All news on the topic: The Ashes

Confidence is running high in the England dressing room and veteran bowler Jimmy Anderson is feeling bold about his Ashes opposition this summer as the countdown heads into the final straight

Anderson confident his groin strain is nowhere near as severe as the calf injury he suffered in 2019 that curtailed his Ashes participation at the first hurdle

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

World Cup defence in October also in doubt after Archer is ruled out of entire summer with recurring elbow injury

Ollie Pope is named vice-captain but Jofra Archer will take no part in the Ashes after being ruled out for the rest of the summer with a stress fracture of his right elbow

England's bowling attack has suffered another injury setback, with James Anderson expected to miss out on some preparations for the Ashes due to a groin strain suffered playing for Lancashire

England's premier fast bowler James Anderson did not take the field for Lancashire against Somerset on day two at Old Trafford as a 'precaution' following a groin injury

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

Jonny Bairstow is stepping up his return to action since breaking his leg last year, claiming three catches on the first day of Yorkshire's clash with Glamorgan on Thursday

Smith will play three County Championship matches for Sussex starting at Worcestershire on Thursday as he aims to win Ashes in England for first time

Fellow fast bowler Saqib Mahmood reckons high demands on Jofra Archer's talents will need to be managed carefully if he is to have another huge year like he did in 2019

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

England bowler Chris Woakes is desperate to play another Ashes Test at his home ground Edgbaston after tasting defeat there in the drawn series in 2019

Jofra Archer has been dealing with a troublesome right elbow injury since 2021 and recently flew to Belgium to undergo another minor operation ahead of the Ashes

Jonny Bairstow returned to action, and to form, in his first game back for Yorkshire since he underwent surgery on a broken leg and dislocated ankle last October

It will be Duckett’s first Ashes series and with the Ireland Test set to be his first International match in England, it was handy that he managed to register one hundred at Lord’s on Thursday

England star Jonny Bairstow has revealed he should be back in action for Yorkshire next month ahead of the Ashes, but is unsure what role he will play against Australia

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

England have suffered an injury scare ahead of the Ashes, with fast bowler Jofra Archer experiencing discomfort in his right elbow during the IPL having twice had surgery on it in recent years

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

England captain Ben Stokes has been dealing with a knee injury that impacted his ability to bowl in the Test series against New Zealand and he has now given an update on his fitness before the Ashes

Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have guided England to ten wins in 12 Tests playing 'Bazball' and Australia star Mitchell Starc has been impressed by their transformation ahead of the Ashes

Ex-England captain Vaughan was cleared of using racist language earlier this week after stepping back from his role with the BBC following the allegations

He's defended the club's decision to sign the Australian with the Ashes approaching and insists his stint will do far more good for English cricket