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Despite Ben Stokes' 155 innings, England lost by 43 runs at Lord's as day five of the second Ashes test become embroiled in drama after Jonny Bairstow's controversial run-out by Australia's Alex Carey

England endured a woeful third day in the second Ashes Test - but to lay the blame for the widening chasm developing between the teams solely at England’s feet would be to utterly ignore the steady competence of the Aussies

England will head into day three at Lord's trailing Australia by 138 runs with Ben Stokes and Harry Brook at the crease after another dramatic day of Test cricket at Lord's

England have been left frustrated by Australia, who racked up 339-5 on day one of the second Ashes Test after Ben Stokes' side failed to make the most of favourable bowling conditions

England and Australia's cricket teams both have Muslim players and staff as the rivals prepare to go head-to-head in the second Ashes test at Lord's on Wednesday

England's Ashes captain Ben Stokes has insisted cricket "needs to celebrate diversity" in a statement in the light of the ICEC report into discrimination in cricket

The Worcestershire seamer only made his England debut earlier this month, but after taking a five-wicket haul against Ireland, he now makes his Ashes bow in the second test vs Australia

Josh Tongue is the only change from the first test defeat, replacing Moeen Ali and giving England the kind of genuine pace option they missed during the nailbiter at Edgbaston

England legend Sir Andrew Strauss has hailed the 'Bazball' approach that Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have pioneered, admitting that he wishes his side had attempted to play in a similar fashion

ECB apologise for their failings and promise to take heed at this seminal moment for the game with a full response in three months

Like two dads at the side of a playground, Australia legends Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting have weighed in to defend their boys after Ollie Robinson's X-rated Usman Khawaja send off

On the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush ship arriving in London from Jamaica, Mirror Sport's chief cricket writer Dean Wilson looks at the lasting impact the Caribbean has had on the national pastime

England lost a nail-biting first Ashes test against Australia at Edgbaston, with Brendon McCullum fielding questions over his side's approach going into the Lord's meeting next week

England may have lost the first Ashes Test by two wickets, but Ben Stokes' side can certainly take some positives into the second Test at Lord's next week

England had seemed on course for victory on a thrilling final day but an excellent partnership of Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon saw Australia home with two wickets to spare

Stuart Broad removed the world's No.1 and No.2 batsmen for just 19 runs as the fourth day of the First Test edged towards its conclusion, giving England hope that they'll take the seven Aussie wickets before the Test kings claim another 174 runs

Weather played its part on Day Three of the First Test but Australia will be buoyed after bagging two early wickets as England look to set a competitive total

England declared on 393 on day one of the First Ashes Test as Joe Root smashes a ton with the hosts sticking to their Bazball principles leaving Australia to respond at Edgbaston

England take on Australia in the first test of the Ashes at Edgbaston, with the hosts riding a wave of momentum and positive feelings under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum's cricketing philosophy has bought a new dimension to the England team with the Kiwi coach citing his early message as a key moment in his tenure

In their own words, the coach and the players - including Ben Stokes and Joe Root - look back and explain exactly how Bazball stuck and has turned them into genuine world beaters

The 24-year-old is so full of confidence and belief after scoring four hundreds in his first seven Tests, that he is determined to attack the Aussie bowlers in the same way he has every other team he has faced so far

Stuart Broad's game temperament and hold over David Warner has given the England legend first dibs against Australia at Edgbaston

Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook and Joe Root all had Anderson lead their attacks as they won 48 out of the 116 matches he played under them

Moeen hasn't played Test cricket since 2021 and expects the Aussies to come after him once again when he bowls