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Not good for finances: Steve Smith after Boxing Day Test ended in just 2 d
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Steve Smith, Australia's stand-in captain in Pat Cummins' absence during the ongoing Ashes series, reflected on the Boxing Day Ashes Test that got over in just two days and admitted it's not suitable for the "finances".
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"England played really well": Steve Smith credits Ben Stokes' side after M
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Australia captain Steve Smith admitted that England outplayed them in the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as the Ben Stokes-led Three Lions defeated the Aussies for the first time since January 2011.
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"Offered little too much": Steve Smith on MCG pitch after defeat in Boxing
Updated : 2 months, 4 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, 4 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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"He's done a pretty good job every time he's had the opportunity to play f
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"He gets above the perpendicular, shapes the ball back into you with that angle, and draws you into playing, I suppose - similar to Scotty (Scott) Boland in a way. (They have) similar release points and angles they create. He's a good bowler, bowled really nicely in this game, and he's done
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"Somewhere else in the world, there'd be hell on": Ben Stokes' brutal take
Updated : 2 months, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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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