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Mitchell Starc becomes first Aussie pacer to take ten-wicket haul in Ashes
Updated : 4 months ago IST
After taking a devastating 7/58 in the first innings, the best-ever bowling figures at the Optus Stadium, Starc started from where he had left, dismissing Zak Crawley for another duck with a brilliant one-handed grab, showcasing his remarkable athleticism in his mid 30s. He also managed to g
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Ashes 1st Test: Starc gets ten-fer, four-fer for Boland as Aussies set 205
Updated : 4 months ago IST
At the end of session's play, England was bundled out for 164. They had earlier bundled out Australia for 132 in response to their first innings total of 172. Gus Atkinson (37) top-scored for England, putting a 50-run stand for the eighth-wicket with Brydon Carse (20). Starc completed a memo
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Ashes 1st Test: Pope-Duckett stand puts England at advantage with 99-run l
Updated : 4 months ago IST
At the end of the session's play, England was 59/1, with Duckett (28*) and Pope (24*) unbeaten.
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Australia's Mitchell Starc completes 100 Ashes wickets, becomes first left
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Starc achieved this milestone during the first session on day one of the first Ashes Test at Perth's Optus Stadium on Friday. The left-armer had a scorching initial spell, neutralising any 'Bazball' threat whatsoever, getting Zak Crawley in the first over itself. Later, he broke a promising
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Ashes 1st Test: Scorching Starc leads from front, England on backfoot with
Updated : 4 months ago IST
At the end of the first session, England was 105/4, with Harry Brook (28*) and Ben Stokes (4*) unbeaten.
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Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim joins elite centurion club in 100th Test
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Bangladesh's seasoned campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim joined an elite group of batters to have scored a century in their 100th Test match. He became the first-ever Bangladesh player to cross the milestone of playing 100 Test matches.
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Former Australia captain makes key predictions for upcoming Ashes series
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has delivered his predictions on the upcoming Ashes series, offering his thoughts on the key players for Australia and England and his predicted series scoreline
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England's top order has milestones to achieve in Ashes series beginning Fr
Updated : 4 months ago IST
England's batting core, led by legend Joe Root, will be chasing several milestones in the Ashes series, with the first Test beginning on Friday at Perth's Optus Stadium.
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Katich makes huge Ashes predictions for Smith, Root; backs Brook to be "Ke
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
While Smith is in a fine nick heading into the home Ashes, Root has a massive burden of expectations on his shoulders to keep the 'Bazball' powered English line-up stable and give them a platform to perform their batting pyrotechnics. Having looted runs everywhere, a century in Australia sti
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From ex-captain to the incumbent: Root looks forward to "repaying the favo
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
From his 122 at a tough, cracked and troubling surface at Perth's WACA Stadium back in 2013 in his early 20s, Stokes has come a long way from being a brash, hard-hitting all-rounder to a mastermind behind the chaos that is 'Bazball', alongside the head coach Brendon McCullum. Stokes-McCullum
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"It would be the best achievement....": Root aims to win Ashes, even witho
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The series will be a vital one for Root's legacy, who, despite his massive Test numbers, centuries and records in the 2020s, is yet to score a Test century in Australia. While he is the second-highest run-getter of all time in Test cricket and is chasing the record of Indian icon Sachin Tend
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Former Australian cricketer Hogg predicts Root will be "total failure" in
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Australian cricketer Rodney Hogg has predicted that England's premier batter Joe Root will be a "total failure" during the Ashes Down Under, stating that his technique "does not work in Australia".
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