England’s Ashes defeat continues to spark strong opinions across cricket. James Anderson has offered a surprising take on where the team stands after the series.

Rehan Ahmed was the youngest man to play Test cricket for England when he featured in Pakistan in 2022, while his 17-year-old brother Farhan, an off-spinner rather than leggie like Rehan, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in Britain when taking seven for Nottinghamshire against Surrey in 2024.

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Michael Atherton warns England’s Ashes defeat to Australia will stay with them for a long time. Michael Atherton believes England’s heavy Ashes defeat in Australia will stay with the team for a long time.

The Willis brothers were among the standout performers as Saracens beat Toulouse but are out of England consideration

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The morning after England’s sucker-punch of an opening Ashes defeat in Perth, Brydon Carse was sitting at a riverside cafe with his team-mates Zak Crawley and Harry Brook.