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"Offered little too much": Steve Smith on MCG pitch after defeat in Boxing
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith reflected on the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch that saw the Boxing Day Ashes Test between Australia and England get over in just two days, with 36 wickets falling. He called the pitch a "tricky one" and said that it offered a bit too much to
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Smith overtakes Border, becomes Australia's second-highest run-getter agai
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Aussie veteran made this upward movement in charts during his side's fourth Ashes Test at Melbourne against England. While he could score just nine in the first innings, falling to Josh Tongue, he made 24* in 39 balls, with a four, standing as a lone warrior as the Aussie batting crumble
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Jinx broken too late: England snap 18-match winless streak in Australia, s
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With this, England has denied Australia a chance at delivering a whitewash on them. Having last won the Ashes in Australia back in 2010/11, England struggled to buy themselves a win Down Under. But with the Ashes gone, the English team played for the Three Lions badge on the chest and their
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England's Ben Duckett completes 3,000 Test runs
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Duckett, the 31-year-old left-handed opener, achieved the milestone during England's fourth Ashes Test, a Boxing Day affair at Melbourne. In a run-chase of a modest 175 runs, Duckett crossed the 30-run mark for the first time in the series, scoring a 26-ball 34, with four boundaries and a si
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Josh Tongue backs England's batting approach after 110-run collapse on Box
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England pacer Josh Tongue enjoyed his outing on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), as he became the first England bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Boxing Day Test. However, England's batting remained their weak point in the series as
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"Cricket is funny game": Michael Neser reflects on Boxing Day heroics afte
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Australia pacer Michael Neser helped the Aussies place themselves as firm favourites on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) itself. He expressed delight at playing a crucial role for the team in front of the massive MCG crowd.
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England's Harry Brook becomes fastest to reach 3,000 Test runs in terms of
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Brook, England's vice-captain, achieved this milestone during his side's fourth Ashes Test, a prestigious Boxing Day fixture at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During the first innings, he delivered a decent counter-attack after England was reduced to 16/4, scoring 34-ball 41, with two fours
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Josh Tongue becomes first English bowler to take Test fifer in MCG in 21st
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tongue produced the aggression, ruthlessness and venom that England fans had been waiting for. Having already lost the Ashes Test series and extending their wait for their first triumph in Australia since 2010/11, England and particularly Tongue, came to MCG for the prestigious fixture with
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"Will cool our heels a bit...": Cummins manages Test workload, sets sight
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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Aussie veteran Usman Khawaja completes 8,000 international runs
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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Steve Smith's mediocre Ashes continues, falls to Josh Tongue for third tim
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leading the side in the fourth Ashes Test with the series already in pocket, Smith, who also led Australia in two opening Tests in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins, did get off to a decent start with a boundary each against Tongue and Brydon Carse, but the 31st delivery he faced, c
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Ashes 4th Test: Atkinson-Tongue dismantle Australian top-order in excellen
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At the end of session one, Australia was 72/4, with Usman Khawaja (21*) and Alex Carey (9*) unbeaten.
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