Ashes news daily: Beaumont breaks records, Warne praises Rehan, Red for Ruth starts

Ashes news daily: Here’s everything you need to know today (June 24) about the men’s and women’s Ashes series.

The women’s Ashes is underway, with the multi-format series beginning with a Test between the sides at Trent Bridge.

And while the second Test in the men’s Ashes doesn’t start until Wednesday, June 28, there’s been no let-up in the discourse that has surrounded England’s new approach under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum and the war of words between Ollie Robinson and the entirety of the Australian public.

Beaumont equals Gayle

The highlight of day two at Trent Bridge, with apologies to Sophie Ecclestone and Annabel Sutherland, was Tammy Beaumont’s maiden Test century. With the long-awaited three-figure score, she joined an exclusive club of players with centuries in each of the international formats, a 25-strong group that includes

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