On Tuesday morning, it was confirmed, as Cummins had flagged after Adelaide, that he would sit out in the fourth Test against England. Australia Head coach Andrew McDonald said a few hours later that Cummins' series was over after one appearance, which helped secure the Ashes.
Skipper Pat Cummins and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon have been left out as Australia on Tuesday announced its 15-member squad for the Boxing Day Test against England in Melbourne starting from December 26.
Pietersen took on to his X handle, and said that this defeat is tough to understand because Australia were without Josh Hazlewood and Steve Smith. "No Hazlewood, hardly any Cummins, Smith, Lyon, etc, makes this defeat tough to understand."
England's dream to crush Australia with 'Bazball' were dead and buried despite a resillient show by their batters in a chase of 435 runs, as they were bundled out for 352 runs and left waiting to capturing their first Ashes series Down Under since 2010/11 and end their winless run of 18 Test
Cummins' comeback was a grand one, as not only did he take six crucial wickets, including the massive scalp of Joe Root on both the innings, he also brought in his next-level tactical brilliance to deny a fighting England of a successful run-chase of 435 runs to win the Ashes series 3-0 and
Following his side's Ashes series loss to Australia, England skipper Ben Stokes lamented at the fact that the dream of winning the first series Down Under since 2010/11 is over and felt "incredibly dissappointed" at the loss, having felt that his side were up for a "heist" with Jamie Smith a
The hometown heroes Head and Carey might as well get their statues built in future at their home turf of Adelaide Oval, as the duo produced two masterclass centuries which ultimately helped in putting England in a record run-chase of 435 runs to win the do-or-die Test, and a valiant Three Li
With this 82-run win in the third Test, Australia have retained the Ashes urn and taken a 3-0 lead in the series. England's wait for a series win in Australia continues, having last won in the 2010/11 Ashes. Australia continue their dominant run at home, denying England another Test win and
Cummins gained this upward movement in the charts during his side's third Ashes Test against England at Adelaide Oval. During the first innings, he took 3/69 and derailed England's progress at numerous occasions, with wickets of Zak Crawley, Joe Root and Jamie Smith. He followed this with an
Travis continued his fine run during the ongoing Ashes series. What started as a morning full of hope and promise for a struggling England team following a century stand by skipper Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse, taking an early wicket to remove Jake Weatherald, turned into ano