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England captain Ben Stokes is proud of the way his players "held firm" to win the fourth Ashes Test after a wave of criticism in the build-up.

Captain Ben Stokes says there would be "hell on" if the Melbourne pitch upon which his England team beat Australia inside two days had been produced in another part of the world.

BBC Sport chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt reflects on the chaos of the Boxing Day Test, which England won inside two days.

Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matthew Page says he was in a “state of shock” during England’s two-day defeat of Australia in the Boxing Day Test.

On a day of batting collapses at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, England can at take least solace from the fact their bowling attack got their own lengths right.

England's Ashes tour teeters on another crisis as they are bowled out for 110 on an almost farcical first day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The pitch for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne has "done too much" and the result is in an "unfair" contest between bat and ball, says Michael Vaughan.

Australia will not play a spinner in the Boxing Day Test on a Melbourne pitch stand-in captain Steve Smith described as “quite furry, quite green”.

England must stir themselves and move on from investigations and social media videos if they want to avoid a potential 5-0 Ashes whitewash, writes chief cricket report Stephan Shemilt.

Indian teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes history as the youngest player to score a century in men's List A cricket.

England pace bowler Jofra Archer is ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series with a side strain, while England drop former vice-captain Ollie Pope for the fourth Test in Melbourne.

Ben Stokes said he is going through his "toughest time" as England captain, as the tourists' awful Ashes series is dogged by reports of excessive drinking.