Melbourne [Australia], Aug 2 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting praised Steve Smith for being mentally strong as he overcame all the boos and jeering during the first Ashes match and smashed a brilliant ton.
Edgbaston [UK], Aug 2 (ANI): England pacer Stuart Broad has revealed that team-mate James Anderson was distraught after leaving the field on the first day of Ashes Test, owing to tightness in his right calf.
Edgbaston [UK], Aug 2 (ANI): Australian batsman Steven Smith on Thursday became the second-fastest batsman to register 24 centuries in the Test format.
Melbourne [Australia], Aug 2 (ANI): England pacer Stuart Broad said they studied the Australian side throughout ahead of the match which paid off as they managed to all-out the Tim Paine-led side on 284 runs.
Edgbaston [UK], Aug 2 (ANI): Australia's Steve Smith, whose crucial ton on day 1 of the first Test match in the Ashes helped his side cross the 250-run mark despite losing early wickets, revealed that there were times in the last 15 months when he was uncertain of continuing cricket.
Edgbaston [UK], Aug 2 (ANI): Steven Smith played a knock of 144 runs to steer Australia from 122/8 to 284 runs on Day 1 of the first Ashes Test match on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Cricketing fraternity on Thursday applauded Australia batsman Steven Smith for registering a century against England in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
Birmingham [UK], Aug 1 (ANI): English crowd on Thursday celebrated Australia opener David Warner's dismissal, waving sandpapers at him on day one of the first Ashes Test here at Edgbaston.
Washington D.C. [USA], July 31 (ANI): Singer-songwriter Granger Smith and wife Amber, who recently lost their 3-year-old son, is now spending most of their time with their other children.
London [UK], July 31 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Ashes series, England's all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that the team needs to hit the ground running and stamp their authority in the match from the very start.
Melbourne [Australia], July 30 (ANI): Former Australia captain and team mentor Steve Waugh on Tuesday backed Steve Smith and said he will find a way if English crowd passes bad comments against him, ahead of the upcoming first Ashes Test.