Evergreen paceman Mitchell Starc insists age should not be considered a barrier for Australia's frontline attack ahead of the 2027 Ashes series in the United Kingdom.

Cricket legend Mike Hussey believes Travis Head can be Australia's next David Warner as calls increase for the left-hander to remain atop the batting order.

Benaud is one of the great figures of the Aussie and English game thanks to his skill as a player and commentator.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Harry Brook was involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer during England's recent tour of New Zealand, in their latest off-the-field misdemeanour.

There was a time, on a very flat track in Rawalpindi not so many winters back, when Harry Brook telegraphed the very distinct sense that he would become a tornado in Test cricket.

Steve Smith and Pat Cummins took to the temporary stage on Thursday afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground and beamed with delight.

Travis Head has dished up a brutal sledge to Jamie Smith after the England star's disappointing dismissal during England's first innings in Sydney.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Brendon McCullum has insisted he wants to carry on as England head coach after his side's chastening 4-1 Ashes defeat but has sent a warning.

Daily Mail Sport's LAWRENCE BOOTH was at all five Tests as England succumbed to another battering Down Under - here are his Ashes series player ratings.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Australia completed an action-packed five-wicket win on the final afternoon at the SCG to wrap up a well-deserved 4-1 series triumph.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: This was not England's worst Ashes tour among their many failures in Australia down the years. But it was arguably their most disappointing.