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England end the day on 289 for 7

Stephen Brenkley considers what the first Test told us about what lies ahead during the remainder of an Ashes series which promises to be enthralling throughout

Australia captain and Steve Smith perish in two balls as bowlers grind on towards a First Test victory - but first-innings hero Agar is still there...

Bell on verge of century at close of play on Day Three of the first Test

Australia stunned the hosts on the opening day of the series

Report from the first day as England fight back after being bowled out

England's Ashes warm-up match lost its first-class status halfway through the third afternoon at Chelmsford to allow Boyd Rankin and Reece Topley to bolster Essex's injury-depleted attack.

England have 16 days to pick themselves up for the Ashes after Alastair Cook admitted their remarkable defeat by India in the Champions Trophy final was his worst moment as captain.

Under-fire batsman delivers shot at glory in final as South Africa self-destruct again

A late flurry from England ensured that, despite a slight middle order collapse, they batted themselves into a very strong position at the halfway stage of their Champions Trophy clash with Sri Lanka.

England opened their Champions Trophy campaign with a dominant 48-run victory over Australia on a day that saw James Anderson become his country's top one-day wicket-taker.

England put in a much-improved performance to beat New Zealand in the final game of their three-match series at Trent Bridge today.

The hosts could only set a target of 227