The Ashes Series 2023: News Headlines

Sri Lanka announce Kirsten as new head coach
Sri Lanka announce Kirsten as new head coach
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:26:15 GMT

Sri Lanka name former South Africa batter Gary Kirsten as their new head coach.

India triumphant again - do the rest have any hope of catching them?
India triumphant again - do the rest have any hope of catching them?
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:53:58 GMT

India's dominant T20 World Cup title win - their third white-ball trophy in a row - shows the other nations need to catch up, writes Matthew Henry.

Sold to the highest bidder: Anxieties in new Hundred era
Sold to the highest bidder: Anxieties in new Hundred era
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:12:38 GMT

Seam bowler Grace Ballinger on the new-look player auction for The Hundred and what it feels to be a part of it.

The nearly forgotten cricketer who became India's hero
The nearly forgotten cricketer who became India's hero
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:55:19 GMT

Sanju Samson lit up the T20 World Cup with 321 runs and impactful innings that helped India retain the title.

Superb India crush New Zealand to defend T20 title
Superb India crush New Zealand to defend T20 title
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:29:31 GMT

India banish the ghosts of 2023 by emphatically beating New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad to defend their T20 World Cup title.

India outclass New Zealand to retain T20 World Cup
India outclass New Zealand to retain T20 World Cup
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:06:39 GMT

India put on a show with bat and ball on their way to a dominant 96-run win over New Zealand, as the host nation retain their ICC Men's T20 World Cup title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

'Brilliant' Bumrah takes two wickets in two balls
'Brilliant' Bumrah takes two wickets in two balls
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:35:21 GMT

Jasprit Bumrah bowls Jimmy Neesham and Matthew Henry in back-to-back balls, to help India beat New Zealand to retain the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Neesham takes three wickets in an over as NZ halt India charge
Neesham takes three wickets in an over as NZ halt India charge
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:25:02 GMT

New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham takes the wickets of Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in the same over, as India slide to 204-4 in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final.

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The Ashes: Recent Winners

YEAR WINNER
2023 Series Drawn
2021/22 Australia
2019 Series Drawn
2017/18 Australia
2015 England
2013/14 Australia
2013 England
2010/11 England
2009 England
2006/07 Australia
2005 England
2002/03 Australia

The Ashes: Facts

Test Matches Played: 356

Test Match, Number of Victories: Australia - 152

Test Match, Number of Victories: England - 112

 

Australia

No. of Series Won: 34
No. of Series Lost: 32

England

No. of Series Won: 32
No. of Series Lost: 34

No. of Series Drawn: 7


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