Australia spinner Nathan Lyon celebrates dismissing England captain Ben Stokes. Photo: AFP ADELAIDE: An unrelenting Australia were four wickets from retaining the Ashes at close of play in the third Test on Saturday as England clung to the dying hope that they could chase a record 435 to save the series. England clawed their way […]
Alone at the helm: England’s Ben Stokes reacts after Jamie Smith was given out in a another Snicko controversy. Photo: AFP ADELAIDE: A pumped-up Australia ripped through England’s fragile batting Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle. At […]
Alex Carey celebrates his hundred at Adelaide. Photo: AFP ADELAIDE: A composed Alex Carey slammed a majestic 106 on his home ground, and Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 on Wednesday to put Australia in the driving seat of the third Ashes Test against England. Batting after captain Pat Cummins won the toss as temperatures […]
Australia’s Usman Khawaja during practice ahead of third Ashes Test. Photo: REUTERS ADELAIDE: Usman Khawaja proved reports of his demise as an international cricketer were greatly exaggerated as he scored a defiant half-century on Wednesday on day one of the third Ashes test against England. Khawaja, who stitched together a crucial partnership with Alex Carey […]
England’s Ben Stokes celebrates after Gus Atkinson takes the wicket of Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, caught by Jamie Smith. Photo: REUTERS Sydney: England need to alter their approach if they hope to claw their way back after their disastrous start to the Ashes series and avoid another drubbing, former Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson said. England were […]
Australia’s Pat Cummins celebrates after dismissing England’s Mark Stoneman during the first day of the fifth Ashes cricket test match. REUTERS Sydney: Regular captain Pat Cummins was named in the Australia squad on Wednesday for the third Ashes test against England, a strong indication that the inspirational fast bowler will see his first action of […]
CHANGE TACTICS: Michael Atherton before the match at Birmingham. Photo: REUTERS BRISBANE: England’s Ashes hopes have shifted from improbable to near-impossible after another eight-wicket hammering by Australia on Sunday, prompting criticism from former captains who believe Ben Stokes’s side have squandered their best chance Down Under.The tourists’ capitulation at the Gabba — their 15th defeat […]
BRISBANE: Australia are on the brink of grabbing a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series after dominating a demoralised England on the third day of the day-night second Test in Brisbane on Saturday. The hosts batted England out of the game during the day session at the Gabba then took full advantage of the changed […]
Australia’s Steve Smith made 61 in the second Test against England. Photo: AFP BRISBANE: A relentless Australia seized a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Friday, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the charge. By stumps the hosts had not only reeled in England’s first-innings […]
I’ve done it: Joe Root celebrates his first Test century in Australia. Photo: AFP BRISBANE: Joe Root finally scored his maiden Test century in Australia on his fourth Ashes tour to guide England from a precarious 5-2 to 325-9 at stumps after a pulsating first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday. […]
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