The Ashes is one of cricket’s oldest contests, created after a mock newspaper obituary in 1882 and represented by a small urn. The rivalry between Australia and England has influenced Test cricket for ...

Rory Burns is bowled in 2021 and umpire Steve Bucknor signals Steve Harmison's wide in 2006 Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images; Jonathan Wood/Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp ...

England lost the first Ashes Test in extraordinary fashion. In the morning session of day two, the tourists led by almost 100 runs and had lost just one wicket of their second innings. But a collapse ...

Mitchell Starc is currently on a hot streak, having bagged Player-of-the-Match awards in three successive Tests, including two in the ongoing Ashes series. He has taken six-fors (or better) in each of ...