Cricket

LISA STHALEKAR: England has made a complete mess of this Ashes tour and claiming they trained too hard is utter nonsense

England’s hopes of winning the Ashes have taken another devastating blow with a star fast bowler ruled out of the series.

Australia are considering recalling Usman Khawaja for the third Ashes Test, says coach Andrew McDonald.

The rising star will have some extra duties this summer as he details what effect watching England’s reckless batting fiasco has had on how he plans to chart his path back into the Australian Test team.

Josh Hazlewood won’t play a part in The Ashes, with the pace star officially ruled out for the remainder of the series.

West Australian legend Mitch Marsh has retired from Sheffield Shield cricket to focus on his commitments as the nation’s Twenty20 captain.

JUSTIN LANGER: There was a lot not to like about England’s woeful effort in Brisbane, but this is what would have terrified me the most as a coach if I was in charge.

Australia will be in for a selection dilemma if Usman Khawaja recovers from his back injury in time for the third Ashes Test, but with a 2-0 lead the writing is clearly on the wall according to one Aussie star.

GEORGIE PARKER: In a sporting world where everything is spun to suit a palatable narrative, the veteran’s raw honesty was refreshing.

Just days after admitting he was ‘filthy’ at being dropped, the axed Aussie veteran showed his true colours.

An England great has unleashed after the side’s Second Test defeat, pulling no punches in a scathing review of a team “up their own backsides”.

Steve Smith has fired off an epic sledge as he maintained his dominance over English firebrand Jofra Archer before sending Australia 2-0 up in the Ashes.

‘Absolute garbage. Someone needs to tell him this isn’t a holiday.’

Ben Stokes says there is no place for weak-minded Bazball players in his dressing room as he laid down the law about what he expects after another loss.

It will go down as one of the highlight moments of The Ashes: A Steve Smith stunner that set Australia on the path of victory on Day 4. Watch it again and again here!