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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 ...

ICC 'Player of the Month' award: Wanindu Hasaranga, Ash Gardner win

Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and Australian women's team all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner were on Tuesday named ICC's 'Player of the Month' for their impressive performances in June. Hasaranga clinched the award following his record-breaking feats at the World Cup Qualifier games in Zimbabwe. Women's Ashes hero Ashleigh Gardner becomes the first player to win three Player-of-the-Month accolades. Both players were selected as the standout performers following a vote conducted among a specialist panel comprising ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, media representatives and global cricket fans registered at icc-cricket.com, who had been voting since the nominees were announced last week. With 26 wickets at an average of 10 per scalp during the calendar month, Hasaranga enjoyed several highlights during the prolific period. Heading into the Qualifier as one of the key threats in a strong Sri Lankan lineup, the spinner started in fine fashion. Claiming six wickets in t

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 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.

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

Ashes 2023: Australian, English media react to Bairstow runout controversy

While Daily Express' Sports lead was 'Spirit of Cricket reduced to Ashes', The West Australian's lead image showed the English captain as a baby, captioning it Crybabies

Ashes 2023: Australia didn't play by spirit of the game, says UK PM Sunak

UK PM Rishi Sunak is the latest one to jump into the controversy over Jonny Bairstow's dismissal in Lord's Test and slammed the Aussies for playing against the spirit of the game

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 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

Ashes 1st Test, Day 4: England fight hard, Australia need 174 more to win

After losing two sessions on Day 3, the arch-rivals more than made up for it by playing an exciting brand of cricket. At the end of Day 4, Australia were 107/3, needing 174 more to win on the last day

Ashes, 1st Test Day 3: Rain disrupts Bazball; England 28/2, lead by 35

Rain interrupted the proceedings, but not before Boland and Cummins nipped away with the wickets of Crawley and Duckett to leave England reeling at 28/2 in the third innings. English lead is only 35

Ashes: Root Bazballs on Day 1, Khawaja clobbers English bowlers on second

The Ashes is off to a terrific start with the two teams taking turns in dominating proceedings on Days one and two respectively. Here's what happened on the first two days of the first Test

Ashes 2023: Bazball faces its biggest 'Test' against World Champs Australia

Bazball form of Test cricket, promoted by its Test coach Brendon McCullum has won England 11 out of their last 13 games. Its biggest test would be against World Champions Australia

The Ashes: England players to watch out for during prestigious series

The cricketing world will be lit up once again when the oldest rivals of the sport, England and Australia lock horns with each other in the prestigious Ashes series from June 16 onwards

Ashes: Border backs Boland to retain his place in Australia playing XI

Former captain Allan Border has backed pacer Scott Boland to retain his place in Australian team for the upcoming first Ashes Test against England after his performance in the WTC Final

WTC Final: India fall in a knockout again; why does this keep happening?

With the loss in the World Test Championship 2023 Final, India have now lost eight straight knockout games (final and semi-final) in ICC events in the last 10 years. They last won in 2013

ODI WC 2023: India vs Pakistan on Oct 15 in Ahmedabad; BCCI shares schedule

India will open their ODI World Cup campaign against Australia in Chennai on October 8 while Ahmedabad will host their much-anticipated match against arch-rivals Pakistan a week later, according to BCCI's draft schedule for the tournament. "The BCCI shared the draft schedule with the ICC, which then sent it to the participating countries for feedback before a final schedule is put out early next week," ESPNCricinfo reported on Monday. As per the initial draft, the tournament will begin on October 5 with reigning champions England taking on last edition's runner-up side New Zealand in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final on November 19. The venues for the semifinals, which are likely to be played on November 15 and 16, are yet to be decided. Hosts India, who last won the ODI World Cup in 2011 at home, will play their league phase matches across nine cities, including, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru. They will take on Pakistan on October 15. Pakistan, meanwhile, will