What a day. There is nothing like Ashes cricket. Test cricket is great, but no other series feels like this. It felt like a huge event, with so many travelling England fans and amazing home support too.

Veteran quick Mitchell Starc was in devastating form, taking a career-best 7-58. But by the close, Ben Stokes was bouncing through Australian batters — and then the celebrations of his England team-mates — to bag 5-23 himself to ensure the visitors sleep well ahead of tomorrow’s second day, when Australia will resume on 123 for nine.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan says he "would not want to face this attack on this pitch" after the all-pace bowling line-up reduced Australia to 123-9 on day one of the first Ashes Test.

England was the first European team to confirm its presence at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

England pace bowler Brydon Carse echoed the thoughts of cricket fans around the world on Friday when he described the astonishing opening day of the Ashes series as "awesome".

Coach Brendon McCullum believes his England team are ready for an Ashes series that could "define" them. McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have revitalised the England Test team since taking charge in 2022.

A massive illegal trash dump near Oxford has sparked outrage in England. The pile that came to the public's attention last week stretches up to the tree canopy and sits dangerously close to the River Cherwell.