It turns out Bazball is infectious. Even in Australia.
The opening day of the Ashes in Perth was riddled with it.
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21.11.2025 10:56 β π 26 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Preparing Perth Stadium for Ashes cricket: A drop-in wicket, a 40-tonne transporter and sleepless nights
The ground is hosting its first Ashes Test but will replicate the pace and bounce that made the WACA, across the Swan River, so feared
Came up with this idea while still in England. So much fun digging into how you go from rugby & AFL, to a cricket oval at a glorious new stadium β all while trying to recreate an iconic pitch from the opposite bank of the Swan River... #Ashes @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
19.11.2025 09:58 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
Will Vaulks wins FIFPRO award for work around mental health in football
βIt gives me an even louder voice, so thatβs my main delight with winning it," Vaulks told The Athletic.
βIt gives me an even louder voice, so thatβs my main delight with winning itβ
I spoke to Will Vaulks, who won the FIFPRO Player Voice Award for his work in suicide prevention
The cause is close to Vaulksβ heart - he lost both of his grandfathers to suicide
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
18.11.2025 17:00 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Tales from the Ashes: A rivalry between England and Australia that has endured since 1882
The Athletic revisits some of the most memorable Ashes series to chart the history of one of the deepest sporting rivalries on the planet
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Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
βͺοΈ The death of English cricket
βͺοΈ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
βͺοΈ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
18.11.2025 09:33 β π 13 π 5 π¬ 1 π 1
Thierno Barry, the art of adaptation and a wake-up call in Zanzibar: βIt renewed my joy for the gameβ
The France Under-21 striker has had an itinerant career to date but, after a slow start, is determined to make his mark at Everton
EXCL - Thierno Barry on his tough start, overcoming adversity & that ovation from Everton fans
"Iβve not had the career of the average player. Everything has happened really quickly & I've learnt from that adversity. It does inspire me"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
17.11.2025 08:45 β π 50 π 12 π¬ 3 π 2
Nasser Hussain interview: βThe Ashes defines England captains and coachesβ
The former England captain is joining The Athletic's Ashes coverage - he can't wait for the talking to stop and the cricket to start
Nasser Hussain has joined The Athletic as a columnist as part of our coverage of the Ashes, which begin on Friday in Perth.
βThis series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.β
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
17.11.2025 08:15 β π 39 π 9 π¬ 1 π 1
Josh Hazlewood ruled out of first Ashes Test, Mark Wood hamstring scan clear
Hazlewood joins Pat Cummins and Sean Abbott on the sidelines, with Michael Neser called up and uncapped Brendan Doggett in line for debut
A huge blow for Australia with less than a week to go before the Ashes.
Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth with a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile, England have received a positive update on Mark Wood.
More from @michaeljbailey.bsky.social ‡οΈ
15.11.2025 08:13 β π 25 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1
Remembering Shane Warne: βThe biggest cricketing superstar of the lotβ
Shane Keith Warne transcended his sport like few other cricketers β he will be mourned during the first Ashes Down Under since his passing
βHe was the greatest player I ever saw. It was not just his skill β he was a magician.β
Ahead of a home Ashes without him, @paulfnewman66.bsky.social talks to Mark Waugh, Mike Hussey, Jason Gillespie, Rob Key and others about the brilliance of Shane Warne
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
13.11.2025 07:21 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
David Ornstein meets Adam Wharton: England and the World Cup, self-criticism and finding space
Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton speaks to David Ornstein about his England call-up, being told to keep quiet by Oliver Glasner and much more
EXCL: @david-ornstein.bsky.social meets Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton to discuss England and the World Cup, how he's so self-critical and why Oliver Glasner has told him to stop asking questions...
08.11.2025 08:03 β π 17 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
Jake Weatherald: The Ashes rookie who went from an English village to Australiaβs Test squad
Australia's rookie opening batsman was playing amateur cricket two years ago, but is now ready to shine on cricket's biggest stage
Norfolk cricket hits @theathletic.com! (Not something I imagined writing a few yrs ago.)
Lovely stuff from @nickmiller79.bsky.social on Jake Weatherald β and a pocket of yellow & green in England hoping for at least a slither of Australian magic during the Ashes ...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
06.11.2025 10:11 β π 1 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
πΊ The positivity being stoked at Sunderland
πΊ The afternoon he was booed from the field at the Emirates
πΊ The chaos Mikel Arteta confronted at Arsenal
Ahead of the visit of his former club Arsenal, Granit Xhaka talks exclusively to @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social.
π www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
06.11.2025 09:13 β π 51 π 11 π¬ 1 π 1
Brendan Rodgers resigned from his job at Celtic on Monday.
This was followed by an unrestrained and public attack by Dermot Desmond.
Amid criticism of Rodgers, the board, recruitment and more, Celtic have turned βtoxicβ.
@mwalkerfoot.bsky.social
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28.10.2025 19:06 β π 24 π 4 π¬ 2 π 1
The day Ian Wright left Crystal Palace for Arsenal: βIt was like hearing Lady Di had diedβ
Eberechi Eze was not the first Palace player to be tempted away by Arsenal β the scars of Wright's exit in 1991 still smart
Ian Wright at #CPFCβ¦ that education in the Second Division, the goal against Brighton, Blackburn bedlam, Wembley, that shot from the halfway line at Plough Lane, third in the league, the partnership with Brightyβ¦
β¦and then the departure
@mattwoosie.bsky.social βοΈ
www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
25.10.2025 10:07 β π 21 π 7 π¬ 0 π 1
Tawanda Muyeye: βTest cricket and playing for England has been a goal of mine for so longβ
The Kent batter has made waves since arriving in the United Kingdom as a refugee from Zimbabwe and is targeting an England future
βI donβt just want to play two or three times for England. I want to play at least 50 Tests.β
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
20.10.2025 07:49 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Fantastic game at Selhurst Park. Maybe easy to pick holes in the defending, but was brilliant entertainment - two teams going hell for leather, guided by two of the Premier Leagueβs managers of the moment (as @liamtharme.bsky.social wroteππ»)
nytimes.com/athletic/67259β¦ #CPFC #AFCB
18.10.2025 17:32 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
How Crystal Palace fans began their European party with songs, solidarity⦠and lots of beer
The London club had waited its whole history for a first game in the main draw of a European competition. It was never going to be quiet
"19 games 19 games undefeated"
A fantastic evening for Palace in Lublin. Great atmosphere & did the job on the pitch with a solid performance
For many this European journey means so much & they're determined to live in the moment to enjoy it #CPFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
03.10.2025 07:15 β π 34 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Englandβs Charlie Dean: βItβs fantastic weβre criticised. It means people care about what weβre doingβ
The England off-spinner talks captaincy, life under Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt, and the team's World Cup prospects in India
βItβs fantastic weβre criticised. It means people care about what weβre doing. Five years ago, if someone drops a catch, they drop a catch. Now itβs, βThey should be better than thatββ
Charlie Dean talks England, off-spin and monopoly with @samdalling.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
03.10.2025 08:37 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Bill McCracken: the greatest Irish and Newcastle United player of them all? Probably. Delighted to get a copy of Paul Joannouβs new biography of the forgotten brilliant thinker, a man The Guardian called βthe Irish Mephistophelesβ.
01.10.2025 16:26 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
The sad decline of West Indian Test cricket: βWe seem to have given upβ
West Indies travel to India with their Test team at its lowest ebb and memories fading of their world dominance from the 1970s and '80s
βWest Indies used to be the envy of the world but we expected our dominance to last forever and stopped doing what we were so good at. Now we seem to have given up.β
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
01.10.2025 07:08 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Chelseaβs Emanuel Emegha deal plunges fellow BlueCo club Strasbourg deeper into civil war
The Club World Cup winners, also owned by BlueCo, riled some supporters by publishing a photograph of the Dutchman posing in a Chelsea shirt
Strasbourg are fifth in Ligue 1, in Europe for the first time in 20 years and enjoying the fruits of a β¬160m stadium renovation. And some of their fans are livid. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on the fall-out from Emanuel Emeghaβs decision to sign for Chelsea www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
19.09.2025 07:16 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The striker who swapped Newcastle for Liverpool and ended up on a Beatles album cover
The #NUFC striker who moved to Liverpool for a huge fee, won the title and the admiration of The Beatles: in some ways Albert Stubbins was an early version of the Alexander Isak situation. In others, not.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
28.08.2025 06:38 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Dukes, cows, and the βgrimyβ craftsmanship behind the cricket ball
Dukes, now based in a factory in east London, have been manufacturing cricket balls used in Test cricket in England since the 1760s
The Dukes cricket ball dates back to 1760.
Dilip Jajodia bought the business in the 1980s and, now in his early 80s, is still running the company alongside his son.
So how did they react to the furore around their ball during the England vs India series?
And how many balls does one cow produce?
22.08.2025 10:38 β π 24 π 5 π¬ 1 π 3
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