Selection uncertainly or smokescreen? Focus on Cummins day before Gabba Test
Will Pat Cummins play the Gabba Test? And if he does, will he be captain? And who will he replace - Nathan Lyon or Brendan Doggett?
03/12 - 11:00 PM EST
2nd Test (D/N), England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 4-8 2025
03/12 - 11:00 PM EST
2nd Test (D/N), England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 4-8 2025
Match Day
The Khawaja debate: for and against his Test career continuing
Travis Head's remarkable century in Perth, and his comments that it's a role he has talked about doing, is posing a tough call for selectors
Cummins set to miss Brisbane Test against England as Australia name unchanged 14
Usman Khawaja has kept his place in the squad after the back spasms that limited his role in Perth
'I'll be wearing them' - Smith set to wear anti-glare eye tape in Gabba Test
Smith disagrees with Head and Cummins on batting orders saying "it's nice to have a single role"
From Beefy to Broad Ban - inside England's Brisbane angst
England haven't won in Brisbane since 1986, and their trips to the Gabba are rarely easy. Here's a look at the moments - iconic, chaotic and brutal - that etched the myth into Ashes folklore
Cummins a chance for Gabba as Australia delay naming XI
Door left ajar for Pat Cummins to return as captain with Australia still debating the make-up of their side
Switch Hit: Pink ball, Bazball, Gabba gamble
With the England looking to keep their Ashes hopes alive, Alan Gardner is joined by Andrews Miller and McGlashan to preview the second Test in Brisbane
Boland buoyed by Perth spell: 'I'm good enough to compete with anyone'
Australia seamer pleased with how he bounced back after wayward start to first Test
Khawaja out of Brisbane Test after failing to recover from back spasms
He will remain with the team to continue his rehabilitation and has not been replaced in the squad
Will Jacks back in England XI after three years for second Ashes Test
The allrounder was preferred ahead of Shoaib Bashir as England's only spinner for the day-night Test
Stokes: Bashir remains 'England's No.1 spinner' despite Brisbane omission
Will play for England Lions in four-day fixture; Wood still in contention for Adelaide despite knee setback
Ten years since Adelaide, pink-ball Tests remain an Australian speciality
Though Australia have made day-night Tests work, conditions, dew and the pink ball's inconsistent movement continue to limit the format's wider appeal
Bashir, Jacks in frame as England mull taking the pink for a spin
Stokes faces both offspinners in floodlit nets session as England consider change to all-pace strategy
Khawaja gets a good workout ahead of pink-ball Test
The batter said last week that he "should be right" for his hometown Test after suffering back spasms in Perth
Steven Smith bats with 'eye blacks' ahead of pink-ball challenge
Australia's stand-in captain said that a pink-ball Test is 'just a completely different game'
Root questions need for pink-ball Ashes Test
Head swats aside criticism: "Pink ball, white ball, red ball⦠Who really cares?"
Head 'happy' to keep opening amid Khawaja debate
"If that's what is needed to win a Test match and if that's what's required then, yeah, I'm fine with it," Travis Head says
Root unperturbed by 'challenge' of facing pink-ball master Starc
England's key batter won't dwell on Perth dismissals, despite poor head-to-head record
Pink-ball Test could be 'a lottery', warns Broad
England head to the Gabba looking for a way back into the Ashes after opening defeat in Perth
Ben Stokes primed for his most important assignment as England captain
England captain urges his side to take "live and let live" attitude to intense scrutiny by Australian media
Preview
Can England rise to pink-ball challenge in Brisbane?
Australia find themselves in a familiar position: 1-0 up for the fourth home Ashes series in a row
