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Root hails Bethell's "conviction" during match-sealing knock at MCG, expre
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Bethell, the generation next of England and in line to replace their iconic all-rounder Ben Stokes once he hangs up his boots, gave a glimpse of what he could offer at number three with a brilliant knock of 40 runs in front of a jam-packed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), helping England avoi
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"If we had managed that extra 50-60...": Aussie skipper Smith laments lack
Updated : 3 months ago IST
On a grass-heavy bowling heaven, both England and Australian bowlers looted wickets like for fun, but it was England who ended their win drought in Aussie land, with the generation next of England, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse giving their super seniors, skipper B
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Stokes hails team's collective "character", performances of Bethell, Tongu
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A win finally arrived for England in a Test match on Australian shores, but too late perhaps, with the Ashes already retained by Australia. Crucial knocks from Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell, and fine spells from Tongue and Brydon Carse, representing the next generation of English cricket, fi
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Ashes 4th Test: Tongue's fifer ends Australia's first innings for 152 runs
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Having already lost the Ashes series, England still have something to play for, as they have yet to end their 18-match winless streak in Australia since their series win in the 2010/11 season. With Tongue replacing an injured Jofra Archer, the English bowling produced the accuracy, relentles
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"I'm just proud of this team": Marnus Labuschagne hails his teammates afte
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Australia star batter Marnus Labuschagne has heaped praise on his teammates after the hosts retained the Ashes after an emphatic 82-run win against the Ben Stokes-led England in Adelaide, which helped the Aussies to take an unbeaten 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series.
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"He's an incredibly influential person in group": Stokes backs Duckett ami
Updated : 3 months ago IST
ECB is investigating for verification of a video appearing to show England opener Duckett drunk and struggling to find his way back to the team hotel during the team's break to Noosa following a thumping loss in the second Test at Brisbane.
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Ashes: England name playing XI for Boxing Day Test; Archer ruled out, Pope
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced its playing XI for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia on Wednesday. The fourth match of the five-match series will be the Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, starting on December 26.
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Rob Key backs Stokes-McCullum to "evolve, adapt, change" as England cope w
Updated : 3 months ago IST
England men's team managing director Rob Key backed "resilient" coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes to retain their positions and drive England out of the dark following a 0-3 Ashes series loss in Australia and admitted that the team's preparations were indeed inadequate.
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"I think he's still got that hunger to give more to Australia": Starc spea
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Australia's speedster Mitchell Starc backed Nathan Lyon to go through another rehab and be able to resume his Test career after suffering a hamstring injury in the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide.
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"It hurts and s****": England captain Ben Stokes after Australia clinch As
Updated : 3 months ago IST
"That dream that we came here with is now over, which is obviously incredibly disappointing. Everyone is obviously hurting and quite emotional about it. But we've got two more games to go, and that's where the focus needs to switch to now," Stokes said.
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Kevin Pietersen criticises England after their Ashes loss in Adelaide
Updated : 3 months ago IST
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."
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McCullum lauds character shown by batters at Adelaide, admits 'he did not
Updated : 3 months ago IST
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
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