Australia skipper Steve Smith said Saturday he had no end date to call time on his career, while keeping England guessing on how his team will line up for the fifth and final Ashes Test.

Ben Stokes has urged England chiefs to keep faith with "Bazball" architect Brendon McCullum despite a stinging Ashes defeat in Australia.

Ben Stokes on Friday said he "can't see" a future as England's Test captain without Brendon McCullum as coach, insisting the pair remain "right people to carry on" in the leadership role despite Ashes failure in Australia.

Monty Panesar has opined that BCCI should have planned a farewell Test for batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and off-spin great Ravichandran Ashwin, stating that the trio deserved a much better ending for their contributions to the game.

England opener Zak Crawley said a potential win in the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground would show the team's unity despite them being unable to retain the urn.

Seamer Matthew Potts and spinner Shoaib Bashir were included in a 12-man England squad Friday for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia as the tourists look to finish the series on a high.

Usman Khawaja immigrated to Australia from Islamabad as a child, battling the odds to become the country's first Pakistan-born, and first Muslim, national player.

England coach Brendon McCullum is under pressure. Before their win in the fourth Test in Melbourne, England lost the third Ashes Test by 82 runs, giving Australia a 3-0 lead and the Ashes within just 11 days.

Travis Head, who leads the batting charts in the ongoing Test series with 437 runs in four matches, insisted that a series as intense as the Ashes takes a significant emotional toll.

After Melbourne's mood-altering two-day win broke a 15-year drought for England in Australia, New Year's week at the SCG carries stakes that go far beyond a "dead rubber."

It has been a rollercoaster ride for the 87-Test veteran in the Ashes series, with his scores reading 2, 82, 40, 29, and 0 so far. He injured his back during the first Test in Perth and missed the following match in Brisbane.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc levelled with Pakistan's Noman Ali for a career-best joint-second rank, while Scott Boland made a two-spot jump to seventh spot among bowlers.

Phil Tufnell has made a bold prediction about pacer Josh Tongue and the England Test team ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test

England's win in Melbourne marked their first victory on Australian soil since 2011, ending a drought of more than 5,000 days.

Usman Khawaja started the Ashes as Australia's long-standing opener, but has not opened after he suffered back spasms in Perth.

Australian batter Usman Khawaja completed 8,000 international runs during the fourth Ashes Test. The 39-year-old veteran has not been having a memorable Ashes so far

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has reportedly concluded its investigation into reports of excessive drinking by the England cricket team between the second and third Ashes Tests

As the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England ended in just two days at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), former England skipper Alastair Cook shared a banter on the MCG pitch.