Australia underlines its dominance to write its own Ashes story

A 4-1 scoreline can leave no doubt, this has been an Ashes summer of dominance for a resilient Australian side and a tour of errors and mismanagement for England.

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England's brightest hope and biggest blunder sets up Sydney finale

Jacob Bethell's brilliant maiden Test century sets up an intriguing finish in Sydney, but leaves everyone bemused as to where this precocious young player has been all summer.

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Smith treats Sydney to a Smudge Day, in all its weird and wonderful glory

Steve Smith was at his bizarre best on day three in Sydney, grinding England into the dust with his scintillating strokeplay and trademark oddness.

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Weary Australia eyes Ashes finish line as England senses opportunity

Only the rain could slow England's progress on day one in Sydney, as a weary Australia reflected its coach's claims the series really ended in Adelaide.

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Australia belted, England vindicated and Test cricket wounded in MCG farce

As England deservedly celebrates a long-awaited Test win in Australia, everyone else involved counts the cost of a farcical and damaging two-day disaster at the MCG.

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Cowardly English batting spares Australia's Boxing Day blushes

Australia's batting order is unsettled, unbalanced and out of form, but it matters little as England throws in the towel and considers the challenge of a Boxing Day Ashes Test all too hard.

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Australia defeats words with actions to complete rapid Ashes romp

In the pre-series furore, with England crowing and injury concerns mounting, Australia stayed quiet. Its response has been an emphatic and quite brilliant Ashes domination.

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England finally abandons Bazball but is still no match for Australia

England's belated abandonment of Bazball gives it temporary life, but reveals a painful truth — no version of this team is a match for the soon-to-be victorious Australians.

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Travis Head, the last of the larrikins, revels in his summer of love

Travis Head has become Australia's most beloved cricketer, and as another glorious Ashes century guided his team ever closer to the urn, he was eager to return the love.

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Snicko circus distracts as England slides towards Ashes oblivion

The circus comes to town in Adelaide with technological madness marring a second day which, more importantly, saw England wilt again and Australia tighten its grip on the Ashes.

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Alex Carey rescues Australia, delights Adelaide and elevates his status

Alex Carey looked to the heavens as his name rang out from the Adelaide Oval stands, his emotional century saving Australia's day one and furthering his push to one day stand among the great wicketkee...

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England has poked the bear. Australia is out for Ashes domination

The snarl on Steve Smith's face proves conclusively that Australia doesn't just want to beat the English in this Ashes series. It wants to break them.

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England on the Ashes brink as Australia shows everything Bazball lacks

Australia was patient, mature and ruthless on day three at the Gabba, widening the chasm between it and an England side now set for its day of reckoning.

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Australia delights in a familiar tale of English woe at the Gabba

Australia took control of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba on a day that carried plenty of the hallmarks of failed English tours of yesteryear.

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Saved by Starc, Australia's selection gamble exposes its underbelly

A day of tough, fluctuating Test cricket kickstarts the Ashes series at last as Mitchell Starc and Joe Root carry their sides despite concerns about what lies beneath.

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Australia's Head explosion sums up and decides Perth's TikTok Test match

The innings of a lifetime from Travis Head may be the resounding memory from an often farcical first Test in Perth, won by Australia and lost by England in spectacular fashion.

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As Starc reached new heights, Australia copped an Ashes warning

Mitchell Starc's career-best day had Australia on track for a dream Ashes opening, only for England to offer back an ominous warning for the series ahead.

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A silly rivalry gets a silly game as Port claims last Gather Round laugh

The Port Adelaide-Hawthorn rivalry is very real, but also built on some rather odd foundations. In that sense, their Gather Round grand finale was more than fitting.

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Gather Round's Sicko Saturday treats Adelaide Oval to some gloriously bad football

As Brisbane and the Western Bulldogs played one of the games of the year in Norwood, Adelaide Oval was treated to a double header of gloriously bad football. This was Gather Round's first ever Sicko S...

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Older, wiser, better: Sidebottom's Pies are primed for another flag tilt

It is a compliment to say Steele Sidebottom plays like a 34-year-old, and his battle-hardened know-how proved influential in Collingwood's ominous victory over Sydney.

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As Adelaide welcomed the AFL to its party, Geelong ransacked the house

With the whole AFL watching, Adelaide had everything set up for its perfect Gather Round welcome, only for Geelong to stroll in, crash the party and ransack the house on the way out.

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The Gabba's long farewell will see Brisbane grow up, but lose some of itself

The Gabba has been left behind by Australia's other marquee stadiums, but is also a place where sporting magic happens, with memories that will survive the much-needed move to Victoria Park.

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The AFL is putting the accident on trial in the Jackson Archer case. Can it win?

Jackson Archer certainly did not mean to hurt Luke Cleary and may not have even meant to hit him, but in the AFL's battle against concussion it is a distinction that may not matter at the tribunal.

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The AFL, 'Vic bias' and the flawed logic behind Opening Round

The AFL's Opening Round is pitched as a way to celebrate and evolve a truly national competition, but there is really only one winner from this increasingly unpopular weekend — the AFL itself.

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The AFL braces for 2025, a season that could change the game forever

As a new footy season arrives, fresh with promise and hope for clubs and fans across the country, the AFL braces for a year set to be dominated by discussions of concussion, drugs and trade and free a...

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The hunted and hated Hawks are ready to take on the world

Hawthorn was one of the stories of 2024, winning admirers and driving opponents crazy in equal measure. Now in 2025, the Hawks have an oversized target on their backs.

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Harley 2.0: Can Reid handle a year under the AFL's biggest microscope?

Not even a mate's wedding can offer Harley Reid an escape from speculation about his future, as the AFL's most sought-after young player embarks upon a truly unique and highly challenging second seaso...

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The defining triumph of the Cummins era comes after one of the greatest Test series

A glorious Test series ends with a famous Australian victory, a new Tasmanian hero born and a summer-long triumph that stands as the most significant for Pat Cummins's champion team.

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Cancel your plans, Australia and India's grand finale is upon us already

After an endless bombardment of twists, highlights and high drama on day two in Sydney, all we know for sure is this incredible series between Australia and India will be decided in the next 24 hours.

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The greatest catch that never was can't stop Boland dominating day one

On a gorgeously green SCG wicket Scott Boland was the perfect man to wreak havoc, his brilliance only interrupted by some line-ball umpiring decisions sure to be debated for some time.

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