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England hopes of final Ashes win fading after Steve Smith hundred gives Australia commanding lead

England pushed towards defeat after punishing third day in Sydney

Evening Standard

Smith and Head hit centuries to help Australia grind England into the dust

Australian charity was in short supply in the middle with the hosts 518 for seven at stumps, 134 ahead, after the captain scored 129 not out

The Guardian - UK

Travis Head and Steve Smith hit hundreds as dominant Australia make England toil

Australia lead by 134 after day three

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Best behind Bradman: Smith goes No.2 in Ashes history

Steve Smith has gone past English legend Jack Hobbs for the second-most Ashes centuries and runs.

AAP

Photo finish looms for player of Ashes series

The race for Ashes player of the series honours is too close to call, according to Australian Test legend Mike Hussey.

AAP

Retiring Khawaja fails to fire in possible swansong

Subdued in batting and temperament, Usman Khawaja has come and gone from the Test crease for potentially the last time.

AAP

England 'mentally, physically' tired as Ashes nears end

England have endured a tough third day of the final Ashes Test, dropping catches and burning reviews in their attempts to contain Australia.

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Australia v England: fifth Ashes Test, day three – as it happened

Australia 518-7 at stumps with a lead of 134 runs on England’s first innings total after centuries from Head and Smith

The Guardian - AU

Head expects he'll keep opening after Ashes domination

Travis Head has indicated he'll keep opening for Australia, after he and Steve Smith's centuries put their side in charge of the final Ashes Test.

AAP

Ben Stokes unlikely to face reprimand for Ashes spat with Labuschagne

Ben Stokes is unlikely to face a reprimand for ‘inappropriate physical contact’ after a spat with Marnus Labuschagne

The Guardian - UK

Australia ignoring spin forgets that good bowlers are good bowlers

Why is a middling back-up seamer suddenly better than a quality spinner, whatever the conditions?

The Guardian - UK

Anatomy of an Ashes brain-fade: Jamie Smith and the shot heard around the world

England’s meek concession of the series is a waste of talent and Jamie Smith’s stroke sums up the structural failure

The Guardian - UK

Ashes: Joe Root's 160 puts England in charge before Travis Head hits back for Australia

England record their best total of the series, but it still may not be enough

Evening Standard

Root hits masterful century for England before Head leads Australia fightback

Joe Root’s 160 helped England to 384 but Travis Head responded with his own masterclass to lift Australia to 166 for two at the end of the second day of the fifth Ashes test

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The Independent UK

Joe Root’s 160 puts England in charge before Travis Head hits back for Australia

Root was a class above his team-mates as he converted his overnight 72 into an outstanding 160.

AAP

Selectors eye left-field World Cup approach for Cummins

Pat Cummins' management of stress injuries in his back could mean he misses the start of Australia's T20 World Cup campaign, with selectors playing a long game.

AAP

'Be patient': Khawaja's transition message to selectors

Usman Khawaja has warned Australia's next transition period in Test cricket won't be easy, but urged selectors to show some patience as new faces come in.

The Independent UK

Travis Head hopes Ashes rivals meet for post-series beer amid England drinking controversy

Head wants to revive a tradition that fell by the wayside after the 2023 series

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The Guardian - UK

The men’s Test cricket team of the year: from Travis Head to Jasprit Bumrah

Our selection panel’s votes have been counted to reveal the best men’s Test side from the last 12 months

The Guardian - AU

Travball emerges, athletics surges, Brisbane basks in success: Australia’s biggest sporting moments of 2025

An Ashes-defining intervention, an NRL showstopper, and new hope forced on the AFL are among our writers’ great moments in Australian sports this year

AAP

ICC makes judgment on MCG wicket after two-day Test

The MCG wicket has been deemed the worst for any Test worldwide in almost two years, as Australia coach Andrew McDonald urged curators to retain their autonomy.

AAP

Australia star Head not fazed on opening role future

Australia star Travis Head says he's not precious about continuing to open the batting beyond this Ashes and will bat wherever coaches tell him to.

AAP

Head a fair Weatherald friend

Jake Weatherald is one of several Australian batters under scrutiny following the Boxing Day Test defeat, but has support from opening partner Travis Head.

The Guardian - AU

MCG curator concedes pitch went ‘too far’ in favouring bowlers amid criticism over short Boxing Day Test

Matthew Page says he was in a ‘state of shock’ while watching the match unfold as England won a two-day Ashes Test in Melbourne

AAP

'State of shock': MCC backs curator after two-day Test

MCC boss Stuart Fox has staunchly defended chief curator Matt Page after a wild Boxing Day Test finished within two days.

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