England, despite playing an injury-hit Australia, could not contain them, especially Travis Head who is the highest run-getter in the series - 379 in six innings at an average of 63 with two tons already.

Ashes 2025-26: Broad still hung up on 'current Australia team being worst in 15 years' despite England's loss

Playing at the Adelaide Oval, Australia need four more wickets on Day 5 of the Test to win the Ashes 3-0 with two matches to go. At Stumps on Day 4, England closed at 207/6, needing 228 more runs to win. 

Australia edge closer to retaining Ashes as England survive Day 4 after Zak Crawley's resistance

Playing at the Adelaide Oval, Australia’s Travis Head smashed a brilliant unbeaten 142 at Stumps on Day 3, meaning the hosts now lead by 356 runs in the second innings as the Aussies closed at 271/4. 

Ashes: Travis Head leads Australia into pole position as England fight to save Adelaide Test

Playing in the morning session of Day 3, on the first ball of the 85th over, Stokes was castled by Starc, after the English batter was seen jumping and leaving the field in frustration.

Watch: Angry Ben Stokes jumps in frustration as Mitchell Starc castles English batter

From Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Starc here is a look at five active bowlers with most Test wickets. The prestigious list also features the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Kagiso Rabada and Pat Cummins as Lyon surpassed Glenn McGrath in the Adelaide Test of the Ashes.

From Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Starc, 5 active bowlers with most Test wickets

Playing in the third Test, having already lost the opening two matches of the Ashes, England were reduced to 213/8 at Stumps on Day 2 and now fight for survival. 

Ashes 2025-26: Snicko errors take spotlight as England fight for survival in Adelaide Test

While ICC had to reinstate one of England’s reviews for technology failure earlier on Thursday, another key decision followed when Jamie Smith was adjudged out despite a clear gap between bat and ball. 

Watch: Controversial snicko leads to another error in Ashes, Jamie Smith given out despite lack of evidence

Playing at the Adelaide Oval, England batter Joe Root had another torrid outing against Pat Cummins, falling prey to the speedster for a record 12th time. 

Ashes: Pat Cummins sends Joe Root packing in Adelaide Test, dismisses English batter for record 12th time

Playing against England in the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval, Nathan Lyon surpassed Glenn McGrath with his wicket numbers 563 and 564 in the same over of his spell in the opening session of Day 2.

Ashes: Nathan Lyon surpasses Glenn McGrath for most Test wickets, goes second behind Shane Warne on Aussie chart

Alex Carey, who came into bat at six, slammed his latest ton to help the hosts recover after a poor start to their innings. 

Ashes: Carey, Khawaja shine as Australia recover after poor start on Day 1 of Adelaide Test

Scheduled to start on Wednesday (Dec 17), the third Ashes Test saw Steve Smith miss out due to the recurrence of inner ear issues. 

Ashes 2025-26: Here's why Australia's Steve Smith is not playing in the Adelaide Test

Australia have been convincing winners in the opening two Test matches of the Ashes as they look to seal the series in Adelaide. The hosts have a 100 percent record not just in the Ashes but also in the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, winning all five matches so far.

Ashes 2025-26: David Warner warns England ahead of third Test, asks visitors to be wary of Head, Khawaja

The reason can be categorieed as bizarre as England's philosophy of playing attacking cricket all the time, even when the situation demands a bit of patience. Only five England batters were able to cross 50-ball mark in both innings combined including Root and Stokes.

Ashes 2025-26: McCullum says England 'over prepared' after Brisbane Test loss

Joe Root has questioned whether the Ashes should include a pink-ball Test ahead of Thursday's day-night fixture in Brisbane. The first pink-ball Test was staged a decade ago and the format was initially devised to boost attendances. The second Test of the 2025-26 Ashes between Australia and England at the Gabba this week will be the 25th played with a pink ball and the fourth in an Ashes series, and tickets have sold out for the first three days.


Joe Root questions need for pink-ball Ashes test 

As revealed by media reports on Saturday (Nov 29), Mark Wood will miss the pink-ball Test in Gabba, which starts on Thursday, while Josh Tongue could be a like-for-like replacement. 

Ashes 2025-26: Mark Wood set to miss pink-ball Test in Gabba, Josh Tongue likely to feature - Report

Australia made light work of England in the opening Ashes Test as they wrapped up the affairs on Day 2 at the Optus Stadium. With bowlers dominating Day 1 of the Test with 19 wickets, it was the Mitchell Starc and Travis Head show that stole the spotlight.

Ashes: Michael Vaughan questions England's pink-ball Test preparations, says 'what harm is it playing...'

Had Day 3 been sold out, it would have set a new record for an Ashes Test at a non-Melbourne venue. CA are headed for an estimated loss of more than AU$3 million ($1.94 million) from ticket revenue for days three and four.

Ashes 2025-26: Brilliance on the field, but Cricket Australia to lose THIS whopping amount after two-day Test

With bowlers dominating Day 1 of the Test with 19 wickets, it was the Mitchell Starc and Travis Head show that stole the spotlight as Australia beat England by eight wickets.

Ashes 2025-26: Starc, Head wreak havoc as Australia wrap Perth opener on Day 2, take 1-0 lead

Despite being one of the best batters of all time and ranking second for most Test runs in the world after Sachin Tendulkar, Joe Root is yet to break his duck for a ton in the red-ball format Down Under. 

New Ashes, same old Joe Root! England batter falls for duck as lacklustre Down Under form continues to haunt

Having opted to bat first after winning the toss, England batter Zak Crawley was dismissed on the final ball of the opening over of the Ashes when the duck was yet to be broken on the scorecard.

Unbelievable! History scripted at Ashes as Australia-England openers register THIS unwanted feat

England dropped a heavy hint of their plans for the opening Test in Perth next week by selecting an all-pace attack, omitting spinner Shoaib Bashir.

Ashes 2025: Major blow to England as Mark Wood sent for scan after hamstring stiffness

All of England's pacers in the squad are able to clock in excess of 145 km/h mark and are spearheaded by Mark Wood and Jofra Archer. Both, Wood and Archer would be eager to make a mark early in the series as England aim to win first Ashes Down Under since 2011.

Ashes: Smith says England going 'wrong way' by choosing pace for Perth Test

Here is a look at five biggest win margins in Ashes history by runs only as England and Australia square off in the latest series starting from November 21. The biggest win in the history of the Ashes came in 1928 as England beat Australia. 

5 Biggest win margins in Ashes history (by runs only)

After the scans, Hazlewood was cleared to play in the first Tests as he only had some tightness in hamstring while Abbott has been withdrawn from the squad as after scans revealed moderate grade strain.

Hazlewood clear to play in Ashes opener after injury scare; reserve pacer Abbott out

ashes

Ashes, News on Ashes, stories on Ashes, articles on Ashes, Ashes stories at Wion, Ashes news, Ashes latest news

ashes

Ashes 2025-26: Broad still hung up on 'current Australia team being worst in 15 years' despite England's loss

Australia edge closer to retaining Ashes as England survive Day 4 in Adelaide

Ashes: Head leads Aussies into pole position as England face Adelaide heat

Watch: Angry Stokes jumps in frustration as Starc castles English batter

From Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Starc, 5 active bowlers with most Test wickets

Ashes: Snicko errors take spotlight as England fight for survival in Adelaide

Watch: England's Jamie Smith given out after yet another snicko error

Ashes: Pat Cummins sends Joe Root packing for record 12th time in Tests

Ashes: Lyon surpasses McGrath for most Test wickets, goes second behind Warne

Ashes: Carey, Khawaja shine as hosts recover after poor start on Day 1

Ashes: Here's why Australia's Steve Smith is not playing in the Adelaide Test

Ashes 2025-26: David Warner warns England ahead of third Test

Ashes: McCullum says England 'over prepared' after Brisbane Test loss

Joe Root questions need for pink-ball Ashes test

Ashes: Mark Wood set to miss Gabba Test, Josh Tongue likely to feature - Report

Ashes: Michael Vaughan questions England's pink-ball Test preparations

Ashes 2025-26: Cricket Australia to lose THIS whopping amount after two-day Test

Ashes 2025-26: Starc, Head wreak havoc as Australia wrap Perth opener on Day 2

New Ashes, same old Joe Root! England batter falls for duck in Perth opener

History scripted at Ashes as Aus-Eng openers register THIS unwanted feat

Ashes 2025: Major blow to ENG as Wood sent for scan after hamstring stiffness

Ashes: Smith says England going 'wrong way' by choosing pace for Perth Test

5 Biggest win margins in Ashes history (by runs only)

Hazlewood clear to play in Ashes opener after injury scare