'Hottest' Ashes Test day on record as Australia swelters
More than 200 weather records were broken nationwide during the last summer, with intense heatwaves, bushfires and flooding plaguing the December 2016-February 2017 season.
Jan 07, 2018, 13:22 PM IST
Ashes, 5th Test, Day 4: England lurching to defeat against Australia
The Australians amassed a massive 303-run innings lead in blistering heat and then reduced the battle-weary tourists to 93 for four at the close with a day to play.
Jan 07, 2018, 13:05 PM IST
Ashes: Usman Khawaja makes Ashes amends after seven years
In 2011 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with the hosts heading for an innings defeat and 3-1 Ashes series loss, his elegant strokes were a light in a very dark sky for Australia. Although he has not always been able to live up to the high expectations aroused by that innings, on Saturday he was a batsman at the very top of his game as he notched up 171 runs to put Australia on course for a 4-0 series triumph.
Jan 06, 2018, 15:08 PM IST
Ashes, 5th Test, Day 3: Usman Khawaja hits 171 as Australia build lead in Sydney
Khawaja shared a stand of 188 with captain Steve Smith, who was dismissed just before lunch, and another of 101 with Marsh, who just missed out on his second hundred of the series in the over before stumps.
Jan 06, 2018, 12:59 PM IST
Crane takes comfort in Warne's Test debut
Young English leg-spinner Mason Crane was encouraged by his first bowling stint in Test cricket in Sydney on Friday and hoping for a better return than legendary Shane Warne's unflattering Test debut.
Jan 05, 2018, 15:33 PM IST
Ashes: Australia end Day 2 in the ascendancy thanks to Usman Khawaja-Steve Smith stand
Smith and Khawaja batted through the final session in a 107-run partnership after openers Cameron Bancroft and David Warner had departed earlier in Australia`s reply to England`s 346.
Jan 05, 2018, 15:16 PM IST
Ashes, 5th Test: England all out for 346 in Sydney
Steve Smith pulled off a stunning one-handed catch to dismiss Dawid Malan for 62, but the Australians were guilty of two embarrassing dropped catches to give England a helping hand.
Jan 05, 2018, 12:15 PM IST
Ashes: Joe Root will be 'scary' once he starts converting, says Dawid Malan
Joe Root could score a "scary" amount of runs when he starts converting his half-centuries into centuries, teammate Dawid Malan said on Thursday after the England captain failed to do so for the fourth time in the Ashes series.
Jan 04, 2018, 16:55 PM IST
Ashes: Australia gain the upper hand late on Day 1 in Sydney
Australia stunned England with two late wickets, including that of Joe Root for 83, to leave the tourists wobbling on 233 for five at the end of the rain-disrupted opening day of the fifth and final Test on Thursday.
Jan 04, 2018, 15:36 PM IST
Ashes, 5th Test: Australia look to make it 4-0 against England
Starc, who claimed 19 wickets in the first three Tests to help Australia wrest back the Ashes, missed the drawn Boxing Day fourth game in Melbourne before confirming his fitness on Wednesday.
Jan 03, 2018, 17:03 PM IST
Ashes, 5th Test: Mason Crane's selection hints at England's long-term plans
At 20, Crane will be the youngest England spinner for 90 years to make a test debut when he wins his first cap at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday in a series that England trail by an irretrievable 3-0.
Jan 03, 2018, 16:07 PM IST
Ashes, 5th Test: England legspinner Chris Woakes out, Mason Crane to debut
Mason Crane will make his debut in the fifth and final Ashes test against Australia this week after all-rounder Chris Woakes was ruled out of the match by injury.
Jan 03, 2018, 15:18 PM IST
Ashes, 5th Test: Mitchell Starc set to return, suggests Australia skipper Steve Smith
Left-arm quick Starc, the leading wicket-taker in the series after claiming 19 in the first three tests as Australia wrested back the Ashes, missed the drawn fourth test in Melbourne with a bruised heel but was back bowling in the nets on Tuesday.
Jan 03, 2018, 14:02 PM IST
Ashes: England allrounder Chris Woakes a doubt for Sydney Test
Woakes's injury increases the likelihood that leg-spinner Mason Crane will make his debut at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Jan 03, 2018, 13:40 PM IST
International Cricket Council confirms Melbourne Cricket Ground poor pitch rating
Under existing rules, the ICC sanction can range from an official warning to a fine. But under regulations set to come into effect on Thursday, pitches officially rated as poor or unfit will be given demerit points which could ultimately lead to suspensions.
Jan 02, 2018, 16:29 PM IST
Ashes, 5th Test: England ponder taking a spin with Mason Crane in Sydney
The Sydney Cricket Ground has a reputation as a turning wicket, enhancing Crane's chances of playing.
Jan 02, 2018, 15:55 PM IST
Ashes, 4th Test: Ball tampering claims 'ridiculous', says England pacer James Anderson
The 35-year-old was shown on television appearing to try to scuff up the ball with his thumbnail on the fourth day on Friday and local commentators seized on the footage as the match meandered to a draw.
Jan 01, 2018, 16:00 PM IST
Ashes: Ashton Agar ready for another spin tilt at England in Sydney
Ashton Agar said on Sunday he was ready for another crack at England after being called into Australia's squad as the second spin-bowling option for this week's final Ashes Test in Sydney.
Dec 31, 2017, 11:10 AM IST
Ashes: Joe Root hails England fight in drawn MCG Test
England were again denied a win in their troubled Ashes series in Melbourne on Saturday but skipper Joe Root says it is all eyes on a face-saving win in the final Test in Sydney.
Dec 30, 2017, 17:06 PM IST
Ashes: MCG pitch the villain in rare Test draw
Rival captains Steve Smith and Joe Root were critical of the lifeless Melbourne pitch after the fourth Ashes Test on Saturday, only the second draw in the showpiece Boxing Day Test in 20 years.
Dec 30, 2017, 14:19 PM IST
