Tag: Ashes
Forgotten man Pattinson stakes Ashes claim
MELBOURNE: Injury troubles have kept James Pattinson out of the Australian test side for three years but the fast bowler issued a timely reminder...
England’s Denly keen to prove his worth in Ashes audition
LONDON: England opener Joe Denly believes the chance to potentially seal a spot in the Ashes squad to face Australia later this year is the...
Giles backs England for World Cup, Ashes double in 2019
LONDON: England must make the most of their “best opportunity” to win a World Cup as well as regain the Ashes series on home...
California girl serves cookies baked with grandfather’s ashes
A teenage girl in California allegedly baked her grandfather's ashes into cookies and handed them out to her school friends, local media reported on...
Kuldip Nayar’s ashes immersed in Ravi River
Mandira Nayar appreciates Pakistan govt for giving a chance to participate in her grandfather’s last rites
LAHORE: The ashes of India’s senior journalist and renowned...
Pakistan cricket team reaches Dubai for Asia Cup 2018
Younis Khan suggests Ashes-like series between Pak and India
Pakistan cricket team’s 16-member squad arrived in Dubai on Tuesday morning ahead of Asia Cup 2018...
World Test Championship to start with 2019 Ashes
NEW DELHI: The Ashes between arch-rivals England and Australia will kick off the mammoth new World Test Championship in July next year, according to...
England’s Moeen Ali faces axe as Ashes form continues
LONDON: England all-rounder Moeen Ali could be dropped for the first time in his Test career as England search for a solution to their overseas woes...
Assistant coach calls for honesty after England failings are ‘exposed’
SYDNEY: The standard of England's cricket has been "exposed" during the Ashes series, according to their assistant coach, Paul Farbrace.
Accepting that England "just haven't been...
Ashes: England facing 4-0 defeat against Australia
SYDNEY: England are facing another defeat in the final Ashes Test after Australia once again dominated on the fourth day in Sydney.
The tourists closed...
Khawaja, Marsh brothers plug Australia’s batting gaps
SYDNEY: The pessimists will surely dismiss Australia's mighty batting performance at the SCG, where they reached stumps at a formidable 479 for 4 having lost a...
England’s character to get face-saving Test win: Root
MELBOURNE: England was again denied a win in their troubled Ashes series in Melbourne on Saturday but skipper Joe Root says it is all...
Ashes: Steve Smith and Joe Root criticise MCG pitch after draw
MELBOURNE: Rival captains Steve Smith and Joe Root were critical of the lifeless Melbourne pitch after the fourth Ashes Test on Saturday, only the second...
Rain halts 4th Ashes Test amid ball-tampering allegations on England
MELBOURNE: England rejected ball-tampering allegations as a "beat-up" on Friday as rain frustrated their push for their first victory of the Ashes series against...
Cook double affirms England’s dominance
On the back of Alastair Cook’s record-breaking and still undefeated 244, England have put themselves in a position of strength to not only avoid...
Day-night test ‘unlikely’ in 2019 Ashes: ECB
LONDON: England will be unlikely to stage a day-night Ashes Test match when Australia tour in 2019, England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive...
Lehmann to step down as Australia coach after 2019 Ashes
MELBOURNE: Darren Lehmann will step down as Australia coach after the 2019 Ashes series in England, he told Fox Sports on Monday.
The 47-year-old —...
