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Ashes, 4th Test: Anderson, Wood help England claw their way back

James Anderson, Mark Wood, and Stuart Broad all got among the wickets as England struck constantly against Australia on Day 1 of the ongoing fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Root says bitterly disappointed with defeat, asks team to play for pride

England Test captain Joe Root has asked his team to play for pride now and conceded it was "bitterly disappointing" to be beaten so badly in the third Ashes Test.

From substitute fielder to World No 1: Labuschagne's rise in Test cricket

In 2014, the then 20-year-old Marnus Labuschagne had a first taste of Test cricket as a substitute fielder at the Gabba during the Border-Gavaskar series Down Under

Ashes 2nd Test: Atherton questions Smith's leadership, England's selection

Former England captain Michael Atherton has questioned Steve Smith's leadership skills and England's team selection, especially Jack Leach's ouster, ahead of the second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.

Dominant Australia reaches 221-2 on Day 1 of the 2nd Ashes test

Australia shrugged off the late withdrawal of new skipper Pat Cummins because of coronavirus concerns to dominate England on the opening day of the second Ashes test and reach 221-2 at stumps. Marnus Labuschagne was dropped twice but remained unbeaten on 95 at stumps Thursday after sharing partnerships of 172 with David Warner (95) and 45 with Steve Smith. Smith returned to the Australian captaincy for the first time since the 2018 sandpaper scandal after Cummins was ruled out. He was deemed to be a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case when he dined at a restaurant on the eve of the match. Smith won the toss and just about everything else went Australia's way to start the day-night test. He was unbeaten on 18 after waiting most of the day to bat, with Australia losing just two wickets despite an England attack bolstered by the return of Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad. Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler took a brilliant catch in the first hour to dismiss opener Marcus Harris (3) but th

Ashes: Stuart Broad becomes third England cricketer to play 150 Tests

Fast bowler Stuart Broad on Thursday became the third England cricketer to feature in 150 Tests when he stepped in the field for the second Ashes game against Australia in Adelaide

Root breaks Vaughan's record of most Test runs by England batter in year

England skipper Joe Root on Friday broke the record of former captain Michael Vaughan after smashing most runs in the longest format of the game by an English batter in the calendar year.

Hobart all set to be announced as venue for fifth and final Ashes Test

The Bellerive Oval in Hobart is set to be announced as the venue for the fifth and final Ashes Test, after it beat rivals Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sydney Cricket Ground

Let the hype begin: England cricketers arrive in Brisbane for the Ashes

Let the hype, hyperbole and general madness begin. It's nearly Ashes time, the most anticipated series in world cricket.

Win T20 World Cup & Ashes, or face major shake-up: Gilchrist warns Aussies

Adam Gilchrist feels these are uncertain times for his side, and that there could be a major "shake-up" if the Aaron Finch-led side fails in ICC T20 World Cup -- currently underway in UAE and Oman

Over 15,000 England fans on waiting list for Ashes series in Australia

The England cricket team's fan club -- Barmy Army -- is planning to go Down Under in droves, with reports suggesting that 15,000 are on the waiting list

England all-rounder Stokes 'increasingly unlikely' to play in the Ashes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is 'increasingly unlikely' to feature in the Ashes series in Australia later in the year.

England could boycott Ashes Down Under over strict bubble life: Reports

Top English players could boycott the high-profile Ashes series against Australia starting end of this year as they don't want to be confined to their hotel rooms close to four months

Had to give up one, so chose World Cup and Ashes over IPL, says Woakes

England pacer Chris Woakes says it would have been extremely hard to play in three back-to-back tournaments so he chose the T20 World Cup and the Ashes series over the Indian Premier League (IPL).

English cricket leaders 'very confident' about Ashes series going ahead

English cricket leaders are "very confident" the upcoming Ashes series will go ahead as planned despite ongoing negotiations over Covid-related travel restrictions

Steve Smith ready to sacrifice T20 World Cup to be fit for Ashes series

Australia batsman Steve Smith has said that he is ready to skip T20 World Cup in order to be available for all the five Ashes Tests

'Ashes is mentally draining, Australia better going in with less Tests'

Former Australia captain reckons that the Tim Paine-led side would not be physically drained out before the Ashes as the side would not be playing not many Tests before that.

Australia cricket team to warm up for Ashes 2021-2021 with Afghanistan Test

Cricket Australia announced schedule for five-Test Ashes series which will begin on December 8 with the first Test in Brisbane

Jofra Archer's recurring injury a worry for England: Nasser Hussain

Hussain said that England will want a fit Archer for the T20 World Cup and the Ashes set to be played later in the year

Ashes 2021-22 to start on December 9; Perth set to host final Test: Report

The 2021-22 Ashes is likely to start from December 9 while Perth will host the series finale instead of Sydney when England travels Down Under later this year