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Steve Smith, Alex Carey take first look at Perth pitch ahead of Ashes open
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Australia's Test players have inspected the Optus Stadium pitch for the first time ahead of the first Ashes Test against England, scheduled to begin on Friday in Perth.
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Ashes: Strauss warns England captain Stokes of Australia's attempt to get
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Former batting stalwart Andrew Strauss was effusive about Ben Stokes and warned the England skipper to be wary of Australia's attempts to get under his skin in the upcoming Ashes, scheduled to commence on Friday at Perth's Optus Stadium.
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Ashes 2025: Sam Konstas included in Prime Minister's XI to face England in
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Australia's young Test opener Sam Konstas has been drafted into the Prime Minister's XI against England in Canberra, scheduled to take place from November 29 in a two-day day-night fixture.
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Cook's masterful marathons, dominance of Anderson-Finn-Tremlett: England's
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In the 2010/11 Ashes series in Australia, England won by 3-1, their first series win in Australia against their arch-rivals since 1986-87. However, since then, they have failed to win even a Test in Australia on their next three tours, and now the 'Bazball' powered side led by Ben Stokes, is
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"I hope so": Ollie Pope on ending England selection debate
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pope slammed a 100 and 90 in the first and second innings, respectively, in the sole warm-up game ahead of the first Ashes Test against Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
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"He has got a good motor....": Gillespie backs Doggett for Test debut at P
Updated : 4 months ago IST
In a massive setback for Australia, after injuries to skipper Pat Cummins and Sean Abbott, another mainstay of the Aussie pace attack, Hazlewood, has been ruled out of the first Test at Perth due to a hamstring injury which first surfaced during the Sheffield Shield return for New South W
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Australia's bowling lineup suffers another setback, Hazlewood ruled out of
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Australia's fast-bowling resources have taken another major hit ahead of the Ashes series, with ace pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the first Test in Perth, as reported by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The setback follows the earlier unavailability of Australia's regular captai
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Ollie Pope clears selection dilemma for number three spot with century in
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Ollie Pope has put the critics to rest, who questioned his position in England's Test setup at number three, by blazing his way to a classy century during an erratic innings in the warm-up game on a slow Lilac Hill surface in Perth.
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From ex-captain to the incumbent: Root looks forward to "repaying the favo
Updated : 4 months ago IST
From his 122 at a tough, cracked and troubling surface at Perth's WACA Stadium back in 2013 in his early 20s, Stokes has come a long way from being a brash, hard-hitting all-rounder to a mastermind behind the chaos that is 'Bazball', alongside the head coach Brendon McCullum. Stokes-McCullum
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"It would be the best achievement....": Root aims to win Ashes, even witho
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The series will be a vital one for Root's legacy, who, despite his massive Test numbers, centuries and records in the 2020s, is yet to score a Test century in Australia. While he is the second-highest run-getter of all time in Test cricket and is chasing the record of Indian icon Sachin Tend
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Butcher backs Labuschagne to Australia's number three in Ashes, feels he h
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Before the opening Perth Test starts a week from now, a massive topic of debate will be the number three spot: whether Labuschagne will get his reward for the domestic grind or whether the Aussies will look at Green, who has also started to bowl, as a long-term number three option. So far in
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Ahead of Ashes, Ben Stokes shines in England warm-up match
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The star all-rounder, who hadn't played since July due to a shoulder injury, bowled 16 overs across three spells and finished with impressive figures of 6-52. His return is a significant boost for England as they prepare for the Ashes series against Australia, starting on November 21.
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