Ben Stokes has dismissed reports of a rift with Brendon McCullum as a "massive overstatement." The England captain addressed the post-Ashes fallout and shared a key update on his fitness ahead of the summer series against New Zealand.

‘Massive Overstatement’: Ben Stokes rubbishes rumours of rift with coach McCullum

Barring a few things, all went wrong for England and Bazball in Australia this time as they conceded the away Ashes (1-4).

‘Underprepared, cafe outings after Perth loss, disobeying captain Stokes’ - ENG's shock Ashes details revealed

The Ashes 2025-26 is over, and Australia emerged as the winners with a 4-1 scoreline in their favour. Let’s take a look at the top five highest run-scorers in the series, with two Englishmen in the top three.

Meet 5 batters with most runs in Ashes 2025-26

Khawaja scored just six on his final appearance for Australia, with the hosts walking off with a win in the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, winning the series 4-1.

‘Grateful for one last win,’ Emotional Khawaja bows out with Ashes victory in final appearance

Travis Head (579 runs in Ashes 2025/26) is now one of four openers with 500+ runs in one Ashes series 2000. The other three batters are Alastair Cook (766 in 2010/11), Michael Vaughan (633 in 2002/03), and David Warner (523 in 2013/14).

Travis Head joins list of openers with 500-plus runs in one Ashes series since 2000. Only three more batters are in list

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‘Massive Overstatement’: Ben Stokes rubbishes rumours of rift with coach McCullum

SHOCK Ashes details revealed - 'ENG was underprepared; players disobeyed Stokes'

Meet 5 batters with most runs in Ashes 2025-26

‘Grateful for one last win,’ Emotional Khawaja bows out with Ashes victory

Head is now one of four openers with 500+ runs in one Ashes series since 2000