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Stats and stars align in Australia's favour for the pink-ball Ashes Test a
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Australia has a massive psychological advantage heading into Brisbane, with a Travis Head hitting exhibition knocking out England clean in two days at Optus Stadium in Perth, as the left-hander's 83-ball 123 helped them chase down 205 runs in a low-scoring contest dominated by pacers.
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"Wouldn't play Lyon....": Tom Moody names all-rounder as replacement for p
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The pink-ball Test has historically favoured the pacers. During the first Ashes Test at Perth, Lyon bowled just two overs for 10 runs and went wicketless while Mitchell Starc, Brendan Doggett and Scott Boland wreaked havoc on England on what was a bouncy, extremely fast surface at the Optus
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"Ranking that above mine": Gilchrist places Head' Perth masterclass over h
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While England's 'Bazball' approach was a massive failure across both the innings, the left-handed opener made things even worse for the visitors, giving them a taste of their own medicine as his fiery 83-ball 123 helped the Aussies chase down 205 runs without breaking a sweat on the second d
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"In November, Travis Head cooks....": Ashwin after left-hander's explosive
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The month of November and another Travis masterclass. Living up to internet memes about him bashing teams with blue jerseys, most notably India and England, the left-hander saw blue and piled up a 69-ball century, the second-fastest in Ashes history to help Australia chase down an easy targe
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"Out of this world": Steve Smith hails Travis Head's match-winning innings
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australian skipper Steve Smith praised Travis Head's match-winning hundred against England in the first Ashes Test, calling it "out of this world" and said it was a day where "everything went his way".
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"Definitely a bit of shell shock, innings from Travis Head was pretty phen
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England captain Ben Stokes admitted that he was a little "shellshocked" after watching Travis Head play one of the greatest innings in Ashes history in Australia's dominating eight-wicket win in the opening Test at Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday.
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Travis Head smashes second-fastest Ashes ton as Australia crush England in
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australia's star opening batter Travis Head smashed the second-fastest century in Ashes history, reaching 100 in just 69 balls on Day 2 of the first Test against England in Perth on Saturday.
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Mitchell Starc becomes first Aussie pacer to take ten-wicket haul in Ashes
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks 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 : 3 months, 3 weeks 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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Ben Stokes secures best bowling figures by an England captain in Ashes Tes
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In the first Test against Australia at Perth's Optus Stadium, Stokes bagged 5/23 in just six overs.
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Never-seen-before feat registered during first Ashes Test at Perth as expr
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The opening combinations of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett (England) and Jake Weatherald and Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) failed to add runs as it was express pace dominating the proceedings at the Optus Stadium.
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Mitchell Starc secures best ever bowling figures at Perth's Optus Stadium
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Starc ended the first innings with a fiery spell of 7/58 in 12.5 overs.
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