable option. Read...

If ever there was a cricket test match for our times, the 141.1 overs of unadulterated madness from Perth might be it – an English capitulation for the TikTok generation. Read...

This was Test cricket for our times: just 141 overs of unadulterated madness that cost millions and captivated many more. Read...

Alex and Bruce Earle arrived in Perth on Saturday excited about their day at the cricket on Sunday. Travis Head had other ideas. Read...

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has rejected suggestions that Usman Khawaja’s pre-Ashes round of golf contributed to the back spasms that upended Australia’s batting order in both innings. Read...

Chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt marks the performances of the Australia and England teams after the first Test in Perth. Read...

After a bruising start to this Ashes series, the cult hero of Australian cricket hauled himself off the canvas on Saturday with a brilliant 11-ball burst that vindicated his quiet confidence he can be a force against “Bazball”. Read...

England took a 40-run first-innings lead after dismissing Australia for 132 early on the second morning of the Ashes cricket series Saturday. Read...

Details have been unveiled about how a new-look T20 franchise competition is planning to be run in New Zealand from next season. Read...