Ashes Series

Former Australia captain Tim Paine has picked his playing XI for the fourth Ashes Test to be played at the Old Trafford and there is only one change in his team. Paine has included struggling David Warner in his playing XI, he picks Josh Hazlewood instead of Scott Boland and there is no place for Cameron Green in the side, who was sidelined with a minor hamstring issue in the third Test. “People are going to be slightly disappointed if you’re looking for

Eyebrows were raised over Mitchell Marsh’s selection for the Ashes. The 31-year-old all-rounder has not played Test cricket for four years and was only selected as a backup for Cameron Green, who missed the Headingley Test due to hamstring injury and Mitchell Marsh grabbed the opportunity with both hands. He had only four first-class matches in four years, but in the last one in March in Perth he scored an unbeaten 108. Mitchell Marsh on Thursday celebrated his test comeback by smashing a

England kept their Ashes hopes alive with a thrilling three-run victory over Australia in the must-win second T20 at The Oval. Danni Wyatt's 76 from 46 balls propelled England to 186-9, their highest ever T20 total against world champions Australia. Australia needed an unlikely 20 to win from the final over and fell short on 183-8, despite Ellyse Perry's two sixes from the last two balls. England trail 6-2 in the multi-format series, and need a total of nine points in order to

Australia skipper Pat Cummins would be asked on Wednesday if he has had time to reflect back on how things went by in the heat of the moment at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday when Alex Carey stumped out Jonny Bairstow after the latter had left the ball to the Aussie keeper and presumed it was dead. Ahead of the Headingley Test, the visiting skipper made it clear, pleasing or ‘shusshing’ critics and the English fans isn’t something he thinks of as

The unusual manner in which Jonny Bairstow was stumped by Alex Carey has infuriated a debate whether it was under the "spirit of the game." It looks like the debate around Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal is not going to settle down anytime soon with now the premiers of the UK and Australia weighing in behind their skippers. UK PM Rishi Sunak says he is completely agrees with Ben Stokes, who said that the dismissal was against the “spirit of cricket.” “The prime minister

Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who controversially ran out England's Jonny Bairstow, has been given the privilege to lead the singing of 'Under the Southern Cross' as Nathan Lyon, who did the duty, has been ruled out because of injury. Whereas Alex Carey’s stumping to dismiss Jonny Bairstow continues to divide the opinions of the cricket world, the Australian wicket keeper was rewarded in the team with the duty to sing ‘Under the Southern Cross’, the victory song of Australia’s cricket team, a tradition

Australia's Nathan Lyon will miss the remainder of the Ashes series against England due to a calf tear suffered while fielding during the second test at Lord's, Cricket Australia said on Monday. Lyon sustained the injury while fielding on the second day of the test on Thursday. He hobbled out to bat at number 11 on Saturday, scoring four runs and sharing a partnership of 15 with Mitchell Starc. Australia were hampered by his absence as he was unable to bowl but went

Furious England coach Brendon McCullum has suggested his players might skip post-Ashes beers with the Australia team and questioned the visitors' sportsmanship over the Jonny Bairstow stumping on the final day of the second test at Lord's. With England on 193-5 and chasing a mammoth target of 371, Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey underarmed the ball at the stumps after Bairstow left his crease at the end of an over. The dismissal triggered long and loud booing from the Lord's crowd and saw Australian

Australia vice-captain Steve Smith says Nathan Lyon’s injury didn’t look good and the off-spinner could face time on sidelines after going down with right calf problem on day two of second Test. “I haven’t been up in the sheds yet, but obviously it didn’t look good. It doesn’t look ideal for the rest of the game,” Steve Smith told reporters at stumps. “I’m not sure how he actually is. But obviously if he’s no good, it’s a big loss for us. The 35-year-old,

In the months after England's miserable 2021-22 Ashes tour, Joe Root reiterated his desire to stay on as England captain despite his team having just one win to show from his last 17 Tests at the helm. "I think I've made it quite clear at the start of this game and throughout this tour, I'm very passionate about trying to take this team forward," England's beleaguered skipper said after their series defeat to West Indies in Grenada in March 2022. Those words were

England will go into the second Ashes Test without a frontline spinner after announcing Josh Tongue's inclusion to face Australia at Lord's. Moeen Ali, who has been battling a calloused spinning finger following his retirement comeback at Edgbaston, has made way for Tongue as the hosts elected to field four specialist seamers on a green pitch at the home of cricket. Part-timer Joe Root will be England's only slow-bowling option, with the rest of the hosts' XI unchanged from the one that lost

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins’ heroic late 44 runs took his team to a first Test victory at Edgbaston – one that he celebrated by embracing his father minutes after the winning runs were scored.

Cummins and Lyon unlikely batting heroes as visitors take first Ashes Test by two wickets in Birmingham dusk The ball was veering onto his body. Pat Cummins shuffled across and paused and opened the face of his bat to guide it to square third man. The ball was trickling to the fence, the outfield made heavy by the rain. Zak Crawley was galloping from his fielding station to stop the ball. But in the middle, Cummins and Nathan Lyon were running for their

Australia and England locked horns in one of the most iconic Test series in cricketing history as they have a go at each other in the opening day of the 1st Test of Ashes 2023. Before the match, the players from both sides wore black bands and observed one minute silence in memory of the victims of the Nottingham attack. The deeply distressing scenes witnessed in Nottingham this week have brought immense sorrow to everyone, particularly the cherished friends and families of the

Unpredictable comebacks, super innings, rearguard actions - there was everything in exciting Ashes 2019 series. And the excitement continued till the last Test match at The Oval where Australian cricketer Matthew Wade attempted to do to England what Ben Stokes had done to Australia a couple days ago. It was a fightback that kept Australia hoping after England finally managed to find an early solution to their long-lasting Steve Smith problem. But Wade's 117 eventually went in vain as Stuart Broad and Jack

The Ashes 2019 has got off to a rollicking start and fans are already watching the game with bated breath. England and Australia kick-started The Ashes stars from the 1st of August, 2019 and the series will go on till the 16th of September, 2019. The 5-test series will take place in England this time. This is the very first time that the schedule will start from August, 2019. Ashes Series 2019 Fixtures & Results: First Test: August 1-5 (Edgbaston, Birmingham) [Australia won

The Ashes has started and the excitement is palpable amongst fans of both teams. If you’re a fan of either of the two teams participating in The Ashes, you should definitely learn more about some fascinating history and nuggets behind one of the most viewed, watched and most popular Test cricket events in the world. The name The Ashes has several stories behind its origin but this can be traced all the way back to Australia’s England tour in the year 1882. The