Australia took extra satisfaction from defying Stuart Broad’s pre-series prediction as “the worst Australian team since 2010” retained the Ashes in 11 days of cricket.

England skipper Ben Stokes took centre stage and talked about his side's loss in the third Test of the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 series. Despite missing out on the urn, Stokes opined that they have much to play for ahead of the next two matches.

Brendon McCullum admitted he had made mistakes as England head coach and said their preparations may have been flawed after the tourists surrendered the Ashes with defeat in the third test in Adelaide on Sunday.

England coach Brendon McCullum admitted that his side got their preparations wrong for the Ashes 2025-26 series as Australia retained their crown with a win in the Adelaide Test.

Ben Stokes and his England bowling attack did everything possible on Saturday to keep the Ashes series alive, taking six Australian wickets for 78 runs and setting up a target of 435 to win the third

Australia eventually overcame England's resistance to win the third Test by 82 runs and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series

England has reached 7/309 at lunch to leave Australia more than a little bit nervous heading into the second session with a lead of just 126 runs on the final day of the third Test in Adelaide. However, Australia is still just three wickets away from completing one of the most brutal Ashes series victories in recent memory.

Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Looped up, full and on off, Will Jacks pushes it to short cover. Australia are inching closer now. That was Lyon's 129th wicket in the fourth innings of a Test match. Spin to win, they say. He is only behind the great Shane Warne, who has 138 wickets to his name in that list. Will Jacks walks to the crease at number 8.