The Ashes

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Jeff Thomson: "I was absolute s* at the start, I was s* at the end, but there were a few better bits in between"

Outspoken Australian quick Jeff Thomson has lunch with David Gower and friends for the Lord’s Taverners

Graham Thorpe: Test cricket 10 times harder than county level

GEORGE DOBELL IN MELBOURNE: Without adequate preparation and without the usual training camps which might have helped prepare players, Thorpe feels England have been left with a steep learning curve when facing a good Australia side

David Gower on the joy of holding the Ashes and pain of losing the England captaincy

The Cricketer Magazine editor Huw Turbervill speaks to the former Sky Sports anchor in a wide-ranging interview

Jonny Bairstow breaks silence on Ashes stumping at Lord's

PHIL CAMPBELL: The England wicketkeeper-batter was dismissed by Alex Carey on day five of the second Test - an incident which caused plenty of outcry - but has addressed the topic in a new book

Just Stop Oil protestors who disrupted Lord's Ashes Test given 12-month community orders

Judit Murray, 69, Jacob Bourne, 27, and Daniel Knorr, 21, were sentenced at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (October 24) for their role in the incident which took place on the first morning of the match between England and Australia

MCC expel member who abused Australians during Lord's Ashes Test

GEORGE DOBELL: Footage showed several members embroiled in heated exchanges with Australian players as they walked through the Long Room following the run-out of Jonny Bairstow

Stuart Broad angered by WTC points deductions: "The system's wrong"

England's retired seamer fumes at the 19 points the hosts lost for slow over-rates during the five-Test Ashes series. Australia, meanwhile, lost 10 and were fined 50 per cent of their match fees for indiscretion during the Old Trafford draw

Dukes owner commits to personally investigate Ashes ball-change controversy

The change of ball in Australia's second innings raised eyebrows as the new ball appeared newer and swung more than its predecessor, which was replaced after striking the helmet of Usman Khawaja in the 37th over

Ben Foakes breaks silence on Ashes snub: "Watching was difficult"

The England and Surrey wicketkeeper admits it was tough to engage with the series, particularly having played 12 of the previous 16 Tests, but has no animosity towards Jonny Bairstow or the hierarchy for the decision

England docked 19 World Test Championship points for slow over-rates during Ashes

Australia have been docked 10 points – all of which relate to the fourth Test at Old Trafford – following the five-match series

ASK GEORGE | Was 2-2 a fair result?

WATCH: Chief correspondent GEORGE DOBELL answers readers' questions at the end of day five of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia at the Kia Oval

"If Stokesy messages me again, I'm going to delete it": Moeen Ali confirms return to Test retirement

With a long India tour to come from January, and England in need of spin options, Moeen would have been welcomed into the group if he made himself available. But Moeen has already made his decision

England complete Ashes comeback as bowlers rip through Australia on frenetic final evening

The heavens parted, the weather finally relented, and Ben Stokes' England team were given 47 overs to find seven wickets to tie the series. In a fitting finale to a campaign which has troughed and peaked, the home side managed just that

"Incredible stuff" - Ben Stokes drops Steve Smith as extraordinary Ashes series takes another twist

Sir Alastair Cook, Ricky Ponting and Nasser Hussain react as the Australia batter is put down in the morning session on day five of the fifth Test at the Kia Oval as the series reaches a dramatic conclusion

ASK GEORGE | Will Ben Stokes admit Bazball hasn't worked?

WATCH: Chief correspondent GEORGE DOBELL answers readers' questions at the end of day four of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia at the Kia Oval