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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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"Even if he gets...": Ben Stokes reveals why Brydon Carse was sent number
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England captain Ben Stokes has opened up about the decision to send Brydon Carse at the number three position during the second innings of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
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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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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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Jinx broken too late: England snap 18-match winless streak in Australia, s
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With this, England has denied Australia a chance at delivering a whitewash on them. Having last won the Ashes in Australia back in 2010/11, England struggled to buy themselves a win Down Under. But with the Ashes gone, the English team played for the Three Lions badge on the chest and their
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Ashes 4th Test: England in driver's seat in chase of 175 runs, on cusp of
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At the end of the session, England was 77/2, with Crawley (22*) and Jacob Bethell (9*) unbeaten, and the Three Lions left with 98 runs to chase down.
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Ashes, 4th Test: Aussies lose six wickets, England smell opportunity of sn
Updated : 2 months, 2 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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Josh Tongue backs England's batting approach after 110-run collapse on Box
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England pacer Josh Tongue enjoyed his outing on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), as he became the first England bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Boxing Day Test. However, England's batting remained their weak point in the series as
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