The second Test will kickstart from December 29 onwards. Hazlewood was ruled out of the Perth opener due to a hamstring issues suffered during the Sheffield Shield. He will be joining the squad in Brisbane to continue his rehab and the head coach Andrew McDonald expexts him to be available l
The 35-year-old Mitchell Starc's recent mastery of the wobble seam delivery, which relies more on purchase from the pitch than movement through the air, has helped him a lot during the opening Test against England in Perth, which the hosts won by eight wickets.
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
This match kickstarts the Ashes mission for a 'Bazball '-charged English unit led by Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. Having not won an Ashes series in Australia since 2010/11 and on a winless streak in their past three tours Down Under, this is the best chance for England to start with a
Jake Weatherald and Brendan Doggett are set to make their Australia debuts in the first Ashes Test at the Perth Stadium, with Beau Webster missing out on a spot in the playing XI, confirmed Steve Smith
The 35-year-old Mitchell Starc has not missed a Test since he broke his finger on Boxing Day in 2022. The left-arm pacer took his 400th Test wicket in Australia's last Test match in July.
Steve Smith gave the Australian camp a real scare after appearing to injure his wrist but the good news is that the captain seems to have avoided anything serious
Jake Weatherald enjoyed his first training hit in Aussie colours ahead of the first Ashes Test against England, scheduled to begin on Friday at Optus Stadium in Perth.
2010/11 Ashes was the last time when England secured a series win in Australia, rattling the Aussies 3-1 and battering them with three 'by innings' losses which put several question marks over the once invincible Aussie line-up. As an ageing, injury-battling Australia without their frontline
Brendan Doggett has begun bowling at full intensity ahead of the first Ashes Test in Perth and is now a strong chance to make his debut. With Josh Hazlewood and captain Pat Cummins ruled out, and several other quicks unavailable, Doggett is in line for a debut.
Australia's Test players have inspected the Optus Stadium pitch for the first time ahead of the first Ashes Test against England, scheduled to begin on Friday in Perth.