England is heading towards a third consecutive Test defeat after Travis Head lit up Adelaide Oval on day three.

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As Day 5 unfolds at the Adelaide Oval, Australia stand on the brink of a crucial win in the 2025–26 Ashes series. The hosts, already leading the series 2–0, have placed England in a precarious position after four days of gripping Test cricket.

Of all the away Ashes defeats this century, this one is the lamest because England had the talent to win and a method they believed in. But good cricketers badly underperformed because they were underprepared, which is unforgivable.

Australia has one hand on the Ashes urn already after a Nathan Lyon blitz ripped the heart out of England and extinguished any hope of a miracle comeback in Adelaide.

England are taking on Australia in the third Ashes Test of the 2025/26 series this week looking to avoid a series defeat. It has been a shambolic start to the series for England, losing the first

They need just four wickets on the final day to wrap up the series and retain the Ashes. Australia are so far ahead of England that when it inevitably ends on Sunday they will equal the record for winning an Ashes series in the quickest time of just 11 days of cricket.

Australia tightened their grip on the Ashes on Saturday, finishing day four of the third Test in Adelaide just four wickets away from retaining the urn as England limped to 207 for 6 in pursuit of a record 435.

The tourists finished the first innings on 286 but a 142* from Travis Head means they trail by 356 runs at the end of day three

The opening day of the 2025/26 Ashes didn’t disappoint as 19 wickets fell on a record-breaking day. Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat with England making it to 172 all out. But in

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