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James Anderson has played Test matches on his home ground of Old Trafford before and boasts an impressive record, but he has never taken a five-wicket haul and will be looking to reach that elusive milestone in this week's Ashes Test

England have named their 14-man squad for the must-win fourth Ashes test at Old Trafford with seamer Ollie Robinson making progress from his back spasm and expected to be available for selection

England kept the Ashes series alive by beating Australia in the third Test at Headingley thanks to a number of strong contributions with both bat and ball

In another awkward showing of 'Bazball', England were indebted once more to their brilliant, belligerent captain, even as he hobbled on and off the field at Headingley

England are set to shake up their team ahead of this summer’s third Ashes Test at Headingley after a brutal injury blow to Ollie Pope, who will miss the remainder of the series

England will be aiming to find a foothold in the latest Ashes series in the next test at Headlingly and will be aiming for revenge following Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal

Joe Root has vowed England will throw everything at producing a stunning comeback to win the Ashes 3-2, having gone 2-0 down in the series

The third Ashes Test comes from Headingley with England needing a win to keep the series alive

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 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

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

Joe Root left his role as England's test cricket captain last year, with his tenure ending amid a poor run of results following the 2021/22 Ashes series in Australia, won 4-0 by Australia

Joe Root's superb century in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston was his 30th red-ball ton for his country, and elevated him back to No.1 in the world batting rankings

Ben Stokes spoke out after England's thrilling First Test defeat to Australia and the words were part of a familiar theme - but his mission to inspire remains flawed, with cricket still a closed shop

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

ANDY DUNN: England skipper Ben Stokes looked set to guide his side to a famous victory at Edgbaston before Aussie leader Cummins came to the fore

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

Usman Khawaja recorded an impressive century as Australia fought back on Day Two of the first Ashes test at Edgbaston after a strong morning from Ben Stokes' side

England bowler Stuart Broad warned Marnus Labuschagne back in April that he had been working on a new delivery specifically to target him and he promptly got the Australian out for a golden duck in the first Ashes Test

The former England captain hit an unbeaten 118 to carry England to 393-8 before Ben Stokes' declaration late in the day put Australia into bat for 20 minutes before Day Two

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

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