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Ex-Aussie captain Taylor points out "confusion" in England's batting, urge
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England's attacking 'Bazball' approach as a batting unit did not pay them any dividends in the first two Ashes Tests. At the same time, they faced a helpless, two-day loss at Perth, courtesy of a Travis Head form; none of their batters, except centurion Joe Root, Zak Crawley and skipper Ben
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Hayden hails "gutsy trier" Stokes for helping England to 2nd inning lead a
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After a Travis Head storm condemned England to a two-day defeat by chasing down 205 runs effortlessly, the pink-ball Test also ended in embarrassment for England as well. After scoring 334 in their first innings and Joe Root finally scoring his long-awaited maiden Test ton in Australia, it s
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Ashes 2nd Test: Australia register eight-wicket win after an all-round sho
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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"Greatest leftie of all time": Neser gives Starc the 'GOAT' tag following
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Starc delivered another all-time excellent performance in a pink-ball Test, following his first innings six-wicket haul with a tenacious 77 to give the Aussies a 177-run first innings lead and ended the day with two crucial scalps of Joe Root and Jamie Smith to leave England six down, still
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"Could get wickets with a soggy tomato": Ex-Aussie spinner hails Starc's B
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Starc continued his fine run in the Ashes, as after a six-wicket haul in the first innings, he left his impact on day three with the ball during the second innings as well, picking up two crucial wickets of Joe Root and wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith that left England on a verge of defea
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We have to get things right on Day 3 morning to stay alive in Ashes Test:
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
England star batter Joe Root emphasised the need to "get things right" and take Australia's remaining four wickets early on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba.
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Weatherald praises Head's "hard-work" in seeing off Archer's initial burst
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After England scored 334 runs in the first innings courtesy a century from Joe Root and 76 from Zak Crawley, Australia had to face the new pink ball. Opener Travis, who had unleashed a brutal 83-ball 123 in the Perth Test and chased down 205 runs on the second day of the Test, controlled his
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Australia's Labuschagne continues brilliant pink-ball run, becomes first b
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Labuschagne, who had nine and 51* while chasing 205 at Perth during the first Test, continued his fine run of form with a fluent 65 in 78 balls, with nine fours and a six, at a strike rate of over 83.
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Ashes 2nd Test: Marnus Labuschagne's half-century put Australia in comfort
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Another commanding session for Australia after their star batter Marnus Labuschagne scored a superb half-century that left the hosts 106 runs behind England's first innings total of 334 at the end of the second session on Day 2 of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Friday.
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"Had kebabs and bottle of wine": Root's parents celebrate son's maiden Tes
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Joe Root's parents revealed that they had "kebabs and a bottle of wine" at the hotel after the England great slammed his maiden Test century on Australian soil during Day 1 of the second Test against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane.
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"Played the innings of his life": Atherton hails Root following his maiden
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Having scored runs all over the world and converting his half-centuries into hundreds at a ridiculously high rate in the decade of 2020s, Root managed to get a massive weight off his chest, mind and entire body as he slammed his first-ever Test century in Australia, something that he needed
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Crawley hails "champion bloke" Root after veteran breaks Test century drou
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Root, who had gone 15 Tests and 29 innings without a Test century in Australia, finally got the monkey off his back and registered a century that could do wonders to his Test legacy as the years roll on. Already the second-highest run-getter of all time chasing Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's
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