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Steve Smith of Australia celebrate with the Urn after Australian drew the series to retain the Ashes during day four of the fifth Test against England at The Oval in London. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Smith fails for once but his name is writ large on Australia’s Ashes triumph

Day 4 of 5: England 294 (J Buttler 70, J Root 57, R Burns 47; M Marsh 5-46, P Cummins 3-84, J Hazlewood 2-76) & 329 (J Denly 94, B Stokes 67, J Bu(...)

England bowler Jofra Archer celebrates the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne of Australia during day two of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images
Jofra Archer’s six wickets put England on top despite Steve Smith’s resistance

Day 2 of 5: England 294 (J Buttler 70, J Root 57, R Burns 47; M Marsh 5-46, P Cummins 3-84, J Hazlewood 2-76) & 9-0 lead Australia 225 (S Smith 80(...)

England’s Jos Buttler plays a shot during play on the first day of the fifth Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
Root and Buttler half-centuries keep England’s head above water

Day one: England 271-8 (J Buttler 64no, J Root 57, R Burns 47; M Marsh 4-35, P Cummins, 2-73 J Hazlewood 2-76) v Australia. Two contrasting half-cent(...)

Australia batsman Steve Smith picks up some runs during day two of the fourth Ashes Test match against England at Old Trafford. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
Smith continues to punish England as double ton puts Australia in control

4th Test - Day 2 of 5: Australia 497-8 dec (S Smith 211, M Labuschagne 67, T Paine 58, M Starc 54no; S Broad 3-97, M Leach 2-83, C Overton 2-85) lead (...)

Steve Smith plays a shot on the first day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Old Trafford. Photograph: Getty Images
Steve Smith reminds Archer who the phenomenon is around here

At 11 minutes past four, as the first sozzled mid-afternoon cheer began to break around a wind-picked Old Trafford, Jofra Archer bowled a sharp, strai(...)

Australia batsman Travis Head falls after being struck by a yorker from England’s Ben Stokes during the first day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Smith, Labuschagne and the rain do their best to frustrate England

Day one: Australia 170-3 (M Labuschagne 67, S Smith 60no; S Broad 2-35) v England The Ashes do not have to be decided on a blissful summer’s day in f(...)

Joe Root finished the third day at Headingley on 75 not out. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty
England dare to dream after batsmen finally offer some resilience

Day three of Five: England 67 (J Hazlewood 5-30, P Cummins 3-23, J Pattinson 2-9) & 156-3 (J Root 75*, J Denly 50, J Hazelwood 2-35) trail Austral(...)

England captain Joe Root (centre) with Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad leave the field after day two of the third Ashes test against Australia at Headingley. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
England’s Ashes hopes fade as feeble batting display lets Australia turn screw

Day 2 of 5: Australia 179 (M Labuschagne 74, D Warner 61; J Archer 6-45, S Broad 2-32) & 171-6 (M Labuschagne 53no, M Wade 33; B Stokes 2-33, S Br(...)

Australia’s Steve Smith during the nets session at Headingley, Leeds on Tuesday. Photograph: PA
Steve Smith officially ruled out of third Ashes Test

Steve Smith has been officially ruled out of Thursday’s third Ashes Test at Headingley following the delayed concussion inflicted by a Jofra Archer sh(...)

All Blacks’ Sevu Reece celebrates his try with Beauden Barrett in the 2019 Investec Rugby Championship at Eden Park, Auckland on Saturday. Photograph: Marty Melville/Inpho/Photosport
Back in Black: New Zealand’s 36-0 win leaves Wallabies thunderstruck

The Rugby Championship crown may have rested uneasily on their heads, but the Bledisloe Cup still sits snugly in place. Steve Hansen has always mainta(...)

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