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Jacob Bethell (Getty Images) Jacob Bethell stood tall with a flawless maiden Test century on Wednesday, anchoring England’s reply as the visitors clawed their way back into the contest and edged into a slender 119-run lead, leaving the fifth and final Ashes Test delicately poised. At stumps on Day 4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground,…
Travis Head scored a blistering 163 in the SCG Test (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia etched their name into a rare 134-year-old chapter of Test history on Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, producing a batting effort unmatched in the rivalry since the 19th century. Australia, pushing for a…
Steve Smith and Travis Head (Image credit: Getty Images) Run-machine Travis Head smashed a scintillating 163, while Steve Smith compiled a composed unbeaten 129, as Australia built a 134-run lead over England to seize control on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.It was Head’s third…
A frustrated Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg on Monday vowed to raise concerns over what he described as “archaic” bad light rules with the sport’s governing body after nearly a third of the opening day at the fifth Ashes Test was washed out. Play was halted 15 minutes before the scheduled tea break on Sunday…
Joe Root was unbeaten on 72 and Harry Brook on 78 at the end of Day 1 (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Joe Root and Harry Brook blunted Australia’s all-pace attack with an unbroken 154-run stand on Sunday, rescuing England and putting them in a strong position on a rain-hit opening day of the fifth and…
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…
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…
The five-match series against India earlier this year ended in a 2-2 draw, marking Shubman Gill’s first assignment as Test captain. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Batting legend Alastair Cook said England’s 2-2 home Test series draw against Shubman Gill-led India came against “not a great Indian side”, raising concerns over the team’s preparation for the…
Steve Smith was bowled by Josh Tongue for 9 runs (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: A total of 20 wickets tumbled on the opening day of the fourth Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday, with Australia bowled out for 152 before dismissing England for just 110.Go Beyond The Boundary…
