Carse hails Stokes as England seize opening-day momentum

Stokes racked up figures of 5/23 as England ended the first day with a lead of 49 runs in Perth, with the hosts...

Ben Stokes becomes fifth England skipper to take a fifer in Ashes

Stokes joins an elite group with former England skippers George Allen, John William Douglas, Frederick Brown, and...

Starc, Stokes deliver first Day-1 twin five-fors since 2005

Mitchell Starc and Ben Stokes produced historic spells on the opening day of the Ashes Test in Perth, becoming the...

Starc, Stokes star with ball on Day 1 of Ashes opener in Perth

Australia bowled England out for 172 thanks to Mitchell Starc's career-best 7/58, but their batting collapsed in...

Ashes 1st Test: Starc's 7-fer dismantles England, Archer strikes

At the end of second session, Australia was 15/1, with Steve Smith (7*) and Marnus Labuschagne (6*) unbeaten. They...

Ashes: Starc leads from front, England 4 down (Day 1, Lunch)

At the end of the first session, England was 105/4, with Harry Brook (28*) and Ben Stokes (4*) unbeaten.

Ashes 1st Test: Eng win toss, elect to bat first against Aus

This match kickstarts the Ashes mission for a 'Bazball '-charged English unit led by Stokes and coach Brendon...

"Returning to England being Ashes winners": Ben Stokes

England is set to lock horns with Australia on Friday in the series opener on Friday at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

England delays announcing final playing 11 ahead of Ashes opener

England have delayed naming their final playing 11 for the Ashes opener in Perth, keeping the decision on whether to...

Former Australia captain makes key predictions for upcoming Ashes

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has delivered his predictions on the upcoming Ashes series, offering his...

Stokes "desperate" to be amongst "lucky few captains" to have...

The series opener of the Ashes from Perth will kickstart a very special mission for Stokes. With England yet to win...

England Announce 12-Member Squad for Ashes Opener

The 12-member squad features speedster Mark Wood and off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. Veteran all-rounder Ben Stokes will...