🗣️ "A No 3 batsman is arguably the most significant in Test cricket, a role for which Pope is conspicuously under-qualified." Read the full piece by @oliverbrown_tel here ⬇️ https://t.co/EOcjobfkpF

That single for Brendan Doggett makes this the first Ashes Test in 97 years that all 11 batsmen have reached double figures in the same innings.

Your grandparents watched their money vanish in crashes they didn’t cause. Your parents watched bankers walk away from disasters they created. You’re watching the same story repeat. Luminal is where you draw the line: your wallet, your keys, everything in the open. If you’re

✍️ 'Jofra Archer looked like a man trapped in his own private nightmare, face-to-face with his implacable nemesis once more,' writes @oliverbrown_tel https://t.co/G56UNHF7r6

Fabulous moment for Joe Root, who makes his first century in Australia and promptly shrugs for the Gabba crowd, as if to suggest: “Sorry that it took so long.”

‘You’re the first press person to interview me like this in years. Australians would rather my name just go away.’ In Perth I met Margaret Court, the most decorated tennis player of all. She spoke about marriage, trans ideology, Israel, and much more

‘Hormone replacement before puberty? Children end up trapped in their bodies and can’t turn back. We don’t allow them to drive until they’re 17. Why would you do that to another human being? I cry about that.’ An interview with Margaret Court in Perth

✍️ 'Refusal to explain snub of day-night practice match before second Test and ‘keep the faith’ message are insulting the intelligence of fans' | Writes @oliverbrown_tel Read the column ⬇️ https://t.co/8U93z2cwgr

Ian Botham, sporting hero to a generation, is 70 today. I sat down with him in Perth to talk about the Ashes, family, monarchy, Labour’s broken promises, and much more

No plan, no pluck, no patience. A self-immolation on a barely believable scale. Report from Perth on the England fiasco

Ben Stokes’ performance from the gods backed up his bravado. Piece from Perth

Pristine morning in Perth. Teams emerging for opening session of what should be a fabulous Ashes series. England, batting first, hoping to avoid any repeat of Rory Burns first-ball horrors

🧠 67,000+ hrs with kids taught me one thing. They’re not ready for phones when we’re handing them. We hire coaches for EVERYTHING swim lessons, dance, basketball, tutors... WHY not one to ensure phone safety before you can never go back...

🏏 One of the most eagerly awaited Ashes series of recent times begins in the early hours of Friday morning The Telegraph cricket experts predict how the Ashes will unfold ⬇️ https://t.co/SWR27HanY8

‘I’ve never been anti-trans in my life. I’m just pro-female.’ Interview with @sharrond62 and @TracyEdwardsMBE to mark the launch of the @wsusportsunion

This was a joy to do. Richie Benaud was, to millions, the laconic voice of the Ashes. I met his widow Daphne in Sydney to discuss life on tour, less being more, and how their relationship became one of the great love affairs in the game

This was a joy to do. Richie Benaud was, to millions, the laconic voice of the Ashes. I met his widow Daphne in Sydney to discuss life on tour, less being more, and how their relationship became one of the great love affairs in the game

We brought Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Joe Root together... and they did not agree about Bazball

'England look like potential World Cup winners again, and never more so than when the unstoppable Lawrence is lighting the fire' ✍️ @oliverbrown_tel Read the column: https://t.co/QKYeJF8eZt

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Cantona hints at his anger at being rebuffed earlier this year by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, having offered his time to help rebuild Manchester United. Read more from @oliverbrown_tel ⬇️ https://t.co/4kcFr3izE2 #MUFC | #GGMU

Nothing shows BBC bias like its gushing over men in women’s sport. Column

New: The Telegraph has seen letters, going back five years, where BBC Sport chiefs were warned repeatedly by own staff about running celebratory ‘puff pieces’ on biological males in female sport – with next to no balancing coverage on the women affected