The Ashes

T20 World Cup 2024: How US vs Canada cricket rivalry is older than Ashes?

A cricket club called the St George's Club of Manhattan, New York played against Toronto Club in a four-inning match dubbed as Canada vs USA in 1844, 33 years before the first Ashes game

Cricket Yearender 2023: Kohli's immortality to India's shattered dreams

It was a year which saw Virat Kohli hit 50 ODI centuries, India lose two world titles and Mitchell Starc get paid Rs 24.75 Cr in the IPL auction

Cricket Australia makes neckguards mandatory at domestic, int'l level

The Cricket Australia (CA) has advocated the use of neck protectors since the demise of Phillip Hughes in 2014

England women to get same match fee as men in international cricket

England's female international cricketers will be paid the same match fees as their male counterparts on the back of record attendances and viewing figures for the Women's Ashes played over June and July. The move toward abolishing the pay gap between male and female players in England had already been recommended in a report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, which was published two months ago and highlighted deep-rooted discrimination in the English game. That report said the average salary for England Women players was 20.6% of what players in the men's team received for limited-overs games. A total of 1,10,00 people came to watch the drawn Women's Ashes series between England and Australia, with crowds of around 20,000 at several of the limited-overs matches. More than 23,000 tickets were sold for the five days of the test at Trent Bridge. Broadcast viewing figures of 5.3 million were double those in 2019. The pay increase will take effect immediately, starti

Steve Smith injury: Australian reveals how he hurt his wrist at Lord's

Premier Australian batter Steve Smith has revealed that he was nursing an injury for the better part of the Ashes series, having wounded his wrist during the Lord's Test. The 34-year-old had torn a tendon in his left wrist during the second Test at Lord's after making a match-winning 110 in the first innings. "I did it at Lord's. I don't actually know the moment, it was when we were in the field. It wasn't until that night I was like, 'Geez, what have I done here, it's a bit sore'," Smith told 'Fox Cricket'. "I played the next game and then I had a cortisone before Old Trafford. I got back (to Australia) and I was like, 'Still not quite right. I still can't do a lot of things properly'. "I had another scan. There was a small tear in the tendon as well as a couple of other things." After winning the opening two Tests, Australia looked on course to register their first Ashes series win in England since 2001. However, the hosts staged a remarkable comeback to draw the rubber. Despit

Slow over-rate in Ashes: Here's what Ponting and Hussain suggest to curb it

England and Australia were fined 19 and 10 points respectively for slow over rate during the recently concluded Ashes. Ricky Ponting and Nasser Hussain suggest ideas to curb such problems

WTC 2023-25 points table: England docked 19 points, Australia 10 in Ashes

For every over short, one point would be deducted from all points earned by the team. The decision would be conveyed to the teams after the end of the series

Fifth Test: Perfect finish for Broad, England level Ashes with Oval win

Stuart Broad took the last two wickets to help England roll over Australia for 334 to win the fifth match by 49 runs to finish his international career on a high

Ashes: Did Stokes drop the series? Watch England skipper put down Smith

Ben Stokes dropped Steve Smith off Moeen Ali in an unbelievable manner. Not many people, including even the English fielders, realised that it would count as a dropped catch

Ashes: Anderson reveals best photo with Broad, denies own retirement talks

James Anderson and Stuart Broad have played together for 138 Tests. Anderson wants to give a great sned-off to his mate in his last Test

Ashes 5th Test: Australia need 249 on Day 5 to spoil Broad's retirement

An emotional England could not break the opening stand of the Aussies which reached 135 in 40 overs on Day 4. They now need 249 in 98 overs on Day 5 to win the match with weather permitting

Stuart Broad retirement: Statistical review of the English legend's career

Stuart Broad wanted to retire while he was at the top of his game. Statistically, he has done that. In the last two years, he has played 17 matches and taken 76 wickets at an average of around 25

Stuart Broad: Aussies give guard of honour to Ashes legend in his last Test

Stuart Broad, who had announced his retirement at the end of day three of the fifth Ashes Test, received a guard of honour when he came out to bat on Day 4

England pacer Stuart Broad announces retirement from all forms of cricket

37-year-old Broad will hang up his boots from all forms of cricket after the completion of the 5th Ashes Test, i.e. on July 30 or July 31

Anderson doesn't want to retire after Ashes, says he has a lot more to give

Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson has no plans to retire after the ongoing fifth Ashes Test as he still has a "lot more to give" to his team. England's all-time leading wicket-taker Anderson will turn 41 on Sunday. Although he has taken only five wickets in the Ashes series, he feels he is not bowling badly. "I don't feel like I'm bowling badly or losing pace or that I'm on the way out. I still feel I can offer a lot to this team. "In terms of retirement, I've got no interest in going any time soon. I feel like I've got a lot more to give," Anderson was quoted as saying by the BBC after second day's play on Friday. Anderson bowled well on the second day of the fifth Test, but picked up his only wicket in the form of Mitchell Marsh. "You pray that these lean patches don't come in one of the biggest series you could play in but unfortunately for me that is the case," he said. "I've still got another innings to try to do something for the team. I felt like today I bowled r

Ashes 5th Test: McGrath gives verdict on David Warner's last Test match

Warner has scored only 225 runs in the nine innings in this Ashes at a disappointing average of 25. He has hit only one hundred in his last 25 Tests

Ashes 5th Test: ENG vs AUS Playing 11, match time, live streaming in India

England vs Australia 5th Ashes Test at the Oval: Pat Cummins wins the toss and elects to bowl first. Todd Murphy replaces Cameron Green in Australia Playing 11

Ashes 5th Test: Anderson keeps place as England name unchanged XI vs AUS

England announced an unchanged team on Wednesday to play Australia in the fifth and final Ashes test at the Oval. England record wicket-taker James Anderson, who turns 41 on the fourth day, retains his place in the side despite a disappointing series so far while pacer Mark Wood and all-rounder Chris Woakes have both been passed fit. The fifth test starts Thursday. Australia takes a 2-1 lead into the match and has already retained the urn but England is looking to level the series after the final-day washout at Old Trafford in the drawn fourth test. Jimmy Anderson is the greatest fast bowler to play the game, England captain Ben Stokes said. He's not had the impact and the wickets he'd have liked to in this series, he's come under a bit of flak, but he's a quality performer. Australia arrived in south London with an insurmountable lead as holder of the Ashes, but a similar scenario in 2019 saw the team come unstuck in the final test and forced to settle for a drawn series. Austra

Ashes: Cook praises Stokes and McCullum, says won't have fit into Bazball

Cook does not criticise McCullum or Stokes for their failure in getting back the Ashes

Ashes: AUS coach McDonald puts rumours to rest, says Cummins not resigning

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald put down all rumours of Cummins' resignation to rest that circulated during the Manchester Test. Australia have already retained the Ashes