No sooner had Joe Root landed in Perth than he came face to face with a microphone - and questions about his record Down Under.

Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has splashed about $20million on a sprawling six-bedroom mansion in Sydney's blue-chip suburb of Vaucluse

Jimmy Anderson stares out at Old Trafford in the November drizzle and talks about the greats that have graced this famous arena, the Ashes and his plans for the future.

England have turned to an Aussie to ensure their Test side is well fed during the grueling five-Test Ashes series awaiting them

Australia's fast bowling stocks will be severely tested in the first Ashes Test in Perth after Josh Hazelwood was ruled out on Saturday with a hamstring complaint

One of the greatest English villains to ever torment Australia has delivered a shock prediction for The Ashes series starting on November 21 in Perth - but it comes with a twist

RICHARD GIBSON IN PERTH: The world's top-two Test batsmen flunked their chances to develop pre-Ashes form on a day of heavy-run scoring at Lilac Hill.

Australia has been the world's most batsman-friendly country but times have changed. And England will have to adapt if they're to win a first Test there for 15 years.

Anxious England cricket fans have turned on captain Ben Stokes ahead of the first Ashes Test in Perth - despite the veteran snaring six wickets against the England Lions in a warm up match.

The former England captain's new marriage comes seven years after his first wife Ruth McDonald died aged 46 following a battle with a rare form of lung cancer on December 29, 2018.

While it remains unknown if Marnus Labuschagne will open the batting for Australia or come in at No.3 in The Ashes, he has been given a hilarious reason to perform no matter where he bats