Sports Mole previews the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England, including predictions, series so far, squads, start time and a lowdown on the SCG pitch.

The 39-year-old was the first Muslim to play for Australia and has scored over 6,000 Test runs over a 15-year international career

Cricket Australia has been accused of “playing with fire” on its pitches, after two Ashes Tests finished inside two days. The brief series opener in Perth was widely blamed on underprepared batsmen in the wake of concerns around England’s low-key lead-in featuring just one intra-squad match.

Four Australians make it to our best Test XI of the year, but at its helm is the World Test Championship final winning captain Temba Bavuma The 2025 calendar year threw up some brilliant Test cricket, plenty of memorable performances, several new records – and one notable non-record.

Former Australian Test cricketer Damien Martyn is in an induced coma in hospital after being diagnosed with meningitis.

Australia named injured fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood and big-hitter Tim David in their provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in February-March, while expanding their spin options to suit conditions in Sri Lanka and India.

AUSTRALIA cricket icon Damien Martyn is fighting for his life in a coma. The 54-year-old legend, who scored an Ashes century against England, reportedly went for a lie down at his home on Brisbane

A former Australian great has put the nation’s batting coach firmly in the crosshairs ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney.