DARREN GOUGH is surprised England stars will be room-sharing during The Ashes — 20 years after it was scrapped. The former quick bowler knows all about the pitfalls of kipping with team-mates while away from home. In fact, it was during the trip to Zimbabwe in 1996, which Gough was on, that the ECB decided […]
ENGLAND players will be allowed to drink on the Ashes – but have warned to be sensible. Head coach Trevor Bayliss said Joe Root’s team would be expected to stay off the booze leading into Test matches. Bayliss knows the team’s off-field behaviour will be under the spotlight in Australia following the Ben Stokes punch-up […]
JAMES VINCE is sure he can crack Test cricket at the second go after his shock Ashes selection. Even a harrowing figure from the past could not deflate the early-tour confidence of Hampshire batman Vince and his England mates. Guess who turned up to their first training session? None other than Mitchell Johnson, the speedster […]
ENGLAND are sharing rooms for the first time in 20 years to help them bond for The Ashes tour. The squad have been split into pairs at their apartments in Perth — allowing the new players to get to know each other better. BET £10 GET A FREE £30 BET WITH SUN BETS Mark Stoneman, […]
AUSTRALIA hard-man Mitchell Johnson used to sing Frozen song Let It Go in his head… to block out England’s Barmy Army abuse. Ahead of this winter’s Ashes series Down Under, BT Sport sent England legends Graeme Swann and Michael Vaughan to meet Barmy Army trumpeter Billy Cooper. During their chat, Vaughan incredibly revealed Johnson – […]