Ashes tour

News

ASHES TOUR NEWS

England captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. (AP photo)

Former England captains Atherton, Hussain & Boycott blast ECB over lack of Ashes accountability

March 25, 2026 11:47 pm

McCullum faced stern scrutiny over his position after a disastrous Ashes campaign in Australia.

New Zealand coach Brendon McCullum in picture. (FILE/Reuters)

Brendon McCullum set to remain England head coach after ECB Ashes review

March 22, 2026 10:51 am

McCullum faced stern scrutiny over his position after a disastrous Ashes campaign in which England lost 4–1 to Australia.

England head coach Brendon McCullum talks to the media after Australia won the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/James Elsby)

Brendon McCullum opens up on Harry Brook incident during NZ Tour as well England players drinking behaviour amid Ashes in Australia

March 06, 2026 7:16 pm

After reports of England white-ball captain Harry Brook being involved in a brawl with a nightclub bouncer prior to an ODI in New Zealand, ECB had fined Brook

'If you're trying to perform at the highest level, then drinking is a bigger issue…': Moeen Ali on drinking incidents in cricket

January 28, 2026 6:37 pm

During this year’s Ashes, there were multiple reports of England players overindulging in alcohol during the break between the second and third Tests.

‘Clocked’ by a nightclub bouncer and having to apologise for it – Harry Brook’s embarrassment is complete

January 21, 2026 5:49 pm

England batsman sorry for altercation on the night before an ODI, admits ‘I’d had one too many drinks’

Former Australian cricketer David Boon during the interview with BackChat Sports Show. (Screengrab via YouTube/BackChat Sports Show)

Wild story of David Boon drinking 52 beers on a trip from Australia to England that puts England’s modern Ashes 'drinking crisis' in shade

January 16, 2026 7:12 pm

The Tasmanian with the glorious handlebar moustache scored 7422 runs for Australia in 107 Tests besides also racking up 5964 ODI runs in 181 games. But the one stat from his career that sticks out is the 52 beers that he reportedly chugged down on his way to England for the 1989 Ashes.

England's Harry Brook reacts during play on day two of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Sydney. (AP Photo)

'They're not party animals': Stuart Broad rubbishes claims about England’s 'drinking culture' after 1-4 Ashes drubbing

January 14, 2026 6:17 pm

Multiple England team members were spotted drinking on multiple days in Noosa during a break that the team took in the middle of the Ashes tour. Just before the Ashes, England’s limited-overs captain Harry Brook got into a fight with a bar bouncer.

Australia England Glenn McGrath Ashes 2027

‘That is their next goal and their Everest you could say..’: Glenn McGrath on Australia winning 2027 Ashes in England

January 09, 2026 9:04 pm

Australia have not won an Ashes in England since 2001 with the country winning seven Ashes series this century including the 4-1 Ashes win this week.

Ashes | ‘I sort of take offence to that, to be honest…’ England coach Brendon McCullum’s reply when asked to change by Nasser Hussain

January 09, 2026 8:40 pm

While England won 14 Tests out of the first 19 Tests under coach Brandon McCullum, the team has suffered 14 losses in their last 26 Tests in last two years with the England team losing the Ashes 1-4