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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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"He's done a pretty good job every time he's had the opportunity to play f
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"He gets above the perpendicular, shapes the ball back into you with that angle, and draws you into playing, I suppose - similar to Scotty (Scott) Boland in a way. (They have) similar release points and angles they create. He's a good bowler, bowled really nicely in this game, and he's done
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"Somewhere else in the world, there'd be hell on": Ben Stokes' brutal take
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England captain Ben Stokes has taken a brutal take on the MCG pitch, saying that if a pitch like MCG were served somewhere else in the world, there would have been "hell on" criticism. Stokes added that his feedback to the match referee regarding the MCG pitch won't be the best.
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Ashes: England captain reflects on team's landmark Boxing Day Test win
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England skipper Ben Stokes breaks down England's MCG win as pretty special as the tourists finally ended a 15-year wait for a Test win on Australian soil
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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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Root hails Bethell's "conviction" during match-sealing knock at MCG, expre
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bethell, the generation next of England and in line to replace their iconic all-rounder Ben Stokes once he hangs up his boots, gave a glimpse of what he could offer at number three with a brilliant knock of 40 runs in front of a jam-packed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), helping England avoi
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Boxing Day Test joins rare list as England down Australia inside two days
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England finally found their way back into the Ashes series with a four-wicket victory over Australia in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a match that stood out not just for the result but for several rare statistical milestones. Despite the defeat, Australia continue to h
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"I was potentially retiring...": Josh Tongue opens up after England's hist
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"100%. I was in a tough situation with my body and stuff. I was potentially retiring, but I'm glad that I put in the hard work to get myself back playing cricket and now playing for England, it's all that I've always wanted to do," he noted.
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"If we had managed that extra 50-60...": Aussie skipper Smith laments lack
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On a grass-heavy bowling heaven, both England and Australian bowlers looted wickets like for fun, but it was England who ended their win drought in Aussie land, with the generation next of England, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse giving their super seniors, skipper B
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"Learning from moments that went well": Bethell reflects on match-winning
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I think it's about taking confidence, learning from the moments that went well, and understanding what worked under pressure. Hopefully, it's something I can build on for the rest of my career," he said.
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Stokes hails team's collective "character", performances of Bethell, Tongu
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A win finally arrived for England in a Test match on Australian shores, but too late perhaps, with the Ashes already retained by Australia. Crucial knocks from Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell, and fine spells from Tongue and Brydon Carse, representing the next generation of English cricket, fi
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"Not the right approach": Jason Gillespie criticises modern batters' minds
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gillespie was disappointed with the overall batting display from both sides, insisting that the conditions were challenging but far from unplayable.
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