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Ashes 2025: Wood backs England to bounce back after massive defeat
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mark Wood has expressed confidence in England's ability to bounce back after their bruising two-day defeat to Australia in the Ashes 2025-26 opener in Perth. Despite holding a strong 105-run lead with nine wickets in hand, England's batting collapse let Australia seize control, with Travis H
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"That's our blueprint": Brendon McCullum backs "Bazball" approach after ei
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The opening Test between Australia and England ended in just two days, making it the shortest Test in the Ashes since 1921. The Ben Stokes-led England were in a good position at the start of Day 2, but ended on a losing note after Australian opener Travis Head played a match-winning 123.
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"In November, Travis Head cooks....": Ashwin after left-hander's explosive
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The month of November and another Travis masterclass. Living up to internet memes about him bashing teams with blue jerseys, most notably India and England, the left-hander saw blue and piled up a 69-ball century, the second-fastest in Ashes history to help Australia chase down an easy targe
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"Way he bowled to take seven was incredible": Steve Smith lauds Mitchell S
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australian skipper Steve Smith praised Mitchell Starc's "incredible" seven-wicket haul against England in the first innings of the Ashes opening fixture in Perth, calling the left-arm pacer's performance "incredible".
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Ashes: Joe Root's batting stats in Australia after failure in Perth Test
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ahead of the Ashes 2025 series, Root arrived in Australia as the second-highest run-getter in Tests and the highest for England.
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Starc, Stokes become first Day-1 five-for duo since Harmison, McGrath in 2
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mitchell Starc and Ben Stokes produced historic spells on the opening day of the Ashes Test in Perth, becoming the first pair since 2005 to take five-wicket hauls on Day 1 of a Test match. Starc claimed 7-58 to bowl England out for 172, before Stokes hit back with 5-23 to leave Australia str
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Ashes 1st Test: England win toss, opt to bat first; Weatherald, Doggett de
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This match kickstarts the Ashes mission for a 'Bazball '-charged English unit led by Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. Having not won an Ashes series in Australia since 2010/11 and on a winless streak in their past three tours Down Under, this is the best chance for England to start with a
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England delays announcing final playing 11 ahead of Ashes opener at Perth
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England have delayed naming their final playing 11 for the Ashes opener in Perth, keeping the decision on whether to include a spinner until Friday morning.
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Stokes "desperate" to be amongst "lucky few captains" to have series win i
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The series opener of the Ashes from Perth will kickstart a very special mission for Stokes. With England yet to win a Test in Australia since their 3-1 series there back in 2010/11, a series win will prove to the world the true potential and power of his 'Bazball' brand of cricket which his
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England's top order has milestones to achieve in Ashes series beginning Fr
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England's batting core, led by legend Joe Root, will be chasing several milestones in the Ashes series, with the first Test beginning on Friday at Perth's Optus Stadium.
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"Fingers crossed he keeps pulling up well": Alex Carey on Pat Cummins ahea
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pat Cummins bowled a full net bowling session in Perth on Monday alongside his teammate ahead of the Ashes opener against England.
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Steve Smith, Alex Carey take first look at Perth pitch ahead of Ashes open
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australia's Test players have inspected the Optus Stadium pitch for the first time ahead of the first Ashes Test against England, scheduled to begin on Friday in Perth.
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