1 hour ago · England
England return to site of Ashes angst but Australia gaze stuck on sandpaper

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 11 Nov 2026, 19:00 UTC. The headline in use is “England return to site of Ashes angst but Australia gaze stuck on sandpaper”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
White-ball tour begins in Perth on Friday but there is only one story in Australian cricket and the tourists are not it It feels like five minutes since England were last in pristine Perth, preparing – or rather under-preparing – to win back the Ashes, only for their glass jaw…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian Sport
England return to site of Ashes angst but Australia gaze stuck on sandpaper
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- The Guardian