Ashes: Rain leakage on WACA pitch pushes 3rd Test towards draw
The start of the final day’s play in the third Ashes Test between Australia and England has been delayed after rainwater leaked onto the WACA pitch following heavy overnight showers, raising fears that the match could be abandoned.
Dec 18, 2017, 09:51 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI: Yuzvendra Chahal bamboozles Angelo Mathews — Video
Spinners Chahal (46/3) and Kuldeep Yadav (42/3) helped India restrict Lanka to the paltry total, then opener Shikhar Dhawan anchored the chase with an unbeaten 100 off 85 balls, which included 13 fours and two sixes.
Dec 17, 2017, 22:39 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Australia poised to secure series despite rain
Trailing by 259 runs in the first innings after Australia declared at 662 for nine, England were 132 for four when stumps was called early after a rain-interrupted final session, with Dawid Malan on 28 and Jonny Bairstow on 14, still behind by 127 runs.
Dec 17, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
Ashes: Wobbly England 71/3 at tea after Australia declared at 662/9 on Day 4 of Perth Test
After Smith top-scored for the hosts with 239, three quick wickets by Hazlewood - who removed both England openers - and Nathan Lyon put the hosts within seven wickets of reclaiming the Ashes.
Dec 17, 2017, 11:43 AM IST
Mitchell Marsh completes family hat-trick of Ashes centuries
Clubbing 29 fours in an unbeaten knock of 181, Mitchell Marsh combined with his captain Steve Smith (229 not out) in a 301-run partnership to give Australia a 146-run lead over England at stumps on day three of the third test.
Dec 16, 2017, 19:07 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Steve 'Special' Smith leaves Ashes rivals and teammates in awe
The Australian captain reached his highest Test score yet with his second double-century, passed 1,000 Test runs for the year and also notched his fastest Test century in an innings that appeared to shatter England's resolve. At stumps, Smith was on 229 not out, having faced 390 balls, hitting 28 fours and one six as his stellar year continued. It was his second century of the series and he didn`t offer a single chance throughout.
Dec 16, 2017, 17:26 PM IST
Ashes 3rd Test: England hopes fade as Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh put attack to sword on Day 3
The home side took total control of the match and were 549 for four in their first innings by stumps, with Smith on 229 and Marsh on 181, leading the hapless tourists by 146 runs with six wickets still in hand.
Dec 16, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Kevin Pietersen trolls England bowlers after recalled Mitchell Marsh hits maiden ton
In his previous 35 innings in 21 matches, Marsh had scored 674 runs with a high score of 87 at a not so impressive average of 21.74.
Dec 16, 2017, 14:49 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Steve Smith joins Virat Kohli in the 'freak' category
Australia captain Steve Smith on Saturday became only the second player, after compatriot and former opener Matthew Hayden, to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year for the fourth successive year during Day 3's play of third Ashes Test against England at the WACA, Perth.
Dec 16, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: Aussie captain Steve Smith becomes statistically the 2nd most successful batsman in history
For the record, Smith took 22 innings in 12 matches to hit his first Test hundred, then in the following 86 knocks, he has scored more than 5000 runs at an average of more than 71.
Dec 16, 2017, 12:21 PM IST
Dirk Nannes reveals spot-fixing practices in Bangladesh Premier League
Interestingly, former Bangladesh captain, Mohammad Ashraful, had earlier confessed to spot-fixing in BPL 2013.
Dec 16, 2017, 10:59 AM IST
Ashes, 3rd Test: 'Unlucky' Aussie substitute fielder Peter Handscomb takes flying catch to end Dawid Malan's brilliant WACA knock — Watch
At Stumps on Day 2, Australia were 203 for three, with Smith on 92 and Shaun Marsh on seven. They still trail England by 200 runs with seven wickets in hand.
Dec 15, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
Ashes: Jonny Bairstow hits emotional century for England
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow notched an emotional century on the second day of the crucial third Ashes Test in Perth on Friday.
Dec 15, 2017, 11:35 AM IST
Ashes: England collapse to 403 all out on second morning at WACA
England's tail collapsed dramatically after a record fifth-wicket partnership by centurions Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow had given the tourists the ascendancy on the second day of the third Ashes Test in Perth on Friday.
Dec 15, 2017, 11:26 AM IST
Who is Sobers Joban, the Indian offering to fix Ashes?
The 31-year-old Chamba-born Joban has played for Delhi and Himachal Pradesh at the Under-19 and Under-22 level and was part of the 2002 Cooch Behar Trophy.
Dec 15, 2017, 10:34 AM IST
Ashes: Dawid Malan savours maiden ton after 'fun' battle with pacemen
Having honed his game against "dibbly dobbly" deliveries in English county cricket, Dawid Malan was thrilled to conquer a hostile Australian pace assault to post his maiden century in the third Ashes test on Thursday.
Dec 14, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Ben Stokes hits form in New Zealand, fires Canterbury to win
Stokes has signed a short-term contract with Canterbury after being banned by England pending the outcome of a police investigation into an incident outside a Bristol nightclub.
Dec 14, 2017, 14:53 PM IST
No evidence of corruption in Ashes Test at Perth, says ICC
The Sun reported that underground bookmakers from India had offered to sell undercover reporters from the newspaper information about spot-fixing in the Test between Australia and England, which starts in Perth on Thursday.
Dec 14, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Spot-fixing in Ashes? An Indian bookie could be involved
Cricket chiefs voiced "grave concern" Thursday after a match-fixing bombshell rocked the Ashes series with a British newspaper claiming to have exposed attempts to rig the third Test in Perth.
Dec 14, 2017, 09:00 AM IST
Joe Root wants focus on England's cricket, not culture
Two-nil down to Australia after defeats in Brisbane and Adelaide, England must at least cobble a draw at the WACA to keep the five-match series alive, at a venue where they have lost their last seven matches.
Dec 13, 2017, 16:17 PM IST
