[ad_1] The third Ashes Test between England and Australia began on Thursday with the hosts bundling out the Pat Cummins-led side for 263 on Day 1. Playing at Headingley in Leeds, England opted to bowl and comfortably dominated Australia as their pacer Mark Wood registered a five-wicket haul. For Australia, the entire batting unit collapsed … Read more
[ad_1] 3rd Ashes Test, Day 2, Live: England will resume from 68/3© AFP ENG vs AUS, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 2, Live Updates:England will resume the proceedings from 68/3 on Day 2 of the ongoing third Ashes Test against Australiaat Headingley in Leeds. Currently, Joe Root (19*) and Jonny Bairstow (1*) are standing unbeaten at … Read more
[ad_1] File photo of Ricky Ponting.© AFP With the third Ashes Test scheduled to be played between July 6-10, the dust seemed to have settled over England batter Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial dismissal in the second Test at Lord’s which Australia won by 43 runs to 2-0 in the five-game series. On the eve of the … Read more
[ad_1] Mitchell Marsh‘s run-a-ball 118 was the cornerstone of Australia’s 263 all out on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Headingley on Thursday after the tourists collapsed either side of his blistering century. England fast bowler Mark Wood took 5-34 as the hosts backed up captain Ben Stokes‘ decision to send Australia into bat … Read more
[ad_1] 3rd Ashes Test, Day 1 Live: England look to bounce as they face Australia at Headingley.© AFP ENG vs AUS, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 1 Live: England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl Australia in the third Ashes Test at Headingley in Leeds. In the last match, England had to … Read more
[ad_1] Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath has slammed England for playing casual cricket against Australia in the ongoing Ashes, sarcastically terming it as “CazBall” instead of “Bazball”, the aggressive version of game associated with the Brendon McCullum coached side in recent times. England are down 0-2 after losing the first two Tests at the Edgbaston and … Read more
[ad_1] England captain Ben Stokes insisted on Wednesday it was time “everyone moved on” from Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial dismissal in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s. Australia won the match by 43 runs to go 2-0 up in the five-match series despite Stokes’s stunning 155. But his on-field heroics were overshadowed by the extraordinary fall-out … Read more
[ad_1] Lambasting the “hypocrisy and lack of consistency” shown by some following Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial stumping in the recent Lord’s Test, former ICC elite umpire Simon Taufel said people cite the ‘spirit of the game’ when they don’t like a dismissal under the laws of cricket. Bairstow’s controversial stumping in the second Ashes Test has … Read more
[ad_1] Since Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial dismissal grabbed the headlines in the second Ashes Test, the social media has been abuzz with both the Australian and the England camps targetting each other. Bairstow was given out when Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw the ball at the stumps after the England batsman walked out of his crease … Read more
[ad_1] The British and Australian prime ministers have traded verbal bouncers after a controversial Test match between the two sides that has rocked the usually genteel world of cricket. Amid allegations of bad sportsmanship, cheating and verbal abuse after Australia took a 2-0 Ashes series lead on Sunday, political leaders have now waded in. British … Read more