England's quest for an Ashes series win Down Under had been finished at Adelaide itself. After snapping an 18-Test winless run in Australia at Melbourne, pride was all England had left to play for. Besides scintillating centuries from Joe Root and Jacob Bethell and a fine 84 in the first inn
Khawaja suffered back spasms in the first Test, which ruled him out of the second game. Khawaja was ready to go in the third test, but he did not initially made it in the playing 11. Steve Smith's health problems allowed Khawaja to come back into the team on match morning at Adelaide Oval.
Short, a two-time Big Bash League (BBL) 'Player of the Tournament' and Adelaide Strikers skipper, has been in a fine form for his franchise in the ongoing BBL season. So far, he has cracked two half-centuries against Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars and picked up three wickets.
In the spirit of Christmas, the MCG pitch gifted bowlers from England and Australia alike with easy wickets as for the first time since 22 wickets fell during Australia-West Indies Test at Adelaide during 1951/52 season, 20 wickets crumbled on first day of action, with England pacer Josh Ton
Cummins featured in the Adelaide Test, playing a crucial role in sealing the Ashes series for Australia with a total of three wickets each across both innings. But with the Ashes already in the bag, Cummins has chosen to manage his workload ahead of next year's ICC T20 World Cup, which start
The 39-year-old Aussie veteran achieved the milestone during his side's fourth Ashes Test against England, a Boxing Day Test match, at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During his knock, Usman looked in good nick, scoring a 52-ball 29, with two fours, but he was caught behind by Jamie Smith on
Australia star batter Marnus Labuschagne has heaped praise on his teammates after the hosts retained the Ashes after an emphatic 82-run win against the Ben Stokes-led England in Adelaide, which helped the Aussies to take an unbeaten 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series.
The fourth Test between Australia and England will take place from December 26 onwards. Carey, who scored 106 and 72 in the Adelaide Test to help Aussies retain the urn with an unassailable 3-0 series lead, is just 128 runs away from overtaking legendary Adam Gilchrist for most runs by an Au
On Tuesday morning, it was confirmed, as Cummins had flagged after Adelaide, that he would sit out in the fourth Test against England. Australia Head coach Andrew McDonald said a few hours later that Cummins' series was over after one appearance, which helped secure the Ashes.
Australia's speedster Mitchell Starc backed Nathan Lyon to go through another rehab and be able to resume his Test career after suffering a hamstring injury in the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide.
Australian left-arm speedster Mitchell Starc has questioned why the International Cricket Council (ICC) doesn't pay for the DRS technology in international cricket.
"That dream that we came here with is now over, which is obviously incredibly disappointing. Everyone is obviously hurting and quite emotional about it. But we've got two more games to go, and that's where the focus needs to switch to now," Stokes said.