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
Ashes: Australia skipper Steve Smith praises bold selectors after win against England
The home team took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series with an innings victory over the English at the WACA Ground, despite rain delays and a damaged pitch. Smith said the comprehensive result, which has Australia on track for its third Ashes whitewash in four home series, was vindication for the national selectors for making some imaginative selections.
Dec 18, 2017, 16:52 PM IST
Steve Smith savours 'spectacular' triumph over England as victorious Ashes captain
Australia thrashed the tourists by an innings and 41 runs before tea to reclaim the urn with two matches to spare.
Dec 18, 2017, 14:10 PM 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: 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: Steve 'Special' Smith leaves Ashes rivals and teammates in awe
The Australian captain reached his highest Test score yet with his second double-century, passed 1,000 Test runs for the year and also notched his fastest Test century in an innings that appeared to shatter England's resolve. At stumps, Smith was on 229 not out, having faced 390 balls, hitting 28 fours and one six as his stellar year continued. It was his second century of the series and he didn`t offer a single chance throughout.
Dec 16, 2017, 17:26 PM 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: 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
Ashes: England collapse to 403 all out on second morning at WACA
England's tail collapsed dramatically after a record fifth-wicket partnership by centurions Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow had given the tourists the ascendancy on the second day of the third Ashes Test in Perth on Friday.
Dec 15, 2017, 11:26 AM IST
Who is Sobers Joban, the Indian offering to fix Ashes?
The 31-year-old Chamba-born Joban has played for Delhi and Himachal Pradesh at the Under-19 and Under-22 level and was part of the 2002 Cooch Behar Trophy.
Dec 15, 2017, 10:34 AM IST
Ashes: Dawid Malan savours maiden ton after 'fun' battle with pacemen
Having honed his game against "dibbly dobbly" deliveries in English county cricket, Dawid Malan was thrilled to conquer a hostile Australian pace assault to post his maiden century in the third Ashes test on Thursday.
Dec 14, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Ashes: Dawid Malan's maiden ton lifts England to 305/4 on Day 1 in Perth
Already down 2-0 in the five-match series, the visitors were wavering at 131 for four against some fiery pace bowling, but Malan steadied the innings with an unbroken 174-run stand for the fifth wicket alongside Jonny Bairstow (75 not out), England's highest partnership of the series.
Dec 14, 2017, 16:38 PM IST
No evidence of corruption in Ashes Test at Perth, says ICC
The Sun reported that underground bookmakers from India had offered to sell undercover reporters from the newspaper information about spot-fixing in the Test between Australia and England, which starts in Perth on Thursday.
Dec 14, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh in line for Test recall, says Steve Smith
If recalled, it would be the first appearance for Marsh since a shoulder injury mid-way through Australia's Test series in India earlier this year.
Dec 13, 2017, 15:49 PM IST
Mitchell Marsh raring to go if called in for Perth test
He has scored two centuries, a 95 and 80 in his 14 innings and is expected to be in competition with Peter Handscomb for a position in the third test lineup.
Dec 13, 2017, 00:05 AM IST
Ashes: Alastair Cook not thinking about retirement ahead of 150th Test
Cook, former captain and England's most prolific Test run-scorer, has made 62 runs in four innings as the tourists have gone 2-0 down in the five-match series in Australia.
Dec 12, 2017, 14:06 PM IST
