Ashes, 4th Test: Australia captain Steve Smith cleared of injury ahead of Boxing Day against England
The 29-year-old was hit by a stray ball from a Cameron Bancroft shot that ricocheted off the net structure and struck him on the right hand.
Dec 24, 2017, 16:55 PM IST
Ashes: Australia's Mitchell Starc, England's Craig Overton out of Melbourne Test
Starc is carrying a heel injury while Overton has a fractured rib.
Dec 24, 2017, 16:01 PM IST
Ashes: Australia plot another Boxing Day blow against England
Australia will look to extend their Christmas cheer into the dead rubber Boxing Day Test by subjecting a demoralised England to a fourth consecutive loss in the Ashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Dec 24, 2017, 15:21 PM IST
Ashes: Jonny Bairstow bats for Joe Root, Ricky Ponting says England captain 'too shy'
England's players owed under-fire skipper Joe Root their utmost to turn the tables on dominant Australia in the showpiece Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow said Saturday.
Dec 23, 2017, 19:11 PM IST
Ashes: Jackson Bird hovers as Mitchell Starc battles injury for Boxing Day Test
Pat Cummins says fellow Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc's heel injury could lead to a lengthy spell away from the game if not treated properly ahead of Tuesday's fourth Test against England.
Dec 23, 2017, 18:26 PM IST
Ashes: Tim Paine, Mitchell Starc doubts for Australia in Boxing Day Test
Starc hobbled through Melbourne airport on crutches Friday cushioning a bruised heel but was not yet ready to concede defeat.
Dec 22, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
Ashes: Fast bowlers will continue to bombard England's tailenders, says Australia skipper Steve Smith
Smith's uncompromising stance comes after former England captain Mike Atherton called on umpires to better enforce the game`s laws around bouncers which are designed to shield batsmen down the order.
Dec 22, 2017, 14:04 PM IST
Ashes: Former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson rubs salt into English wounds
Johnson said Stuart Broad doesn't look "up to it", while Alastair Cook's scars from the last series still appear fresh.
Dec 20, 2017, 14:47 PM IST
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc cleared of serious foot injury
However, the left-arm pacer remains in doubt for the Boxing Day Test against England. Jackson Bird is the reserve seamer in the Australia squad.
Dec 20, 2017, 10:17 AM IST
Ashes: England will fight Australia till the end, says Craig Overton
Australia regained the urn on Monday when they polished off Joe Root`s side to win the third test at the WACA by an innings and 41 runs and take a 3-0 lead in the five-match series. All England have left to play for is pride in Melbourne and Sydney, but Overton says the series is not over as they try to halt an eight-match losing sequence in tests in Australia.
Dec 19, 2017, 16:58 PM IST
Steve Smith equals Len Hutton's record, now only behind Don Bradman
The Australia captain has equalled the English batting legend's tally of 945 points on top of the ICC Test Player Rankings and is now only behind the greatest batsman of all, Bradman.
Dec 19, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
Sanjay Manjrekar trolls 'English batsmen' after Ashes fiasco
"As long as we have English batsmen, we will have balls of the century," Manjrekar tweeted on Tuesday.
Dec 19, 2017, 12:27 PM IST
The new Bradman? Quirky Steve Smith rises to exalted heights
Steve Smith has broken English hearts and smashed records with his phenomenal Ashes batting and is being acclaimed as the best Australian batsman since the greatest of all, Don Bradman.
Dec 19, 2017, 09:45 AM IST
England face postmortem after Ashes capitulation
England will have to make some tough decisions about the futures of some of their most decorated senior players after they were ruthlessly exposed by Australia in a 15-day Ashes capitulation.
Dec 19, 2017, 09:33 AM IST
England 'not good enough' as Australia eye Ashes whitewash
Australia have outbatted and outbowled their visitors in all three Tests and on Monday regained the famous Ashes urn with two games of the five-match series left to play.
Dec 19, 2017, 00:05 AM IST
Ashes: Senior England players have done 'next to nothing', feels former England spinner Graeme Swann
Australia strolled to victory in the third test at the WACA, winning by an innings and 41 runs to take a unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series.
Dec 18, 2017, 18:52 PM IST
Ashes: Australia skipper Steve Smith praises bold selectors after win against England
The home team took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series with an innings victory over the English at the WACA Ground, despite rain delays and a damaged pitch. Smith said the comprehensive result, which has Australia on track for its third Ashes whitewash in four home series, was vindication for the national selectors for making some imaginative selections.
Dec 18, 2017, 16:52 PM IST
Steve Smith savours 'spectacular' triumph over England as victorious Ashes captain
Australia thrashed the tourists by an innings and 41 runs before tea to reclaim the urn with two matches to spare.
Dec 18, 2017, 14:10 PM IST
Australia reclaim the Ashes, hammer England in Perth to take 3-0 lead
England, who were bowled out for 403 in their first innings, could muster only 218 in the second essay and succumbed to an embarrassing innings-and-41-run defeat at the WACA on Monday.
Dec 18, 2017, 13:28 PM IST
Ashes: Watch how Perth squall swept the groundstaff at WACA
In a video on Twitter, the groundsmen could be seen running to prevent from being engulfed by the covers that blew and then rose up gaining height like Tsunamic waves.
Dec 18, 2017, 12:35 PM IST
