Ashes

World changed for English cricket after Ben Stokes incident, says Alastair Cook

Cook, a former captain who will become the first Englishman to play 150 Tests when he appears against Australia in Thursday's crucial third Ashes clash in Perth, admits his side has been slow to learn from the fall-out.

Dec 13, 2017, 16:07 PM IST

Mitchell Marsh raring to go if called in for Perth test

He has scored two centuries, a 95 and 80 in his 14 innings and is expected to be in competition with Peter Handscomb for a position in the third test lineup.

Dec 13, 2017, 00:05 AM IST

England need to regain fans trust by winning games: Johnny Bairstow

England need to at least draw the test in Perth to stay alive in the five-match series after they lost the first game in Brisbane by 10 wickets and the second in Adelaide by 120 runs.

Dec 12, 2017, 19:12 PM IST

Ashes: Alastair Cook not thinking about retirement ahead of 150th Test

Cook, former captain and England's most prolific Test run-scorer, has made 62 runs in four innings as the tourists have gone 2-0 down in the five-match series in Australia. 

Dec 12, 2017, 14:06 PM IST

Final farewell to the WACA - England`s theatre of nightmares

The WACA ground, where the third Ashes Test will be played this week, has been described as ramshackle, frozen in time, evocative and a veritable graveyard for visiting teams.

Dec 12, 2017, 11:42 AM IST

England face last Ashes stand at WACA graveyard

England's chaotic tour reaches the point of no return as Australia, 2-0 up in the five-match series, look for an Ashes-clinching victory in the last ever Test to be played at the WACA Ground in Perth.

Dec 12, 2017, 11:12 AM IST

Ashes: England's Ben Duckett suspended from playing after bar incident

The 23-year-old Duckett, who was stood down from an Ashes tour game, was also fined the "maximum allowable amount" for a Lions player. He will remain with the team and return to England at the end of the camp on Dec. 17, ECB said on their website (www.ecb.co.uk).

Dec 10, 2017, 20:39 PM IST

Ashes: Moeen Ali urges England players to improve off-field behaviour

England's Ashes tour was plunged into another crisis on Saturday after batsman Ben Duckett was suspended for pouring a drink on a senior England player reported to be paceman James Anderson after an argument in a Perth bar late on Thursday.

Dec 10, 2017, 18:42 PM IST

England's booze issues no joke, says Darren Lehmann

The Duckett incident follows Ben Stokes` involvement in a brawl outside a Bristol nightclub in September and Jonny Bairstow`s headbutt greeting for Australia Test opener Cameron Bancroft in Perth in late October.

Dec 10, 2017, 16:23 PM IST

Ashes: England batsman Ben Duckett suspended over 'alcohol-related incident'

England lost the second Test in Adelaide by 120 runs to hand Australia 2-0 lead with three games to play.

Dec 09, 2017, 15:16 PM IST

Ashes 2017-18: Ex-captains fear England whitewash

England slumped to a 120-run defeat in the second Ashes clash this week on a ground widely seen as their best chance of winning.

Dec 08, 2017, 12:56 PM IST

Keep calm and carry on, says England coach Trevor Bayliss

As holders of the Ashes, England would at least need to win two and draw one of the remaining tests in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney to take the urn back home with them.

Dec 07, 2017, 16:21 PM IST

Ashes ain't over, says England skipper Joe Root

England's late resurgence in Adelaide gave them some hope of claiming a victory with a ground record run chase of 354 but they ultimately withered in the face of Australia`s pace attack on Wednesday.

Dec 06, 2017, 17:09 PM IST

Ashes, 2nd Test: Captains struggle with Decision Review System

No less than 17 decisions were referred to the DRS technology for the third umpire to review, of which seven were successful in having the original call overturned, while on 10 other occasions the umpire's original decision was upheld.

Dec 06, 2017, 16:25 PM IST

Ashes, 2nd Test: England's Barmy Army gets a little bit of local help in Adelaide - Video

The rowdy but good-humoured camp followers have become a fixture on all England cricket tours over the last couple of decades but the tour of Australia is the one that attracts the biggest numbers.

Dec 06, 2017, 15:55 PM IST

Ashes, 3rd Test: Mitchell Marsh gets Australia call-up for Perth

To get into the side, however, he will probably need to supplant Peter Handscomb or brother Shaun, who won the Man of the Match award for his unbeaten 126 in the first innings in Adelaide.

Dec 06, 2017, 15:35 PM IST

Ashes, 2nd Test: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood set-up crushing 120 run win for Aussies

Holders England now face the prospect of losing the series in next week`s third Test at Perth`s WACA Ground where they have not won a Test since 1978.

Dec 06, 2017, 11:45 AM IST

Ashes, 2nd Test: Watch Steve Smith's epic reaction after wasting two reviews in three balls

Earlier, teams used to have extra reviews after every 80 overs. But now, teams have only two reviews available during an entire innings.

Dec 05, 2017, 17:14 PM IST

Ashes, 2nd Test: James Anderson breaks Australia curse, claims first five-wicket haul

It took him 15 tests over four tours but James Anderson, England`s most prolific test wicket-taker, finally claimed his first five-wicket haul on Australian soil in the second Ashes test on Tuesday.

Dec 05, 2017, 16:29 PM IST

Ashes: Emotional Jonny Bairstow given late father's keeper gloves

His dad, David, a former England Test wicketkeeper, took his own life when his son was eight.

Dec 05, 2017, 10:35 AM IST