1st Ashes Test

Ashes: Not Bazball but execution cost England 1st Test vs Australia

Bazball approach, promoted by England coach Brandon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes is being blamed for the team's tantalizing two-wicket loss in the first Ashes Test

Ashes 1st Test, Day 4: England fight hard, Australia need 174 more to win

After losing two sessions on Day 3, the arch-rivals more than made up for it by playing an exciting brand of cricket. At the end of Day 4, Australia were 107/3, needing 174 more to win on the last day

Ashes, 1st Test Day 3: Rain disrupts Bazball; England 28/2, lead by 35

Rain interrupted the proceedings, but not before Boland and Cummins nipped away with the wickets of Crawley and Duckett to leave England reeling at 28/2 in the third innings. English lead is only 35

Ashes: Root Bazballs on Day 1, Khawaja clobbers English bowlers on second

The Ashes is off to a terrific start with the two teams taking turns in dominating proceedings on Days one and two respectively. Here's what happened on the first two days of the first Test

Ashes: Border backs Boland to retain his place in Australia playing XI

Former captain Allan Border has backed pacer Scott Boland to retain his place in Australian team for the upcoming first Ashes Test against England after his performance in the WTC Final

1st Ashes test: Fifties for Vince, Stoneman as Eng defy Aussie pace attack

At tea, Vince, playing in his first Ashes Test, was unbeaten on 72 off 157 balls with skipper Joe Root not out one in England's 128 for two