An almost complete battle trumpet dating back around 2,000 years to the Iron Age has been unearthed by in England.

Despite a late wobble in Sydney Australia beat England by five wickets to win the series 4-1

Here are the player ratings from a one-sided Ashes series with a few stand-outs and perhaps more flame-outs across the five Tests.

England did avoid a clean sweep with victory in Melbourne but Australia reasserted their dominance in Sydney this week. Here we hand out player ratings for the whole series. Zak Crawley – 5 – Averaged 27,

Former England and Tottenham Hotspur striker Martin Chivers has died at the age of 80, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Chivers scored 174 goals in 367 first-team appearances for Spurs from 1968-76, helping them win the League Cup twice and the UEFA Cup.

Ben Stokes avoided captaincy questions after England’s 4–1 Ashes loss in Australia. Speaking after the Sydney Test defeat, the England skipper focused on reflection and future plans, offering no hint of a leadership change.

The Aussies named the Ashes 2025-26 series by 4-1 after winning the concluding Test match in Sydney by 5 wickets in what was Usman Khawaja's final match of his career

Australia faces a tense finale in the Ashes 5th Test, needing 89 runs after losing openers in a controversial session.

Cameron Green and Alex Carey took Australia over the line with a five-wicket win at the SCG as they clinched the Ashes 4-1.

Zak Crawley’s Ashes ended as it started, out in Mitchell Starc’s first over. This time he was out shouldering arms for one, not none, as he did in both innings in Perth.