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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

Australia legend Shane Warne brutally sledged England opener Andrew Strauss during the 2005 Ashes, calling him 'Darryl' after his bunny Darryl Cullinan and even branding him "f***ing s***"

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

England will take on Australia in the first men's Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Friday - with Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Jimmy Anderson, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith all set to star

The Ashes gets underway on Friday with the first Test at Edgbaston, as England look to regain the urn by beating Australia in a series for the first time since 2015

The Ashes is one of the greatest rivalries in the history of sport and it has seen plenty of scandals over the years, from Kevin Pietersen's controversial sacking to David Warner punching Joe Root in a Birmingham nightclub

Australia have won the World Test Championship, with Steve Smith and Travis Head both scoring hundreds as they beat India by 209 runs in the final at the Oval

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting can't wait for the Ashes to start with English conditions and the success of 'Bazball' set to have a huge say in the destination of the urn

Marnus Labuschagne had a sudden wake up call after nodding off on the balcony during the World Test Championship final clash between Australia and India at The Oval

The top two teams in test cricket are facing off at the Oval this week

Just Stop Oil protestors have already disrupted the Premiership final and the World Snooker Championship - and the ICC are taking extra steps to avoid problems at The Oval

The England men's and women's sides will both take on Australia for the Ashes this summer –and Ben Stokes and Heather Knight are calling on the nation for their support

England have suffered a huge blow ahead of the Ashes after spinner Jack Leach picked up a back injury which has ruled him out of the entire series

England face Ireland in their first Test of the summer, and captain Ben Stokes insists his knee issues are behind him and that he's ready to tear into Australia when the Ashes rolls around later this month

England face Australia next month in the Ashes series with captain Ben Stokes implementing an aggressive style of cricket, while Jimmy Anderson admits the pre-match trash talk is adding "extra spice" to the showdown

Steve Smith has been keen to remind people that Jofra Archer never dismissed him when they last met in the Ashes after the England bowler was ruled out of this summer's series

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Root believes in-depth conversations with Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara about Test cricket have been a bonus during his time at the Rajasthan Royals

Australia captain Pat Cummins has spoken candidly about the death of his mother Maria in an interview with former footballer Rio Ferdinand after she passed away in March

England are hoping to win the Ashes for the first time since 2015 this summer, having enjoyed great success playing 'Bazball' under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes

England have won just two of their last 16 Tests against rivals Australia - but legendary bowler Stuart Broad isn't too concerned about his country's recent record

Ben Duckett is looking forward to testing England's 'Bazball' approach against Australia in the Ashes, having impressed at the top of the order since earning a recall

Ben Stokes has vowed not to change his attacking approach to captaincy when England take on Australia in a highly-anticipated Ashes series later this year

Golfer Ryan Fox is using Australian cricket great Shane Warne, who famously got a hole-in-one at Augusta, as a source of inspiration ahead of his maiden Masters appearance

England's new approach has so far worked against India and Pakistan and four-time Ashes winner Cook sees no reason why it can't rip apart the Aussies

Fellow Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has revealed he and Shane Warne rarely spoke about cricket and instead shared tips about the best places to go for a drink while on tour