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Ashes 4th Test highlights: Crawley blasts 189 as ENG lead AUS by 67 runs

Opener Zak Crawley hit a rapid 189 as England dominated the second day of the fourth Ashes Test to take a 67-run lead over Australia with six wickets left at stumps on Thursday. England rocketed to 384-4 in 72 overs with a heavy dose of Bazball bravado after Australia was dismissed for 317 in the morning session at Old Trafford after resuming on 299-8. Crawley took England into the lead after just 54.3 overs with a superb flick for six off Mitch Marsh. Australia's woes continued as England was allowed a couple of overthrows when Australia captain Pat Cummins forgot to back up Steve Smith's throw from the deep, although it did have some respite when an off-balance Crawley dragged Cameron Green (1-40) on to his stumps. Crawley scored 189 in 182 deliveries, including three sixes and 21 fours, repaying the rock-solid faith England captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have shown him. The 25-year-old Crawley's inconsistency has attracted criticism and he arrived at the crease w

Ashes 4th Test: Steve Waugh points out Australia's error in selection

Todd Murphy played in the last Ashes Test but Autrslai lost it. He bowled only 9.3 overs but picked the crucial wicket of Stokes in the first innings

Ashes 4th Test: AUS 299-8 at stumps on Day 1; Broad claims 600th wicket

Stuart Broad claimed his 600th test wicket for England, under-fire wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow took three catches and Australia batters kept the runs ticking along to reach 299-8 at stumps on the first day of the fourth Ashes test on Wednesday in what already looks like another close contest. Broad joined test cricket's exclusive club as he and Chris Woakes kept England's hopes of a rousing Ashes comeback alive at Old Trafford. Three years after taking his 500th wicket at the same ground, Broad completed another century to join a hall of fame that includes only four other names: Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, Broad's teammate James Anderson and Anil Kumble. Among fast bowlers, Anderson and Broad stand alone in the pantheon. The 37-year-old Broad dismissed the series' top run-scorer Usman Khawaja (3) early on and returned after tea to bounce out Travis Head (48) as his landmark victim, overtaking Ian Botham's record for an England bowler of 148 Australian wickets in the ...

WATCH: UK PM Rishi Sunak sledges Australian PM amid Ashes 2023 fever

During the traditional photoshoot, Albanese humorously held out a piece of paper depicting Australia's 2-1 lead in the ongoing Ashes series.

Ashes: England keep faith in Bairstow even after poor-shwing in three Tests

England moved early to show its faith in Jonny Bairstow on Tuesday by keeping the wicketkeeper for the fourth Ashes test next week at Old Trafford. Bairstow was the only keeper in an unchanged 14-man squad. England won the third test on Sunday at Headingley to stay alive in the series and trail Australia 2-1 with two games to go. Bairstow has played poorly behind the stumps, missing eight chances of varying difficulty in the first three games. He has also fired only once with the bat, making a run-a-ball 78 on the first day of the series. He has a combined 63 runs since then. That has led to calls for Ben Foakes to be restored but the selectors resisted the temptation. Bairstow was England's test player of the year in 2022 then broke his leg and dislocated his ankle in September in a freak accident on a golf course. Foakes took over but coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes promised to pick Bairstow when he was ready. His movement, however, still appeared limited. The fou

Ashes: Brook, Wood and Woakes star as England win Headingley to stay alive

The English team will stay alive in the Ashes 2023 after they won the third Test at Headingley, Leeds by seven wickets. They have come back in the series which they trail 1-2 to Australia

Women's Ashes: England's Capsey guides team to series victory in T20Is

Alice Capsey's explosive knock of 46 off 23 powered England to a T20I series win by 2-1 against Australia at Lord's. This victory has kept the Women's Ashes alive with Australia leading 6-4

Ashes 3rd Test Day 3: Rain in favour of England, hosts need 224 more to win

With hardly two hours of play possible due to rain on the third day of the third Ashes Test in Headingley, hosts England managed to bowl Australia out for only 224

Ashes 2023, 3rd Test: Mitchell Marsh's century put Australia ahead on Day 1

Mitch Marsh celebrated his test comeback by smashing a century and taking a wicket as Australia led England by 195 runs after day one of the third Ashes test at Headingley on Thursday. Marsh's scintillating run-a-ball 118 rescued Australia from 85-4. To put it in even better perspective, the allrounder and Travis Head combined for 155 runs. The rest of the team scored 108. After Marsh was out on the stroke of tea at 240-5, Australia collapsed to be all out for 263 with fast bowler Mark Wood in his test return taking 5-34. Marsh capped an unforgettable day in his first test in four years when he got England's third wicket when Zac Crawley nicked off. England was 68-3 at stumps, trailing by 195 runs. On their home ground, Joe Root was on 19 and Jonny Bairstow on 1.

Steve Smith's 100th Test: Best batting average and stagging numbers

34-year-old Smith is known for his pre-ball manoeuvres, making him prone to getting caught on the crease. But the modern-day great hardly gets out leg before the wicket

Ashes: England playing Cazball, not Bazball says Australia's Glenn McGrath

The former Australian fast bowler wrote in his columns that England have been too casual in their approach in this Ashes so far

Legendary umpire Simon Taufel opens up on Bairstow's dismissal controversy

Lambasting the "hypocrisy and lack of consistency" shown by some following Jonny Bairstow's controversial stumping in the recent Lord's Test, former ICC elite umpire Simon Taufel said people cite the 'spirit of the game' when they don't like a dismissal under the laws of cricket. Bairstow's controversial stumping in the second Ashes Test has opened a debate with the likes of England coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes saying it was not in the spirit of the game. "My experience is when people don't like a dismissal under the Laws of Cricket, they cite the Spirit of Cricket to support their view," Taufel wrote in a lengthy post on LinkedIn. "Was Jonny Bairstow's dismissal at Lord's a breach of the Spirit of Cricket? Have you seen any umpire tell a fielding side that the keeper standing back is not allowed to attempt a stumping?" "Was there a complaint from anyone when Bairstow tried to stump Marnus exactly the same way in the first innings? What has Jonny Bairstow said abo

Ashes 3rd Test preview: ENG vs AUS playing 11, weather and live streaming

England are already 0-2 down and in a must-win game, need to showcase the fight for survival in the series. They have removed James Anderson, Josh Tongue and injured Ollie Pope from the playing 11

Ashes: Ollie Pope ruled out, to undergo surgery for shoulder dislocation

England vice-captain Ollie Pope was on Tuesday ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series after dislocating his right shoulder during the second Test at the Lord's and will now undergo a surgery in coming days. The 25-year-old batter had hurt his shoulder when he landed awkwardly during Australia's first innings in the second Test last week. He then aggravated his injury during the second innings on the third day after England were erroneously told they were not permitted to use a substitute fielder in the second essay. "England and Surrey batter Ollie Pope has been ruled out of the rest of the LV Insurance men's Ashes series after dislocating his right shoulder during the second Ashes Test at Lord's last week." "Scans in London on Monday revealed the full extent of the injury and he will miss the rest of the summer campaign and will require surgery," the England and Wales Cricket Board said in statement on Tuesday. England have not named a replacement. The third Test is sched

Spirit of cricket debate sparked with Bairstow's stumping, Long Room drama

Alex Carey stumped Jonny Bairstow controversially on the last ball of an over. The batter did not want to take a run but was out of his crease. It didn't go well with Long Room members at Lord's

Nathan Lyon ruled out of rest of Ashes series due to right calf injury

Nathan Lyon's ruling out of the Ashes brought to an end his remarkable streak of 100 consecutive Test matches

Ashes 2nd Test, Day 5: Stokes herculean effort in vain, Aussies lead 2-0

Australia beat England in the second Test by 43 runs despite, Ben Stokes' brilliant 155. The Aussies have taken a 2-0 lead in the Ashes after the Lord's Test win

Ashes 2nd Test, Day 4: Stokes, Duckett keep England alive; Aussies ahead

On the final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's, hosts England need 257 runs to win with Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett in the middle and six wickets remaining

Ashes Test: Bairstow pulls away Just Stop Oil protesters from Lord's pitch

Two protesters from the Just Stop Oil group ran onto the field at Lords and briefly disrupted play about five minutes after the start of the second Ashes cricket test between England and Australia on Wednesday. The environmental activists tried to spread orange powder on the field but the England and Australia players intervened. England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow tackled one protester and carried the person about 50 meters (yards) before leaving him in the hands of security over the boundary hoardings. England captain Ben Stokes and Australia batter David Warner corralled the other protester. Some orange powder was released but only on the grass, away from the pitch. Police have arrested three people and taken them into custody, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Bairstow went to the England changing room to clean himself of some powder, Lord's staff quickly cleaned up what little orange fell on the grass, and play resumed about five minutes later. Just Stop Oil

Ashes 2nd Test preview: England to test Australia by pace at green Lord's

There is not just a tinge of green, but the entire pitch looked green at Lord's on the eve of the start of the second Ashes Test. England have selected their playing 11 and it has five pacers