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

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 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.

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

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

England are 1-0 down in the Ashes series after a heavy defeat to Australia in the first Test in Perth - and they have plenty of questions to answer.

So it is vital to be fair. Sky Sports has set a very high bar for live cricket coverage, so its decision to withdraw from the race for overseas rights is a source of massive disappointment for those of us who paid our subscriptions mainly to watch England’s cricketers in action.

The dust is settling on the first Ashes Test in Perth in which England were beaten by Australia. At lunch on day two, the visitors looked to be in control of the Test. By the end of the day, it