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GEORGIE PARKER: This grand final is another chapter in the fierce battle between these titanic heavyweights and its the best thing that could be happening for the sport.

The English great gave as good as he got on The Front Bar as he lifted the lid on some of the most controversial Ashes moments he has been at the centre of, and how David Warner became his ‘bunny’.

Pat Cummins is set to be named in Australia’s squad for the second Test of the Ashes, giving Australia another huge boost after their series-opening win in Perth.

St Jean’s death came just three weeks after his five-year-old son won the Melbourne Cup.

He’s the man who England’s Bazball approach is named after, but Brendon McCullum is set to lose his job as coach if the Poms suffer a heavy series defeat, according to Aussie cricket great Ian Healy.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Ben Stokes, and England, need to get some runs on the board — and maybe a Test win — before sledging their own greats as their hubris was clearly their undoing in the first Test.

The Optus Stadium pitch played no part in Perth’s Test match lasting just two days, according to the ICC, with the deck given the highest-possible rating by the match referee.

‘If I hear it once more, I think I’ll throw something at the television.’

In 2030, Australia’s top athletes will travel to a historic Asian city to participate in a landmark edition of the Commonwealth Games.

One of Australia’s greatest Ashes foes has credited a stint he spent playing in the country as a teenager as hugely formative for the legendary career he would go on to forge.

Despite State of Origin’s return falling in the middle of the AFL’s pre-season, WA’s Tom Barrass has declared the Sandgropers will treat their clash with Victoria with total seriousness.

Under-fire veteran Usman Khawaja still has what it takes in the Ashes, according to the man most likely to benefit from his demise.

DANE ELDRIDGE: There is nothing a Kiwi hates more than admitting an Australian is right, but Brendon McCullum’s refusal to see the writing on the wall is beyond the pale.

England skipper Ben Stokes says his focus is purely on bouncing back in Brisbane as the tourists bade a sorry farewell to their disappointing time in Perth.

A fifth man has been charged over an alleged suspicious Brownlow Medal betting ring, which included a former AFL umpire who is facing additional charges.