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Wickets tumble faster than ever; pace dominates spinners in record-breakin
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While bowlers have thrived, the success has overwhelmingly belonged to the fast men. Spin has had a minimal role throughout the series, with 130.3 overs delivered by spinners across four Tests. The Melbourne Test, which ended inside two days, did not see a single over of spin bowled, a rarit
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"I wouldn't want to bat on it every week": Joe Root on spicy MCG track aft
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England's hard-fought consolation win against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground came on a surface that offered plenty for the bowlers and ensured the Test was wrapped up inside two days. Reflecting on the challenging conditions, Joe Root admitted the pitch was far from ideal for batt
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MCG chief curator "in state of shock" as he breaks silence at two-day Test
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Melbourne Boxing Day Test for the Ashes, while wholesome for England as they ended their 18-Test winless streak in Australia, was criticised from various experts, ex-cricketers not only from Australia and England, but also world cricket for ending within a span of just two days, with a m
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"Offered little too much": Steve Smith on MCG pitch after defeat in Boxing
Updated : 4 months, 3 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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"If we had managed that extra 50-60...": Aussie skipper Smith laments lack
Updated : 4 months, 3 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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Ashes, 4th Test: Aussies lose six wickets, England smell opportunity of sn
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
At the end of the first session, Australia was 98/6 in 25 overs, with Steve Smith (16*) and Cameron Green (6*). They lead by 140 runs and are left with just four wickets, within which they have to set something challenging for England in what has been an absolute heaven for bowlers so far. H
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"There's a ball coming with your name on it": Ex-Aussie, England legends o
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In the spirit of Christmas, the MCG pitch gifted bowlers from England and Australia alike with easy wickets as for the first time since 22 wickets fell during Australia-West Indies Test at Adelaide during 1951/52 season, 20 wickets crumbled on first day of action, with England pacer Josh Ton
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"It's going to offer quite a bit": Steve Smith on MCG pitch ahead of Boxin
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Ahead of the fourth Ashes Test against England, Australia's stand-in captain has opened up about the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) surface, saying that the pitch will offer a lot to the fast bowlers.
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"Bowlers took responsibility, put us in strong position": Harmanpreet afte
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Harmanpreet also said that the team is working hard on their fielding and is happy with the improvement they have shown.
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Deepti Sharma claims No. 1 spot in T20I bowlers ranking
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma secures the number 1 position for T20I bowlers for the first time in her career on the back of her exploits in the opening game of India's T20I series agai
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McCullum lauds character shown by batters at Adelaide, admits 'he did not
Updated : 5 months ago IST
England's dream to crush Australia with 'Bazball' were dead and buried despite a resillient show by their batters in a chase of 435 runs, as they were bundled out for 352 runs and left waiting to capturing their first Ashes series Down Under since 2010/11 and end their winless run of 18 Test
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"King of Adelaide": Starc hails Travis Head after Ashes-sealing ton at Ade
Updated : 5 months ago IST
It was 'Same old Aussies always winning' at Adelaide Oval, as they extended their unbeaten streak against England in Australia to 18 Tests, sealing the Ashes series win by beating their visitors by 82 runs. Be it Travis Head's fiery centuries at Perth and Adelaide, Mitchell Starc's magic wit
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