A superb knock by England great Joe Root has helped his side to post 384 runs on the board in their first innings of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Monday. For Australia, speedster Michael Neser picked up a four-wicket haul.
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins congratulated veteran opener Usman Khawaja on his "incredible career" after the 39-year-old confirmed his retirement from international cricket following the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting Januar
Sir Donald Bradman's Australia Test Cap will go under the hammer next month, according to cricket.com.au. One of Bradman's Baggy Green caps will be auctioned at Lloyds Auctions, with bidding starting at $1 and closing on January 26, 2026.
Trailing 2-0 to Australia after two different but equally harrowing eight-wicket defeats, the England captain has lit a fire under his charges, urging them to show more fight ahead of the series decider starting from Wednesday in Adelaide.
Australia chase down the target of 65 runs in just 10 overs with stand-in captain Steve Smith (23*) and opener Jake Weatherald (17*) remaining unbeaten. Australia resumed the third session of Day 4 from 33/0 in 5 overs with openers Travis Head (19) and Jake Weatherald (10) on strike while ch
Stokes racked up figures of 5/23 as England ended the first day with a lead of 49 runs in Perth, with the hosts reeling at 123/9 after bowling out England for 172 earlier in the day.
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins is racing against time to regain full fitness, with the latest scans revealing that his back stress fracture has not yet healed.
With the West Indies and Zimbabwe facing massive and embarrassing losses to Australia and New Zealand respectively and the amount of fight India and England alike showed during a 2-2 drawn Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the debate about having a two-tier ICC World Test Championship (WTC) system
Australia's seasoned off-spinner Nathan Lyon is worried about the future of ball tweakers around the globe. Lyon declared that his statement doesn't stem from his concern about his position in the team, but the lack of crop of spinners due to the preponderance of grassy turf.
Ravindra Jadeja added another feather to his cap by surpassing former batting mainstay VVS Laxman for most runs by an Indian batting at number six or lower in a SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) Test series.
The 33-year-old quick is a replacement for Brendan Doggett, who is ruled out due to a minor hip injury. Doggett was a travelling reserve for the World Test Championship Final, and will now return back home, as per the ICC.