England call up Tongue in all-pace attack for 2nd Ashes Test LONDON: Seamer Josh Tongue has replaced Moeen Ali in England’s team for the second Ashes Test against Australia at... Published 27 Jun, 2023 05:35pm
Sports Historic Lord’s provides ‘special’ stage for Ashes Test LONDON: Lord’s will provide a fitting backdrop to this week’s Ashes drama as the spiritual ‘Home of Cricket’ hosts... Published 27 Jun, 2023 11:44am
Sports McDonald backs Smith, Labuschagne to fire in second Ashes Test Australia coach Andrew McDonald backed Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to rebound from rare twin failures in the... Published 22 Jun, 2023 03:43pm
Sports Australia beat England by two wickets to win 1st Test BIRMINGHAM: Australia beat England by two wickets to win a thrilling first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on... Updated 21 Jun, 2023 12:28am
Sports Australia chasing 281 to win first Ashes Test BIRMINGHAM: Australia captain Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon took four wickets each as the Ashes holders were left... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:33pm
Sports England’s Stokes vows no let-up in attacking approach during Ashes BIRMINGHAM: England captain Ben Stokes insists there will be no let-up in his side’s dynamic ‘Bazball’ approach... Published 15 Jun, 2023 05:28pm
Sports Australia’s Smith happy to be back at Edgbaston for Ashes opener LONDON: Steve Smith is happy to be kicking off a new Ashes series at Edgbaston, four years after a performance he... Published 14 Jun, 2023 09:02pm
Sports England pick paceman Broad for first Ashes Test LONDON: England have favoured Stuart Broad’s experience over Mark Wood’s raw pace for the first Ashes Test at... Published 14 Jun, 2023 08:12pm
Sports Australia’s WTC win draws muted response ahead of Ashes Australian media congratulated Pat Cummins’ side on Monday following their World Test Championship final win over... Published 12 Jun, 2023 09:27am
Sports Australia step into unknown for first Test in Pakistan since 1998 ISLAMABAD: Ashes-winning Australia will face unfamiliar conditions, heavy security and unpredictable, but talented,... Published 02 Mar, 2022 11:36am
Sports Playing in country of birth 'special' for Australia's Khawaja ISLAMABAD: Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja admitted Monday that playing in Pakistan will be "special" as he... Published 28 Feb, 2022 01:55pm
Sports England fight back with three Australian wickets in final session HOBART: England fought back to take three Australian wickets in the final session but still trail by 152 runs at the... Updated 15 Jan, 2022 05:53pm
Sports Cummins defends declaration call as Aussies come up short SYDNEY: Australia skipper Pat Cummins defended his decision to delay a team declaration after being denied a fourth... Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:02am
Sports Khawaja toasts 'special' ton on Test return SYDNEY: Usman Khawaja scored a heartwarming century on his return from the cricketing wilderness to lift Australia... Updated 06 Jan, 2022 04:52pm
Sports Smith punishes England as Australia take grip of 4th Ashes Test SYDNEY: England's problems mounted as Australia took a grip on the fourth Ashes Test, reaching 209 for three at ... Published 06 Jan, 2022 10:03am
Sports England peg back Australia with late strikes in soggy Sydney SYDNEY: England's bowlers struck twice in the final session to reduce Australia to 126 for three at the close of ... Updated 05 Jan, 2022 01:04pm
Sports Broad back for England in only change for Sydney SYDNEY: England on Tuesday recalled veteran bowler Stuart Broad to partner Jimmy Anderson in the fourth Test against... Published 04 Jan, 2022 09:43am
Sports Decision on Langer's future can wait until after Ashes, says CA Cricket Australia's high-performance chief Ben Oliver said that a decision on Justin Langer's future would be made... Published 31 Dec, 2021 10:47am
Sports Six and out: Boland resigned to making way for Hazlewood MELBOURNE: A sensational six-wicket innings haul on debut may not be enough to keep paceman Scott Boland in the... Published 30 Dec, 2021 12:30pm
Sports Under-pressure England coach to miss Sydney Test after virus case in family SYDNEY: England's beleaguered Ashes tour went from bad to worse Thursday with under-pressure coach Chris Silverwood... Published 30 Dec, 2021 10:09am
Sports Boland fighting for Australia Test future despite dream debut MELBOURNE: Scott Boland wrote his name into Australian Ashes folklore with his magical 6-7 against England in... Published 29 Dec, 2021 09:59am
Sports Sydney test not at risk over COVID rules: NSW health minister New South Wales (NSW) health minister Brad Hazzard said on Tuesday that the state's COVID-19 contact tracing rules... Published 28 Dec, 2021 11:00am
Sports Root ends 2021 with third-most calendar-year Test runs in history MELBOURNE: England lost the Ashes in humiliating style on Tuesday but for Joe Root it has been an incredible 2021... Published 28 Dec, 2021 09:51am
Sports England blow as captain Root hurt before start of Ashes play ADELAIDE: Captain Joe Root was hit in the abdomen while warming up for day four of the second Ashes Test Sunday and... Published 19 Dec, 2021 10:05am
Sports Wounded England face pink-ball challenge in second Ashes Test ADELAIDE: England head into the day-night second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Thursday under pressure and facing an... Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:24am
Sports 'It was hot out there': England lament slow over rate penalty MELBOURNE: England have spoken to officials about speeding up their play after being docked five World Test... Published 13 Dec, 2021 12:35pm
Sports Australia's injured Hazlewood out of 2nd Ashes Test ADELAIDE: Injured Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood was Monday ruled out of the second Ashes Test against England in... Published 13 Dec, 2021 10:14am
Sports Australia's 'proud' Lyon says 400-wicket feat yet to sink in BRISBANE: Australia's Nathan Lyon said reaching the milestone of 400 Test wickets in Saturday's big Ashes win and... Published 11 Dec, 2021 12:07pm
Sports Root says beaten England must not feel sorry for themselves BRISBANE: England captain Joe Root said Saturday his team must fix their fielding and batting to get back into the... Published 11 Dec, 2021 11:08am
Sports Root and Malan lead England fightback in first Ashes Test BRISBANE: Joe Root and Dawid Malan put on a defiant unbeaten partnership of 159 to give England hope of salvaging a... Updated 10 Dec, 2021 03:27pm
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