Tag: Ashes 17-18
Ashes: Aussies sweating on Starc’s fitness
Australia will be sweating on the fitness of Mitchell Starc after the National Selection Panel named an unchanged 13-man squad on Monday for the...
Root says Ashes defeat not ‘fair reflection’ of England’s prowess
England's Ashes defeat is not "a fair reflection" of how they have played or "what we're capable" of achieving, according to Joe Root.
Encouraged by England's...
Australia poised to secure Ashes despite rain
PERTH: Australia were confident rain would not deny them the Ashes despite play being abandoned early on the fourth day of the third Test...
England’s Ben Duckett dropped from tour after pouring drink over Anderson
Ben Duckett was dropped from Saturday's Ashes tour game after pouring a drink over England bowler James Anderson in a Perth bar.
The 23-year-old batsman,...
Australia beat England by 120 runs in second Ashes Test
ADELAIDE: Pacemen Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood spearheaded Australia to a crushing 120-run win over England to open up a 2-0 lead in the five-Test...
England’s Root rejects notion of another Ashes whitewash
ADELAIDE: Captain Joe Root says England are “still massively” in the Ashes series after a second heavy Test defeat to Australia on Wednesday left his...
England take late wickets for faint hope against Australia in Adelaide
ADELAIDE: England tore into the Australia top order late on the third day of the second Ashes Test to give themselves faint hope of...
Turn down the sound, urges England coach as Ashes sledging heats...
ADELAIDE: England coach Trevor Bayliss says he wants the stumps microphones turned down as emotions spill over in the fiercely-fought Ashes Test series with...
Anderson says Smith’s early wicket crucial in squaring Ashes series
PARIS / ADELAIDE: England’s all-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson says getting Steve Smith’s wicket cheaply is crucial to the tourists’ chances of squaring the Ashes series...
Police seek ‘charging advice’ into Stokes incident
Avon and Somerset police have completed their investigation into the incident involving Ben Stokes outside a Bristol nightclub in September and have passed a...
Australia crush England by 10 wickets in 1st Test
BRISBANE: Australia cruised to a crushing 10-wicket win over England to go one-up in the Ashes series in the opening Test at the Gabba on...
Keep backing yourselves, Root tells beaten England
BRISBANE: Captain Joe Root has urged his players to keep backing themselves as Ashes-holders England head into a crucial second Test after their demoralising...
Ashes 17-18: Bouncer barrage to continue, says Ponting
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting expects England’s batsmen to continue to face a bouncer barrage for the remainder of the Magellan Ashes after the...
Australia on brink of victory after England crumble in 1st Ashes...
BRISBANE: A pulsating Ashes opener that had promised a grandstand finish will more than likely end early with a handsome win to Australia after...
‘I thought you were smarter’: outspoken Lyon taunts media
BRISBANE: Nathan Lyon taunted media by saying "I thought you were smarter than that" as he insisted his controversial comments about ending English careers...
Smith leads Australia revival to leave Test in the balance
--Australia 4 for 165 (Smith 64*, Marsh 44*) trail England 302 (Vince 83, Malan 56, Stoneman 53) by 137 runs
BRISBANE: Skipper Steve Smith led...
New ICC rules in place for the Ashes
The Magellan Ashes are underway and it will be the first series Australia has played under a host of new rules that could have...
