Ashes: Jackson Bird hovers as Mitchell Starc battles injury for Boxing Day Test
Pat Cummins says fellow Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc's heel injury could lead to a lengthy spell away from the game if not treated properly ahead of Tuesday's fourth Test against England.
Dec 23, 2017, 18:26 PM IST
Ashes: Former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson rubs salt into English wounds
Johnson said Stuart Broad doesn't look "up to it", while Alastair Cook's scars from the last series still appear fresh.
Dec 20, 2017, 14:47 PM IST
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc cleared of serious foot injury
However, the left-arm pacer remains in doubt for the Boxing Day Test against England. Jackson Bird is the reserve seamer in the Australia squad.
Dec 20, 2017, 10:17 AM IST
Steve Smith equals Len Hutton's record, now only behind Don Bradman
The Australia captain has equalled the English batting legend's tally of 945 points on top of the ICC Test Player Rankings and is now only behind the greatest batsman of all, Bradman.
Dec 19, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
Sanjay Manjrekar trolls 'English batsmen' after Ashes fiasco
"As long as we have English batsmen, we will have balls of the century," Manjrekar tweeted on Tuesday.
Dec 19, 2017, 12:27 PM IST
The new Bradman? Quirky Steve Smith rises to exalted heights
Steve Smith has broken English hearts and smashed records with his phenomenal Ashes batting and is being acclaimed as the best Australian batsman since the greatest of all, Don Bradman.
Dec 19, 2017, 09:45 AM IST
England face postmortem after Ashes capitulation
England will have to make some tough decisions about the futures of some of their most decorated senior players after they were ruthlessly exposed by Australia in a 15-day Ashes capitulation.
Dec 19, 2017, 09:33 AM IST
England 'not good enough' as Australia eye Ashes whitewash
Australia have outbatted and outbowled their visitors in all three Tests and on Monday regained the famous Ashes urn with two games of the five-match series left to play.
Dec 19, 2017, 00:05 AM IST
Australia reclaim the Ashes, hammer England in Perth to take 3-0 lead
England, who were bowled out for 403 in their first innings, could muster only 218 in the second essay and succumbed to an embarrassing innings-and-41-run defeat at the WACA on Monday.
Dec 18, 2017, 13:28 PM IST
Ashes: Watch how Perth squall swept the groundstaff at WACA
In a video on Twitter, the groundsmen could be seen running to prevent from being engulfed by the covers that blew and then rose up gaining height like Tsunamic waves.
Dec 18, 2017, 12:35 PM IST
Ashes: Rain leakage on WACA pitch pushes 3rd Test towards draw
The start of the final day’s play in the third Ashes Test between Australia and England has been delayed after rainwater leaked onto the WACA pitch following heavy overnight showers, raising fears that the match could be abandoned.
Dec 18, 2017, 09:51 AM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Mitchell Starc's 'Ball of the Ashes' reminds of Johnson's magic delivery against Cheteshwar Pujara — Watch
Rain forced early closer to fourth day's play at the WACA, but not before Australia reduced England to 132/4. The visitors still trailing by 127 runs after the hosts declared their first innings at 662/9.
Dec 17, 2017, 19:49 PM IST
Ashes: Wobbly England 71/3 at tea after Australia declared at 662/9 on Day 4 of Perth Test
After Smith top-scored for the hosts with 239, three quick wickets by Hazlewood - who removed both England openers - and Nathan Lyon put the hosts within seven wickets of reclaiming the Ashes.
Dec 17, 2017, 11:43 AM IST
Ashes 3rd Test: England hopes fade as Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh put attack to sword on Day 3
The home side took total control of the match and were 549 for four in their first innings by stumps, with Smith on 229 and Marsh on 181, leading the hapless tourists by 146 runs with six wickets still in hand.
Dec 16, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Kevin Pietersen trolls England bowlers after recalled Mitchell Marsh hits maiden ton
In his previous 35 innings in 21 matches, Marsh had scored 674 runs with a high score of 87 at a not so impressive average of 21.74.
Dec 16, 2017, 14:49 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Steve Smith joins Virat Kohli in the 'freak' category
Australia captain Steve Smith on Saturday became only the second player, after compatriot and former opener Matthew Hayden, to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year for the fourth successive year during Day 3's play of third Ashes Test against England at the WACA, Perth.
Dec 16, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Aussie captain Steve Smith becomes statistically the 2nd most successful batsman in history
For the record, Smith took 22 innings in 12 matches to hit his first Test hundred, then in the following 86 knocks, he has scored more than 5000 runs at an average of more than 71.
Dec 16, 2017, 12:21 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: 'Unlucky' Aussie substitute fielder Peter Handscomb takes flying catch to end Dawid Malan's brilliant WACA knock — Watch
At Stumps on Day 2, Australia were 203 for three, with Smith on 92 and Shaun Marsh on seven. They still trail England by 200 runs with seven wickets in hand.
Dec 15, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Bowlers, Steve Smith bring Australia back on Day 2 in Perth
At Stumps Australia were 203 for three, with Smith on 92 and Shaun Marsh on seven, a deficit of 200 runs with seven wickets in hand after dismissing England for 403.
Dec 15, 2017, 15:50 PM IST
Ashes: Jonny Bairstow hits emotional century for England
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow notched an emotional century on the second day of the crucial third Ashes Test in Perth on Friday.
Dec 15, 2017, 11:35 AM IST
