England snub pink ball warm-up despite 12 days between Ashes Tests

England have declined the opportunity to give their misfiring batsmen extra time at the crease before the second Ashes Test in favour of bunkering down to build “connectivity and camaraderie”.

Ashes: England decide against playing pink-ball warm-up game despite a hammering in Perth Test

England lost the first Ashes Test in Perth within just two days and they have now denied playing a warm-up game with a pink ball ahead of the day-night Test in Brisbane. The visitors will only send three unused players from the first Test to play the warm-up clash in Canberra.

The England fans who made an 18,000-mile round trip for 12 hours of Ashes cricket: ‘Everyone’s so deflated’

The shortest Ashes Test in 104 years left travelling England fans anguished at their team's attitude and had implications, too, for Perth

Mark Wood: Raw Emotion Inside England Dressing-Room After Losing Ashes First Test

England’s front man Mark Wood sits down with Broady to reflect on the Perth carnage. Woody takes you inside the England dressing room straight after Travis Head’s heroics. He shares the raw disappointment the team felt and plans to turn it around between now and the second Test in Brisbane.

The Ashes: Australia coach playing waiting game on Pat Cummins for second Test vs England - and will Travis Head open again?

Pat Cummins half a chance to be fit for day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane from December 4 after sitting out two-day win over England in Perth with back issue; Australia have won 13 of 14 pink-ball Tests,

Ben Stokes shines with five-wicket haul as England gains first-innings advantage in Ashes opener

Ben Stokes has given England a first-innings advantage in the opening Ashes test against Australia. Stokes won the toss Friday but England was skittled for 172 as Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc took a career-best 7-58.

England's Starters In Perth Ashes Test Opt Out Of Pink-Ball Preparations In Lions' Fixture At Canberra

England face criticism for skipping pink-ball prep in Canberra after a humiliating Perth loss. Only Bethell, Potts, and Tongue have been named for the Lions squad, while ENG's Ashes XI head to Brisbane.

Nasser Hussain: How England can save the Ashes

England need to look at themselves and work out why their batters played the shots they did in that miserable second innings capitulation

Travis Head's century leads Australia to an 8-wicket victory over England in Ashes series opener

Travis Head has dominated England's pace bowlers with a stunning century to guide Australia to an eight-wicket win with three days to spare in the Ashes series opener.

The Ashes: England's senior players to skip day-night tour match ahead of second Test despite two-day thrashing in Perth

Jacob Bethell, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue will join the England Lions for their two-day fixture against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI; None of the starting XI from Englands historic two-day th

Australia legend questions ‘mental toughness’ of England players after Ashes collapse

The tourists collapsed to a famous Ashes defeat in the first Test in Perth on Saturday, with a 69-ball century from Travis Head and a catastrophic afternoon batting session – in which England lost four wickets for just 11 runs – helping Australia complete a remarkable turnaround inside two days.
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