[ad_1] Australia’s Usman Khawaja starred with the bat in the first Ashes Test against England.© AFP Australia beat England by two wickets to win a thrilling first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Australia were struggling at 227-8, still 54 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when skipper Pat Cummins was joined in … Read more
[ad_1] File photo of Joe Root.© AFP England star batter Joe Root continues to rule the roost in Test cricket. He was impressive with the bat during the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The right-handed star batter brought up his 30th Test century that powered England to a huge score in the … Read more
[ad_1] ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 5, Live: Australia need 174 runs to win© AFP ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 5, Live:Australia will begin the fifth and final day of the ongoing first Ashes Test against England from 107/3, with Usman Khawaja (34*) and Scott Boland (13*) standing unbeaten at the … Read more
[ad_1] Australia pacer Pat Cummins bowled a top-quality yorker to get rid of England batter Ollie Pope during the side’s second innings in the first Ashes Test. Coming over the wicket, Cummins bowled a 139 kmph delivery and rattled the stumps of Pope. The ball went past Pope as he failed to drag his bat … Read more
[ad_1] England’s Stuart Broad took two late wickets to pile pressure on Australia as the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston headed for a dramatic finish. Australia were making steady progress at 78-1 in pursuit of a victory target of 281 when veteran paceman Broad removed both Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith — the world’s two … Read more
[ad_1] Alex Carey (left) and Usman Khawaja at the end of play on Day 2 of the first Ashes Test match.© AFP Former England skipper Eoin Morgan has praised Australian batter Alex Carey who scored a crucial 52 (80)* in the first innings on the second day for the Ashes on Saturday. Usman Khawaja (126*) … Read more
[ad_1] England’s field set-up to dismiss Usman Khawaja on Day 3 of first Ashes Test.© Twitter England saw the back of Usman Khawaja with an unconventional field set-up on Day 3 of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Khawaja’s painstaking century had effectively turned the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston into a one-innings shoot-out … Read more
[ad_1] Australia captain Pat Cummins starred with both bat and ball as the Ashes-holders had the better of a rain-marred third day in the first Test against England in Birmingham on Sunday. The lower-order batsman made a useful 38 in a total of 386 that left Australia just seven runs behind on first innings. And … Read more
[ad_1] James Anderson celebrates the wicket of Alex Carey on Day 3 of first Ashes Test.© Twitter A wicketless James Anderson despite bowling 17 overs in a Test innings is a rarity. The rare event however happened during Australia’s first innings against England in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Usman Khawaja and Alex … Read more
[ad_1] Australian all-rounder Cameron Green completed 1,000 runs in Test cricket on Saturday. Green accomplished this landmark during his side’s first Ashes Test against England at Birmingham. In Australia’s first innings, Green played a knock of 38 runs in 68 balls, which consisted of four boundaries and a six. He was clean-bowled by Moeen Ali. … Read more