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Ben Stokes: "I think 2-2 is genuinely a fair reflection"

SHUBI ARUN AT THE KIA OVAL: The England men's Test captain hails the manner in which his side stuck to their aggressive philosophy throughout the summer, particularly this week in south London as Pat Cummins' side were denied a series win

Stuart Broad, the man who writes his own scripts, says goodbye as only he can

SHUBI ARUN AT THE KIA OVAL: Being able to go out on your own terms is a privilege. To be able to do it in style is a miracle. Broad took one look at the high stumps of sporting farewells and switched the bails around

Marcus Trescothick pines for one final Stuart Broad "fairytale"

SHUBI ARUN AT THE KIA OVAL: England were surprisingly flat on the fourth day as Australia's opening pair mounted the beginnings of an epic run-chase; it would supremely Broadian, though, were the retiring fast bowler to have the last laugh

"Quite simply one of England’s all-time greats" - Cricket pays tribute to Stuart Broad

SHUBI ARUN: Ex-England captains Sir Alastair Cook, Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain lead the praise of the 37-year-old seamer, who will call time on his cricket career at the end of the fifth Ashes Test at the Kia Oval

England find stability in opening pair but Ben Duckett's predictability remains a concern

SHUBI ARUN AT THE KIA OVAL: Duckett finishes the series with 321 runs at an average of 35. They are middling figures but to understand their true value, they need to be imbued by context

Lord's incident has undeniably taken its toll on Alex Carey

SHUBI ARUN AT THE KIA OVAL: It's been a torrid series with the bat for Carey, who has scored 172 runs at an average of 21.50 with just one score above 50. Tellingly, 129 of those came before the 52nd over of England's second innings at Lord's

Harry Brook has personified England's Ashes trajectory... is he their player of the series?

SHUBI ARUN AT THE KIA OVAL: The 24-year-old is the fourth-highest scorer in the series and played that crucial knock at Headingley. The numbers aren't enough in themselves but his performances have been reflective of the hosts as a whole

Plenty to play for at The Oval but fifth Ashes Test missing that little bit of magic

SHUBI ARUN AT THE OVAL: With no confetti and champagne waiting for them on the other side, the fifth Test will tell us just how much entertaining crowds drives this England side

Pat Cummins unfazed by Headingley defeat: We'll brush this one off

SHUBI ARUN AT HEADINGLEY: England won by three wickets in Leeds to keep the Ashes alive but Australia will not panic following the defeat, instead taking a "deep breath" before preparing for the fourth Test with a full squad available

Free-spirited Mark Wood has Headingley dancing to his tune

SHUBI ARUN AT HEADINGLEY: In every successful, high pressure run chase, there's always one moment which you can look back on and identify as the time the pendulum swung for the last time. Wood provided that moment

PLAYER RATINGS: Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Harry Brook keep Ashes alive

England defeated Australia by three wickets to pick up their first win of the 2023 Ashes. The Cricketer rates the players' individual performances at Headingley out of 10...

Travis Head: I wasn't surprised by England's short-ball plan

SHUBI ARUN AT HEADINGLEY: Not once did he flinch in the face of the barrage of short balls directed to him. On the contrary, he took them on and finished as Australia's top scorer with a battling 77, featuring seven fours and three sixes

In Mark Wood, England may have found the antidote for Australia's tricky tail

SUHBI ARUN AT HEADINGLEY: Wood was expensive at times but he also played a sizeable role in keeping the Australian total down. Five of his seven wickets in the Test were off the tail. This isn't a put-down by any means. In fact, it's the opposite

Andrew McDonald: "When Ben Stokes is there, you're never in total control"

SHUBI ARUN AT HEADINGLEY: The Australia head coach had sympathy for Todd Murphy, who dismissed the England skipper but not before shipping five sixes in his 7.3 overs on his Ashes debut

Managing the non-striker and ruthless aggression... breaking down The Stokes Rescue Act

SHUBI ARUN AT HEADINGLEY: The England Test captain hauled the hosts back into the third Test courtesy of a spectacular 80, ended eventually by Todd Murphy, as the crowd were treated to an innings comparable to the heroics of 2019

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