England and Australia will face off in the semi-final. Both teams are looking to make history by reaching the final. The match is expected to be close and competitive. When they face off on Wednesday in Sydney, England and Australia will both be looking to make history by being the first teams to ever reach … Read more
Australia retained the Ashes after rain disrupted the fourth Test. England’s hopes for a series comeback were shattered. The drawn Test extended England’s winless streak. Australia managed to hold onto the Ashes as England’s hopes of making a comeback were shattered by persistent rain during the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Despite a glimmer of … Read more
Australia win the Women’s Ashes by three runs despite Sciver-Brunt’s hundred. Sciver-Brunt scored unbeaten 111 runs for England but was in vain. Brunt showed her performance once again as England’s rescuer. Australia clinched the Women’s Ashes with a thrilling three-run win over England, who nearly pulled off an incredible victory thanks to Nat Sciver-Brunt’s superb … Read more
Alex Carey under-armed the ball at the stumps after Bairstow left his crease. The incident sparked a hostile reaction from the crowd at Lord’s. Bairstow felt hard done by and doesn’t expect anyone to leave their crease in the third test. Following Jonny Bairstow’s contentious dismissal at Lord’s, England batsman Joe Root has pleaded for … Read more
England beat Australia by eight runs in the first T20 international in Perth. Alex Hales scored 84 from 51 balls to lead England to their victory. Nathan Ellis (3-20) was the best bowler for the hosts, with Mark Wood taking 3-34. Alex Hales scored 84 runs off of 51 balls to lead England to an … Read more
England vs Australia Ashes series in 2023. Anderson and Stuart to be in England’s squad. James Anderson and Stuart Broad to be selected for England’s 2023 Ashes squad against Australia, head coach Brendon McCullum declares. For the March trip of the West Indies, England’s all-time top Test wicket-takers were controversially left off the roster. Though … Read more
MELBOURNE: Scott Boland wrote his name into Australian Ashes folklore with his magical 6-7 against England in Melbourne, but his fairytale debut could incredibly be his last Test. The 32-year-old was called up for his expertise on his home Melbourne Cricket Ground as cover with Jhye Richardson, Michael Neser and Josh Hazlewood either rested or not fit … Read more
LONDON: Former England bowler Steve Harmison said the Test team must hit the “reset” button as a searching inquest began into their humiliating Ashes capitulation in Australia. Joe Root’s men were bowled out for a paltry 68 on Tuesday as they slipped to an innings defeat in the third Test in Melbourne — handing Australia … Read more
MELBOURNE: Australia coach Justin Langer Thursday said struggling opener Marcus Harris will play in the Boxing Day Ashes Test at Melbourne, and backed fast bowler Mitchell Starc to recover from a rib niggle. Harris’s Test career appeared in doubt after another failure in the day-night second Test at Adelaide this week, where he made just … Read more
MELBOURNE: England are “hurting” but determined to rise to the challenge and claw their way back into the Ashes series against Australia, batsman Dawid Malan said on Thursday. After slumping by nine wickets in Brisbane and then by 275 runs in Adelaide, the visitors will enter the Melbourne Cricket Ground cauldron for the third Test on Sunday … Read more
LONDON: Eoin Morgan will captain England’s five-match T20 tour to the West Indies next month under stand-in coach Paul Collingwood. With the Ashes Test series in Australia set to end just four days before the first clash between the sides in Barbados, Collingwood will take charge with Marcus Trescothick joining him as an assistant coach. … Read more
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia on Tuesday called up fast bowler Scott Boland to the squad to face England in the potentially Ashes-clinching Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. The Victorian quick had already been training with the side and will provide injury cover for a bowling attack that has torn through England’s batting order to take a comfortable … Read more
ADELAIDE: England captain Joe Root said he was gutted Monday to lose another Ashes Test but would take confidence from the way his side battled to take the day-night clash in Adelaide to the final session. The visitors, spearheaded by a fighting 26 off 207 balls from Jos Buttler, batted through two sessions on day … Read more
ADELAIDE: Marnus Labuschagne won man-of-the-match for scoring a century ans a fifty in Adelaide, but it was “exceptional” Mitchell Starc who was praised by stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith after England were beaten by 275 runs in the second Ashes Test. The left-arm seamer led from the front after his regular partners Pat Cummins and … Read more
ADELAIDE: Joe Root fell in the final over of the fourth day Sunday to leave England in deep trouble at 82 for four chasing a massive 468 to win the second Ashes Test and needing a history-making miracle to avoid slumping 2-0 down in the series. No team has ever posted such a big score … Read more
Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday launched its search for highly qualified and skilled coaches, who will be based at Lahore’s state of the art National High-Performance Centre (NHPC). PCB posted advertisements for the High-Performance Coach as well as batting, bowling, fielding and power-hitting coaches. Read More: PCB appoints Faisal Hussain as new chief … Read more
ADELAIDE: England were battling to stay in the second Ashes Test on Friday after Australia removed both openers in a fiery spell under lights on day two to leave the visitors reeling. The home team declared their first innings on a commanding 473 for nine in Adelaide, leaving England to face a trying 40 minutes … Read more
ADELAIDE: Ben Stokes told England fans that “we don’t believe we’re beaten” and said he felt ready for a big score with the bat, after another tough day at the Ashes on Friday. The visitors were forced to toil for 150 overs in the field over the past two days as Australia built an ominous … Read more
Travis Head blasted the third-fastest century in Ashes history to crush England hopes on the second day of the opening Test at the Gabba on Thursday. At the close of play a dominant Australia were 343-7, a lead of 196 on England’s dismal first-innings total of 147. Head was on 112, alongside Mitchell Starc, who … Read more
Pat Cummins took five wickets in a scintillating start to his captaincy as Australia routed England for 147 on the opening day of the Ashes at the Gabba on Wednesday. After England skipper Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat, the Australian pace bowling trio of Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood ran … Read more
The first Test between England and Australia starts at Brisbane’s Gabba on Wednesday. Here, AFP Sport identifies the five players who could be match-winners in the Ashes. Steve Smith (Australia) The world’s number three ranked Test batsman — behind England skipper Joe Root and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson — was heroic during the last Ashes … Read more
Bowling great Jimmy Anderson was Tuesday left out of the England team for the first Ashes Test as Pat Cummins warned his Australian side boasting some of “the all-time greats” would be tough to beat. The home team head into the Ashes opener in Brisbane on Wednesday defending the hallowed urn and with their arch-rivals … Read more
David Warner might be a polarising figure but the aggressive opening batsman is rarely boring and his heroics for Australia at the Twenty20 World Cup signalled he is back to his explosive best. Now 35, the larger-than-life Warner boasts an average just shy of 50 from his 86 Tests, with his swashbuckling presence able to … Read more
England paceman Chris Woakes called Thursday for the racism and sexting scandals that have overshadowed preparations for the opening Test against Australia not to be used for sledging during the series. Australia skipper Tim Paine quit over a text-message scandal while English cricket has been engulfed in claims of institutional racism. But Woakes said he was confident … Read more
Alex Carey looks poised to replace Tim Paine as Australia’s wicketkeeper for the Ashes against England and make his Test debut, as more bad weather Wednesday wrecked preparations for both teams. Paine quit as Test captain and then last week stepped away from cricket over a text-message scandal, leaving selectors seeking an alternative ahead of the December … Read more
England spinner Jack Leach admitted Wednesday that Australian counterpart Nathan Lyon was “impressive” and he had been studying how he deals with local conditions ahead of the first Ashes Test next week. Leach also spotlighted Ravindra Jadeja as an inspiration after the Indian’s exploits during a Test series in Australia last summer. “For years I’ve … Read more
Joe Root is confident that England can do “something special” in the Ashes, despite rain again ruining their preparations Tuesday, and said they won’t be distracted by upheaval in the Australian camp. The tourists’ build-up to the five-Test series, which starts next week at Brisbane’s Gabba ground, has been wrecked by bad weather. A three-day … Read more
Perth’s hopes of hosting the fifth Ashes Test were in serious doubt Tuesday after Western Australia’s premier said players and broadcasters must quarantine for 14 days on entering the state. Cricket officials had been confident the potentially pivotal clash between Australia and England would go ahead in the city after suggestions that some of its tough … Read more
