Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted players from the Australian and England cricket teams at Kirribilli House on Thursday, ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Ashes series, scheduled to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The annual New Year’s Day reception came in the backdrop of the Boxing Day Test at […]
Andrew McDonald, Head Coach of Australia, inspects the pitch at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo credit: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as unsatisfactory, handing the venue one demerit point after match referee Jeff Crowe […]
England team at MCG; and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: The Melbourne Cricket Ground, long celebrated as one of the sport’s grand theatres, became the stage for another uncomfortable debate about pitch quality after the Boxing Day Test ended inside two days, prompting biting sarcasm from batting great Sunil Gavaskar.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube […]
Australia’s Steve Smith directs fielders on Day 2 of their Ashes cricket test match against England in Melbourne. (AP) Steve Smith, who is leading Australia in Pat Cummins’ absence during the ongoing Ashes series, spoke about the Boxing Day Test that ended inside two days and said such matches are not good for finances.Australia had […]
England’s previous Test win in Australia had come at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2011. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: England finally exorcised their Australian demons, ending an 18-match winless streak Down Under with a dramatic four-wicket victory in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. The result not only restored […]
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 […]
Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja (AP/PTI) On this day in 2020, December 27, Ajinkya Rahane played an innings that quietly altered the course of Indian Test cricket. It did not come wrapped in noise or bravado. It arrived in the aftermath of trauma. India had been bundled out for their lowest-ever total in the previous […]
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) recorded the biggest crowd ever for a single day of cricket, scripting history at the Ashes match between Australia and England before tea. A staggering 93,442 viewers packed into the MCG, shattering the previous record of 93,013 set during the 2015 ODI World Cup final. “9️⃣3️⃣,4️⃣4️⃣2️⃣ The highest recorded crowd […]
It is going from bad to worse for England. After slipping to a 0–3 deficit and conceding the Ashes to Australia inside just 11 days, their woes have deepened with lead fast bowler Jofra Archer ruled out of the remainder of the series due to a side strain. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) […]
Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav (X) A day after India’s disappointing defeat to Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a video of head coach Gautam Gambhir’s animated exchange with captain Suryakumar Yadav has gone viral. The clip, captured moments after the match, shows Gambhir appearing visibly frustrated as he engaged in a serious discussion with […]
