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Brisbane Times

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From a ‘seaming viper’ that got Travis Head, to the MCG’s two-day stinker: The best and worst of these Ashes

It was hardly a vintage series, but there was still much to celebrate – and plenty to poke fun at – over the past six weeks.

friday 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

From a ‘seaming viper’ that got Travis Head, to the MCG’s two-day stinker: The best and worst of these Ashes

It was hardly a vintage series, but there was still much to celebrate – and plenty to poke fun at – over the past six weeks.

friday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

From a ‘seaming viper’ that got Travis Head, to the MCG’s two-day stinker: The best and worst of these Ashes

It was hardly a vintage series, but there was still much to celebrate – and plenty to poke fun at – over the past six weeks.

friday 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

From a ‘seaming viper’ that got Travis Head, to the MCG’s two-day stinker: The best and worst of these Ashes

It was hardly a vintage series, but there was still much to celebrate – and plenty to poke fun at – over the past six weeks.

friday 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

England never recovered from Perth, and neither did this Ashes series

It’s been a dizzying series in many ways, comprising some moments of champagne cricket but many more of poor stuff that spoke to England’s...

08.01.2026 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

England never recovered from Perth, and neither did this Ashes series

It’s been a dizzying series in many ways, comprising some moments of champagne cricket but many more of poor stuff that spoke to England’s...

08.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

England never recovered from Perth, and neither did this Ashes series

It’s been a dizzying series in many ways, comprising some moments of champagne cricket but many more of poor stuff that spoke to England’s...

08.01.2026 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

England never recovered from Perth, and neither did this Ashes series

It’s been a dizzying series in many ways, comprising some moments of champagne cricket but many more of poor stuff that spoke to England’s...

08.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Webster saves the day, but Australia reject spin at their peril

Australia are not only reluctant to pick a full-time spin bowler, they are also reluctant to use the spin options they do have until pace is...

07.01.2026 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Webster saves the day, but Australia reject spin at their peril

Australia are not only reluctant to pick a full-time spin bowler, they are also reluctant to use the spin options they do have until pace is...

07.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Webster saves the day, but Australia reject spin at their peril

Australia are not only reluctant to pick a full-time spin bowler, they are also reluctant to use the spin options they do have until pace is...

07.01.2026 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Webster saves the day, but Australia reject spin at their peril

Australia are not only reluctant to pick a full-time spin bowler, they are also reluctant to use the spin options they do have until pace is...

07.01.2026 8

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Ruthless Smith shuts the door on England, and retirement

Steve Smith had plenty of reasons to want to shut the door on England at the SCG. A 3-2 Ashes series result would be a travesty to rank with some of...

06.01.2026 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Ruthless Smith shuts the door on England, and retirement

Steve Smith had plenty of reasons to want to shut the door on England at the SCG. A 3-2 Ashes series result would be a travesty to rank with some of...

06.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Ruthless Smith shuts the door on England, and retirement

Steve Smith had plenty of reasons to want to shut the door on England at the SCG. A 3-2 Ashes series result would be a travesty to rank with some of...

06.01.2026 60

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Ruthless Smith shuts the door on England, and retirement

Steve Smith had plenty of reasons to want to shut the door on England at the SCG. A 3-2 Ashes series result would be a travesty to rank with some of...

06.01.2026 5

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Head-scratcher: Should Australia persist with Jake Weatherald?

Travis Head rates him and the opening stands have been solid. But Jake Weatherald has left the door open for Australia’s selectors to look elsewhere.

05.01.2026 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Head-scratcher: Should Australia persist with Jake Weatherald?

Travis Head rates him and the opening stands have been solid. But Jake Weatherald has left the door open for Australia’s selectors to look elsewhere.

05.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Head-scratcher: Should Australia persist with Jake Weatherald?

Travis Head rates him and the opening stands have been solid. But Jake Weatherald has left the door open for Australia’s selectors to look elsewhere.

05.01.2026 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Head-scratcher: Should Australia persist with Jake Weatherald?

Travis Head rates him and the opening stands have been solid. But Jake Weatherald has left the door open for Australia’s selectors to look elsewhere.

05.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes

Australian cricket is thumbing its nose at Sir Donald Bradman and many others who believe that cricket is about more than the seaming ball.

04.01.2026 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes

Australian cricket is thumbing its nose at Sir Donald Bradman and many others who believe that cricket is about more than the seaming ball.

04.01.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes

Australian cricket is thumbing its nose at Sir Donald Bradman and many others who believe that cricket is about more than the seaming ball.

04.01.2026 20

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes

Australian cricket is thumbing its nose at Sir Donald Bradman and many others who believe that cricket is about more than the seaming ball.

04.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

It’s nearly 50 years since the last thrilling Ashes series Down Under. England need help

These Ashes have proven the folly of so much pre-series hype. England need help to break a cycle of uncompetitive bouts in Australia.

03.01.2026 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

It’s nearly 50 years since the last thrilling Ashes series Down Under. England need help

These Ashes have proven the folly of so much pre-series hype. England need help to break a cycle of uncompetitive bouts in Australia.

03.01.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

It’s nearly 50 years since the last thrilling Ashes series Down Under. England need help

These Ashes have proven the folly of so much pre-series hype. England need help to break a cycle of uncompetitive bouts in Australia.

03.01.2026 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

It’s nearly 50 years since the last thrilling Ashes series Down Under. England need help

These Ashes have proven the folly of so much pre-series hype. England need help to break a cycle of uncompetitive bouts in Australia.

03.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

England won a game of cricket at the MCG, but this was no Test match

This match and this pitch cannot be representative of Test matches; if it is, then cricket’s grandest form will be in trouble.

27.12.2025 40

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

England won a game of cricket at the MCG, but this was no Test match

This match and this pitch cannot be representative of Test matches; if it is, then cricket’s grandest form will be in trouble.

27.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

England won a game of cricket at the MCG, but this was no Test match

This match and this pitch cannot be representative of Test matches; if it is, then cricket’s grandest form will be in trouble.

27.12.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

England won a game of cricket at the MCG, but this was no Test match

This match and this pitch cannot be representative of Test matches; if it is, then cricket’s grandest form will be in trouble.

27.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Order an Uber: As Boxing Days go, this one was borderline ridiculous

With the urn’s fate already decided and 20 wickets falling in the space of 75.1 overs, it may be worth arranging transport home after day two.

26.12.2025 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Order an Uber: As Boxing Days go this one was borderline ridiculous

With the urn’s fate already decided and 20 wickets falling in the space of 75.1 overs, it may be worth arranging transport home after day two.

26.12.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Order an Uber: As Boxing Days go this one was borderline ridiculous

With the urn’s fate already decided and 20 wickets falling in the space of 75.1 overs, it may be worth arranging transport home after day two.

26.12.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Order an Uber: As Boxing Days go this one was borderline ridiculous

With the urn’s fate already decided and 20 wickets falling in the space of 75.1 overs, it may be worth arranging transport home after day two.

26.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

England called this Ashes ‘Everest’. Perhaps that’s why they never got out of base camp

Initially, it seemed that England were emphasising the joy in the journey rather than hyper-focusing on the Ashes. But the old hyper-focus returned...

22.12.2025 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

England called this Ashes ‘Everest’. Perhaps that’s why they never got out of base camp

Initially, it seemed that England were emphasising the joy in the journey rather than hyper-focusing on the Ashes. But the old hyper-focus returned...

22.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

England called this Ashes ‘Everest’. Perhaps that’s why they never got out of base camp

Initially, it seemed that England were emphasising the joy in the journey rather than hyper-focusing on the Ashes. But the old hyper-focus returned...

22.12.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

England called this Ashes ‘Everest’. Perhaps that’s why they never got out of base camp

Initially, it seemed that England were emphasising the joy in the journey rather than hyper-focusing on the Ashes. But the old hyper-focus returned...

22.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have...

21.12.2025 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have...

21.12.2025 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have...

21.12.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have...

21.12.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Travis Head’s Christmas party buries England’s Ashes tour

This Ashes series has never been the contest England built it up to be. More than anyone in the Australian batting line-up, it has been Travis Head...

19.12.2025 10

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Travis Head’s Christmas party buries England’s Ashes tour

This Ashes series has never been the contest England built it up to be. More than anyone in the Australian batting line-up, it has been Travis Head...

19.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

Travis Head’s Christmas party buries England’s Ashes tour

This Ashes series has never been the contest England built it up to be. More than anyone in the Australian batting line-up, it has been Travis Head...

19.12.2025 10

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Travis Head’s Christmas party buries England’s Ashes tour

This Ashes series has never been the contest England built it up to be. More than anyone in the Australian batting line-up, it has been Travis Head...

19.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

Forget about ‘Bazball’, bad Ashes prep and DRS. England simply aren’t good enough

Australia have fielded 14 men who can genuinely call themselves Test cricketers. To paraphrase Ben Stokes, the same cannot be said for the opposition.

18.12.2025 8

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

Forget about ‘Bazball’, bad Ashes prep and DRS. England simply aren’t good enough

Australia have fielded 14 men who can genuinely call themselves Test cricketers. To paraphrase Ben Stokes, the same cannot be said for the opposition.

18.12.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig