Jamie Smith's wicket, 10 minutes before lunch on the second day at the SCG, has come in for heavy criticism ...

GEORGE DOBELL AT THE SCG: Shoaib Bashir and Will Jacks are fighting over one spot in the XI for the fifth Test. But captain Ben Stokes accepts conditions are tricky to read ...

MELINDA FARRELL IN SYDNEY: The Australia batter will play his 88th Test and make his final outing for his country in the fifth Men's Ashes Test in Sydney ...

OSCAR RESS - INTERVIEW: The England mixed disability vice-captain reflects on a summer in which he inspired England to beat India and led Tridents to a record-breaking second Disability Premier League ...

The Cricketer rates the performances of both sets of players after the third Test between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval ...

HUW TURBERVILL: Two counties have told The Cricketer they are worried another heavy series defeat in Australia will precipitate a reduction in first-class counties ...

The 27-year-old is set to be available for the entirety of Worcestershire's Division Two campaign, following their relegation at the end of the summer ...

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GEORGE DOBELL explains why his Betfair Moment of the Day came before play on day one of the third Test in Adelaide The third Men's Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval was consumed by drama before a ball had ...

GEORGE DOBELL IN ADELAIDE: Ben Stokes has admitted he held "raw" conversations - both in groups and one-on-ones – over the last few days to make clear to his team what was expected of them over the ...

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: Eleven years after Warwickshire first played a T20 Blast match as Birmingham Bears, chief executive Stuart Cain explains why now was time to reverse a controversial decision ...