Before this much-anticipated series, Crawley came under fire for lack of technique, recklessness and for edging the ball too often. Despite immense backing received by skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, who counted on his ability to make an impact over consistency, there were cal
Australian spinner Todd Murphy admitted that the Aussies pacer attack would be feeling a little tired after playing a long series of five Test matches, however, the hunger is still there to win the last Test of the Ashes series.
They have become the most successful opening pair for England since the days of Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss, which disbanded when Strauss retired in 2012. England has notably tried many openers since Strauss's retirement and later Cook's retirement in 2018. These openers include Jason R
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting questioned the ideal approach for England to take as they are set to begin their second innings on Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test on Saturday at The Oval.
On the day two of the fifth Ashes series, Smith was saved from a run out on the "benefit of the doubt" to batter. At first, it appeared that Smith was short of his ground, however after seeing replays umpire Nitin Menon ruled that the bail was not completely dislodged from both grooves until