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 to selectors ahead of the Ashes as he…
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 ideal motivation ahead of the third test against…
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 soil this year, new director of cricket Ashley…
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 Wednesday. The student is said to have given…
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 peace and rights activist Kuldip Nayar immersed on…
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 that is scheduled to begin on September…
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 a world governing body schedule released Wednesday. The…
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 after the innings defeat at Eden Park, which…
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 good enough”, Farbrace urged all involved to…
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 on 93-4, still 210 short of making…
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 miserly two wickets on day three. It is 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 eyes on a face-saving win in the final…
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 draw in the show-piece Boxing Day Test in…
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 Australia. England’s Alastair Cook carried his bat for…
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 a whitewash in the Magellan Ashes series but…
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 Tom Harrison said on Wednesday. Harrison said England…
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 — who took the job in 2013 —…