Jamie Hall

How England arrived at the Ashes with a bowling attack filled with pace and built with the clear aim of winning in Australia.

Teenage all-rounder Archie Vaughan signs a new deal with Somerset that keeps him at the club until the end of the 2028 season.

Fast bowler Scott Boland identifies Joe Root as the England player Australia need to keep quiet in the Ashes series.

England will beat Australia "quite comfortably" in the Ashes if captain Ben Stokes is fit enough to play all five Tests, says ex-batter Mark Ramprakash.

Ollie Pope says he respects England’s decision to replace him with Harry Brook as vice-captain for the Ashes series.

England fast bowler Mark Wood is cleared of any concerns over his left hamstring following a scan in Perth.

Josh Hazlewood is ruled out of the first Ashes Test, leaving Australia's pace bowling seriously depleted for the series opener in Perth.

The Ashes returns on 21 November and to get you in the mood we thought we'd Test your knowledge with a quiz on the top men's wicket takers since 2005.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, hits a stunning 144 off 42 balls for India A in an Asia Cup Rising Stars T20 match against the United Arab Emirates.

Australia are favourites to win the Ashes despite having their "weakest" team in 15 years, says England great Sir James Anderson.

Bangladesh are on the cusp of a First-Test win over Ireland as they lead by 215 runs after day three of the contest in Sylhet.

The Ashes returns on 21 November and to mark it why not have a go at testing your cricket knowledge?