Ben Stokes became the latest victim of the controversial Snicko technology after the England captain’s dismissal at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Monday, on the second day of the ongoing fifth and final Ashes 2025-26 Test. The incident took place in the 51st over of England’s first innings in the first session of Day […]
Across the first four Tests of the series, spinners claimed just nine wickets, accounting for only a fraction of the total overs bowled. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia created an unwanted slice of history by naming a Test XI without a specialist spinner for a match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with skipper Steve Smith […]
Just as England kept looking for answers during the first three Tests in the ongoing Ashes series, head coach Brendon McCullum met with a similar fate on the first day of the fifth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday. The incident was caught on camera during the 39th […]
Joe Root closed in on legendary Sachin Tendulkar after the former England captain reached his 67th fifty in the longest format on Day 1 of the fifth an final Ashes 2025-26 Test against Australia on Sunday. Opting to bat first, England were in complete disarray, losing their top three with just 57 runs on board […]
England batter Zak Crawley has said that his side will continue to take on the Australian bowlers in the fifth and final Test of the Ashes 2025–26 series. England head into the final Test of the series having finally ended their long-standing victory drought in Australia. The Three Lions registered a win on Australian soil […]
Gus Atkinson (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England fast bowler Gus Atkinson was on Monday ruled out of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia due to a hamstring injury, becoming the third pace bowler from the touring side to be sent home early during the series. The Surrey right-armer had hobbled off early on […]
The win was England’s first Test success in Australia since January 2011, ending a run of 16 losses and two draws. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Staring at a clean sweep, England finally found a way to fight back, winning their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years with a gutsy four-wicket victory in a […]
04:05 IST: England, meanwhile, face a monumental challenge that will require grit, clarity of thought, and a touch of magic. With the big guns back in the hut, the responsibility now rests heavily on the shoulders of the lower order, led by the unbeaten Jamie Smith and Will Jacks. Smith, in particular, has not had the […]
04:36 IST: Australia (Playing XI) – Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja (In for Steve Smith), Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins (C) (In for Michael Neser), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon (In for Brendan Doggett), and Scott Boland. Source link
Head coach Brendon McCullum said England cannot afford to have a “glass jaw” in the ongoing Ashes, where they already find themselves in a must-win situation. Having lost the first two Tests in Perth and Brisbane, the visitors are 0–2 down in the five-match series. Skipper Ben Stokes earlier insisted that as long as he […]
