Ashes: England play for pride, Tim Paine's men eye history
England, who clinched a miraculous win in the third Test, failed to keep up their spirit and came out with a below-par performance, especially with the bat, at Old Trafford as they lost the match by 185 runs.
No matter what, Steve Smith will be a 'cheat' forever: Former England cricketer Steve Harmison
Smith was last year handed a one-year suspension by Cricket for his involvement in the Sandpaper Gate fiasco, which also saw Bancroft and Warner getting banned for nine months and one year, respectively.
Sep 09, 2019, 13:10 PM IST
Ashes: Ricky Ponting backs same Australia Playing XI to end on high at Oval
England and Australia will now lock horns in a dead rubber fifth and final Test of the Ashes series at the Oval on September 12.
Sep 09, 2019, 12:59 PM IST
Cricket fraternity hails Australia on retaining Ashes urn
England and Australia will now lock horns in a dead rubber fifth and final Test of the Ashes series at the Oval on September 12.
Sep 09, 2019, 11:13 AM IST
Joe Root keen to keep leading England despite Ashes defeat
Root’s side suffered a 185-run defeat in the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Sunday as Australia took a 2-1 lead with one Test remaining to retain the coveted urn.
Sep 09, 2019, 10:24 AM IST
Praise for Steve Smith, Pat Cummins goes one louder after retaining Ashes
Former captain Steve Smith scored 293 runs at Old Trafford as they sealed an 185-run win that ensured they retained the sport`s oldest trophy with a match to spare.
Sep 09, 2019, 09:01 AM IST
4th Test: Australia retain the Ashes after beating England by 185 runs
Craig Overton was the last man to fall with Josh Hazlewood getting an LBW decision in his favour.
Sep 08, 2019, 23:14 PM IST
Former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke shares image following skin cancer removal procedure from forehead
The 38-year-old can be seen pushing his hair back revealing stitches between the eyebrows in the image, which was accompanied by a word of caution for youngsters.
Sep 08, 2019, 22:40 PM IST
4th Ashes Test: Pat Cummins bowls Australia towards victory as England lose Ben Stokes
Resuming on 18-2 and chasing a distant target of 383, Joe Denly and Roy provided initial resistance before Cummins bowled Roy (31) with a beautiful delivery that cut back off the seam to leave England at 66-3.
Sep 08, 2019, 20:56 PM IST
Ashes: Smith's Bradmanesque run of form incomprehensible, says Steve Waugh
Waugh said that while the performance alone is extraordinary, the fact that this is Smith's first Test series in 16 months after his fall from grace in the 2018 Newlands ball-tampering scandal that led to him losing the Australian captaincy and being slapped with a one year ban by Cricket Australia makes it all the more incredible.
Sep 08, 2019, 18:09 PM IST
Ashes: England hope to find spirit of Headingley but Australia's Steve Smith confident
England need another 365 runs to win with eight wickets remaining heading into the final day and they will resume with Jason Roy and Joe Denly at the crease.
Sep 08, 2019, 16:30 PM IST
It will be Steve Smith's Ashes if Australia prevail, says Allan Border
Smith has returned from his one-year ban for the Newlands ball-tampering scandal in quite sensational form and hit his ninth consecutive Ashes half-century with a knock of 82 on Saturday.
Sep 08, 2019, 16:11 PM IST
Stuart Broad has got into David Warner's head, admits Steve Smith
Warner has got out on three back-to-back ducks and Broad has been his main tormentor.
Winning fourth Ashes Test will be difficult, not impossible: England coach Trevor Bayliss
England will resume the final day of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia later today at 18/2.
Sep 08, 2019, 11:05 AM IST
Like to get into tough situations and take the team through, says Steve Smith
England will resume the final day later today at 18/2. Currently, the series is levelled at 1-1.
Sep 08, 2019, 10:40 AM IST
4th Test: Australia eight wickets away from retaining Ashes
England were left rattled in the very first over of their second innings with Pat Cummins dismissing Rory Burns and Joe Root off consecutive deliveries.
Sep 08, 2019, 00:46 AM IST
4th Ashes Test: Australia declare at 186/6, England need 383 to win
Australia were set back by Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer in the early part of the innings as they dismissed David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head before they could make a significant difference to the scorecard.
4th Ashes Test: Mitchell Starc strikes leave England fighting to avoid follow-on
England trail by 219 runs after Australia made 497-8 declared and with Jos Buttler (26) and Stuart Broad (2) set to resume after the interval they still face a fight to avoid batting again.
Sep 07, 2019, 18:51 PM IST
4th Ashes Test: Josh Hazlewood cuts through England as Australia tighten screw
England still need 98 runs to avoid following on and that will be no formality after Hazlewood undid so much of the good work from Rory Burns (81) and Joe Root (71) earlier in the day.
Sep 07, 2019, 00:17 AM IST
'Genius' Steve Smith can be dismissed, reveals Ricky Ponting
On Thursday, Smith -- who had to miss the third Ashes Test due to concussion -- played an incredible knock of 211 to help Australia post a mammoth first inning total of 497/8 and take the driver's seat at the Old Trafford.
