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Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 27 points, five assists, two steals and two rebounds as the Thunder improved to 27-5

England meekly surrendered the famous urn after just 11 days of play with back-to-back eight-wicket defeats in Perth and Brisbane and an 82-run loss at Adelaide

South Africa beat Angola 2-1 in their Group B opener thanks to Lyle Foster's screamer

Beleaguered England opener Ben Duckett's week went from bad to worse, out for two just days after unverified video surfaced showing him drunk during a mid-series beach break

Skipper Stokes determined to snap long winless streak in Australia

Sudan captain Bakhit Khamis said that while the situation at home was catastrophic, the side were happy to be in Morocco for the tournament

Stokes has been open about the mental health issues he has faced during his career and took a lengthy break from cricket in 2021 to focus on his well-being

Key backed head coach Brendon McCullum, despite the Ashes being lost inside 11 playing days, the joint fastest defeat for more than 100 years

After emerging as one of Ligue 1’s brightest talents with Lens, El Aynaoui sealed a move to AS Roma in July

England’s Ashes demise in just 11 days was the joint-second quickest in more than a century

Todd Murphy, Corey Rocchiccioli and Matthew Kuhnemann would be options to replace Lyon if the 38-year-old does not recover in time

Rogers' goals propel Villa to seventh Premier League win in row

Australia wrapped up the Ashes in just 11 days of play after some dogged resistance from England's tail briefly threatened a great escape

In doing so, he joined rarified company with only three other Australians notching centuries in four successive Tests at the same venue

Player welfare has already become a flashpoint, with FIFPro warning of rising injury rates and burnout amid an ever-expanding calendar

England's high-risk 'Bazball' approach, built around swashbuckling batting, failed to deliver in Perth and Brisbane, leaving their Ashes campaign in disarray

Alcaraz will look to eclipse Nadal and become the youngest man to complete the set of all majors when he heads Down Under in the New Year