Before Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took the ODI series by storm and the festivities on account of their runs and limited appearances started, the cricketing fraternity in India was confronted with another reminder of India's withering Test dominance at home. After a 0-3 loss to New Zealand
England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick acknowledged that Australia outperformed England with the bat and ball during a challenging Day 3 of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, leaving England on the brink of a possible 2-0 series deficit.
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal brought up his maiden ODI century in the series-deciding third match against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. With the century, Jaiswal became only the sixth Indian batter to have registered a century in all three formats of cricket--Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.
Starc delivered another all-time excellent performance in a pink-ball Test, following his first innings six-wicket haul with a tenacious 77 to give the Aussies a 177-run first innings lead and ended the day with two crucial scalps of Joe Root and Jamie Smith to leave England six down, still
Former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist commented on England's Test team number three batter Ollie Pope's batting approach after the batter fell to a soft dismissal on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at The Gabba in Brisbane. Gilchrist called Pope's battin
The 26-year-old Nathan McSweeney finished unbeaten on 222 runs off 365 balls, including 27 fours and two sixes, as the Australia A side went to stumps on Day 2 at 554/7 in reply to England Lions' 166 runs in the first innings.
Australia cemented their dominance in the second Ashes Test at The Gabba on day three, first extending their substantial first-innings lead before their bowlers struck crucial blows under the floodlights to leave England reeling at 134/6, still trailing by 43 runs, in their second innings.
West Indies star batter Just Greaves became the fourth batter from his country to notch up a double century in the fourth innings of a Test match. Greaves achieved this milestone during the first Test of the three-match series against New Zealand, which ended in a draw on Saturday.
England Test captain Ben Stokes became the 10th highest wicket-taker for his country in the longest format of the match. Stokes, who now has 238 Test wickets, has overtaken the former England pacer Alec Bedser to achieve the milestone and enter the all-time highest wicket-taker list.
Australia recorded the fifth-highest total without an individual century during the second Ashes Test at the Gabba on Saturday. During the second Test, Australia made 511 runs in the first innings after England were bundled out for 334.
Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley showed resilience, holding each end as they powered England to 45 without loss, trailing by 132 runs at dinner on Day 3 in the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane. Australia had earlier been bundled out for 511, taking a massive 177-run lead.
Australian captain Pat Cummins feels confident about returning for the upcoming third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Cummins also revealed how close he was to playing in Brisbane against England.