Australia win first Ashes test against England
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Ben Stokes and his England lineup won that test at The Oval in South London but it wasn’t enough to reclaim the Ashes from the Aussies, who won the first two tests and drew the fourth in a five-match series to retain the old urn.
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The opening day of the 2025/26 Ashes didn’t disappoint as 19 wickets fell on a record-breaking day. Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat with England making it to 172 all out. But in
What a day. There is nothing like Ashes cricket. Test cricket is great, but no other series feels like this. It felt like a huge event, with so many travelling England fans and amazing home support too.
BRUISED, battered, covered in strapping and needing medical treatment, Australia’s batsmen must have felt they entered a war zone. Ben Stokes seized the most wickets as the Ashes began but it was