Rob Key has said that he will look into England players' behaviour during their mid-Ashes break in Noosa and made it clear that excessive drinking is completely unacceptable for an international cricket side
England men's team managing director Rob Key backed "resilient" coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes to retain their positions and drive England out of the dark following a 0-3 Ashes series loss in Australia and admitted that the team's preparations were indeed inadequate.
New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy, who eclipsed the record of legendary player Richard Hadlee for most wickets by a Kiwi bowler in international cricket during a calendar year, has said he is excited for tours to India, England and Australia.
On Tuesday morning, it was confirmed, as Cummins had flagged after Adelaide, that he would sit out in the fourth Test against England. Australia Head coach Andrew McDonald said a few hours later that Cummins' series was over after one appearance, which helped secure the Ashes.
Skipper Pat Cummins and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon have been left out as Australia on Tuesday announced its 15-member squad for the Boxing Day Test against England in Melbourne starting from December 26.
England head coach Brendon McCullum maintains that he is still the right person to guide England forward despite the team's poor performance in the ongoing Ashes series, but admits he is unsure if he will remain Test head coach next summer, as per ESPNcricinfo.
Australia's speedster Mitchell Starc backed Nathan Lyon to go through another rehab and be able to resume his Test career after suffering a hamstring injury in the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide.
Right-arm speedster Jhye Richardson is eyeing a comeback in Australia's squad for the upcoming Boxing Day Test in Melbourne against England following a successful recovery from shoulder surgery, according to ESPNcricinfo.
"That dream that we came here with is now over, which is obviously incredibly disappointing. Everyone is obviously hurting and quite emotional about it. But we've got two more games to go, and that's where the focus needs to switch to now," Stokes said.
Former India cricketer Anil Kumble has commented on England player Liam Livingstone joining Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 13 crore for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.
Pietersen took on to his X handle, and said that this defeat is tough to understand because Australia were without Josh Hazlewood and Steve Smith. "No Hazlewood, hardly any Cummins, Smith, Lyon, etc, makes this defeat tough to understand."