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Australia's Labuschagne continues brilliant pink-ball run, becomes first b
Updated : 3 months, 3 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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Root's legacy-defining century, Starc making history: Pink-ball Test day o
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England ended the day one at 325/9. The quickfire half-century between centurion Root and Jofra Archer pushed England past the 300-run mark after they had been reduced to 264/9. This bodes really well for England as far as this Test is concerned, as no side has ever lost a day-night Test aft
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Akram "still the pinnacle": Aussie star Starc after surpassing left-arm pa
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Starc delivered another age-defying performance, his sixth five-wicket haul in pink-ball Tests, the most by any bowler and taking his tally of pink-ball Test wickets to 87, the highest by any bowler in history, with teammates Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins (43 each) as his distant rivals, havin
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Joe Root finally breaks century drought in Australia, scores legacy-defini
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Root finally reached the three-figure mark in Australia during the pink-ball Test match against the Aussies and the second Test of the five-match series. 13 years after his Test debut, Root finally achieved the elusive three-figure mark at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in 181 balls, with 11 fo
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Mitchell Starc surpasses legendary Wasim Akram to scalp most wickets by le
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mitchell Starc achieved this milestone during the second session of Day 1 of the pink-ball Test against England, dismissing Harry Brook, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope at the Gabba, Brisbane, on Thursday.
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Ashes 2nd Test: England wins toss, opts to bat against Australia
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England skipper Ben Stokes has won the toss and opted to bat in the second Ashes Test against Australia, which is a day/night, pink-ball contest in Brisbane on Thursday.
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Will be wearing anti-glare strips in Brisbane Test, messaged Chanderpaul a
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith has said he will use the anti-glare strips under his eyes while batting during the second Ashes Test in Brisbane after he got some advice from West Indies great Shivnarine Chanderpaul. The second game of the five-match Ashes Test series will be a pink-b
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England face tough pink-ball challenge but Stokes confident against Aussie
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England will face Australia in the second Ashes Test--a day-night, pink-ball match--at The Gabba in Brisbane from December 4. The Three Lions enter the contest with limited experience and an unconvincing record in pink-ball Tests. However, Ben Stokes looks forward to the challenge.
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Stats and stars align in Australia's favour for the pink-ball Ashes Test a
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks 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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Usman Khawaja out of second Ashes Test; Australia name squad for pink-ball
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Veteran opener Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane due to a back injury, once again leaving Australia to rethink their opening combination
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England XI cruise to 8-wicket win over PM's XI in pink-ball warm-up
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England XI (ENG XI) defeated the Prime Minister's XI (PM's XI) by eight wickets in the two-day pink-ball match, which served as a tune-up for hopeful players on both sides ahead of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, also a pink-ball fixture.
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Joe Root works on strategies to counter Mitchell Starc ahead of pink-ball
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Joe Root faced a left-handed thrower during England's first training session at The Gabba in Brisbane, ahead of the second Ashes Test, a pink-ball match, as he worked on strategies to counter Australia's Mitchell Starc, who has frequently troubled the England batter, according to ESPNcricinf
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