Ashes: England showed great character, says Joe Root after series-levelling win
Australia won the fourth Test in Manchester last week to move 2-1 ahead and retain the Ashes but the hosts battled back at The Oval to deny the touring side their first Test series win in England since 2001.
Sep 16, 2019, 06:47 AM IST
Ashes: Matthew Wade century in vain as England level series
Australia were set an unlikely target of 399 for England to chase after the hosts were all out in the first session of the day.
Sep 16, 2019, 00:14 AM IST
David Warner a certainty for Australia summer despite poor form: Ricky Ponting
Warner, 32, has all single digit scores barring a 61 in the Leeds Test.
Sep 15, 2019, 22:06 PM IST
Ashes: Steve Smith dismissed as England close on victory in final Test
The prolific Smith was caught by Ben Stokes at leg slip off Stuart Broad shortly after lunch, the first time in 11 Test innings against England that he had failed to pass fifty.
Sep 15, 2019, 21:09 PM IST
Steve Smith creates a record of scoring most runs in a series this century
In the ongoing fifth Ashes Test against England, Smith went past his own record of scoring 769 runs against India during the 2014-15 season.
Sep 15, 2019, 20:30 PM IST
5th Ashes Test: Joe Denly shines as England build big lead
Denly fell six runs short of his maiden Test century and Ben Stokes made a sparkling 67 in bright sunshine at The Oval to put England in a strong position to level the series at 2-2.
Sep 15, 2019, 00:07 AM IST
5th Ashes Test: Ben Stokes, Joe Denly pile on the runs as England take control
Stokes was dropped by Steve Smith at slip when he was on seven off Nathan Lyon.
Sep 14, 2019, 22:24 PM IST
Ashes: Steve Smith confident of Australia win despite conceding lead
England were bundled out for 294 runs in the first innings, but an inspired spell from their pacer Jofra Archer helped the Three Lions restrict Australia to 225 runs in the first innings.
Sep 14, 2019, 16:59 PM IST
Ashes: Steve Smith continues to paper over Australia's batting cracks
Smith, likely to regain the captaincy once his leadership ban expires next year, could conjure only a tepid defence of his teammates after they showed scant resistance against the marauding Jofra Archer and a swinging Sam Curran.
Sep 14, 2019, 16:00 PM IST
Steve Smith goes past Inzamam-ul-Haq to script unique Test record
On the second day of the ongoing fifth and final Ashes Test at the Kia Oval, Smith scored 80 runs and in the process registered his 10th consecutive 50+ score against England.
5th Ashes Test: 6-wicket haul by Jofra Archer gives England advantage over Australia
England openers Rory Burns and Joe Denly added nine runs in the fading light to extend the lead to 78 runs by the close of play for the day.
Sep 13, 2019, 23:56 PM IST
5th Ashes Test: Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith take Australia to 55/2 after early jolt
David Warner failed once again, as Jofra Archer had the out of sorts southpaw caught behind by Jonny Bairstow for just five.
Sep 13, 2019, 19:26 PM IST
Was surprised with Tim Paine's 'gutsy' decision to bowl: Ricky Ponting
Put in to bat by Australia on Thursday at the Kia Oval, England were pegged back from a strong position at 103-1 after lunch as all-rounder Mitchell Marsh ran through the middle order to leave the hosts reeling at 271/8 at stumps on Day 1.
Most of the Australians hate me, says Mitchell Marsh
Making a return to the Aussie Test side after almost a year, Marsh was exceptional with the ball in hand, as he got the key breakthroughs of Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, and Chris Woakes. It was through his spell that Australia was able to come back into the match.
Sep 13, 2019, 15:36 PM IST
5th Ashes Test: England struggle to 271-8 after familiar collapse
Medium-pacer Mitchell Marsh took four wickets to boost Australia`s bid to secure a 3-1 series win after their captain Tim Paine won the toss and surprisingly sent England in to bat.
Sep 12, 2019, 23:55 PM IST
5th Ashes Test: Joe Root rides luck to lift England
Captain Root was dropped three times in a sloppy fielding performance by the Australians, who have retained the Ashes and are bidding to secure a 3-1 victory in the series.
Sep 12, 2019, 21:03 PM IST
Ashes: Jason Roy dropped, Sam Curran named in England XI for 5th Test
The England and Wales Cricket Board also stated in its release that Ben Stokes will play as a specialist batsman due to a shoulder injury.
Ashes: Mitchell Marsh named in Australia's 12-man squad for 5th Test
The inclusion of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, Australia's highest wicket takers this series, will be dependent upon how they recover from the Old Trafford Test.
Sep 11, 2019, 20:09 PM IST
Australian skipper Tim Paine will not give up captaincy meekly
Australia retained the Ashes with victory in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, where Smith continued his brilliant series with a double-century and a second innings 82.
Sep 11, 2019, 17:37 PM IST
One good David Warner inning will help us win Ashes: Justin Langer
Warner has been in awful form in the ongoing Ashes scoring just 79 runs at an average of 9.87 per innings.
Sep 11, 2019, 15:39 PM IST
