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Australia are likely to be without Nathan Lyon for the rest of The Ashes, but their brutal attack in the second test at Lords's showed exactly why that shouldn't matter

Despite Ben Duckett's defiant, 62-ball half-century, following his 98 in the first dig, England need another 257 runs to take the chequered flag – and pigs might fly

England lost their final six wickets for just 46 runs on day three of the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Friday to hand Australia a huge advantage which they don't look like surrendering

England lost their last six wickets for just 46 runs on day three of the Lord's Ashes Test match to leave their hopes of retaining the urn already hanging by a thread

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

Michael Vaughan claimed England "clearly like losing" after they collapsed during the second Ashes Test, with Harry Brook coming in for particular criticism after playing a "shocking" shot

Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon suffered a calf injury during Thursday's afternoon session at Lord's and is a huge doubt for the rest of this year's Ashes series

Duckett fell agonisingly short of a ton on another gripping day of Ashes action as England closed on 278-4, 138 runs short of Australia's total

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

Crawley's selection should not be questioned; he bats for the team and felt the bowlers were tying England down and asserted his authority, setting the tone for the flow of runs that followed

England legend Ian Botham and former Australia captain Ian Chappell have been feuding for over 45 years and came face-to-face in a new documentary, with Chappell branding Botham a "coward" and the all-rounder calling his rival "sad and lonely"

It is the fifth annual Red for Ruth day, which sees Lord's cricket ground turn red to raise money for the Ruth Strauss Foundation which was launched by ex-England captain Sir Andrew Strauss following the tragic death of his wife

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler has been a regular for IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals since 2018 and they are planning to offer him a big money multi-year deal to represent all their franchises

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

The first day of the second Ashes Test belonged to Australia - and in particular Steve Smith - who prodded, pushed and extravagantly left his way to an unbeaten 85 not out

Gary Lineker asked if the Just Stop Oil protesters can bowl after three activists stormed on to the field of play at Lord's on day one of the Second Ashes Test

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen brutally criticised Ben Stokes' side for their display on day one of the second Ashes Test at Lord's, calling it "absolutely shambolic"

The first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's between England and Australia on Wednesday was disrupted after Just Stop Oil protesters ran onto the field of play

England are looking to level the Ashes after losing the first test but captain Ben Stokes has been warned about the backlash on Bazball if Australia claim victory at Lord's

England will be looking to make their mark on the Ashes after the Australians won the first test in the series

Famous cricket fanatic Stephen Fry is the current president of the MCC, but was accused of offensive behaviour for remarks allegedly made at one of their 2023 events

2005 Ashes heroes Kevin Pietersen and Steve Harmison have weighed in on Ben Stokes' controversial declaration in the first Ashes Test, which England lost by two wickets

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