Australia Vs England

Steve Smith's brilliance propels Australia to victory; Take 2-0 Ashes lead

Steve Smith took a brilliant reflex catch to swing momentum just before Ben Stokes' defiant half-century ended in a rush of England wickets Sunday, then he hit the winning runs in the second cricket test to give Australia a 2-0 Ashes lead. Day 4 was a tale of two captains. Set a target of 65 for victory after England was bowled out for 241 in the second innings, Australia raced to an eight-wicket win in 10 overs either side of a 20-minute interval as serious storms brewed to the southwest. Jofra Archer was bowling around 150 kph (93 mph) under the lights and it only fired up Smith. There were some theatrics involving the Australia captain and England's strike pace bowler, with Smith telling Archer to bowl faster after ducking a bouncer. He then ramped him for a boundary and hit the next ball for a six to bring up 1,000 test runs at the Gabba. With Australia at 63-2 and needing just two runs to win, Smith hit a six to finish it and finished unbeaten on 23 from nine deliveries. Jake

Most wickets by left-arm pacer in Tests: Starc overtakes Wasim Akram

Akram took 414 wickets in 104 Test matches at an average of 23.64. Starc now has 415 wickets and counting in 102 Tests.

Akram applauds Starc for taking most Test wickets by a left-arm pacer

Starc now has 417 Test wickets in 102 matches at an average of 26.53 with 18 five-wicket hauls and three 10-wicket hauls under his belt

England lose 20 wickets in 67 overs; Starc takes 10 wickets in Perth Test

Australia need 205 runs to win the 1st Ashes Test after bowling England out for 164 in the second innings at Perth. Mitchell Starc claimed a stunning 10-wicket match haul as England collapsed in just

Australia vs England HIGHLIGHTS, 1st Ashes Test Day 1: Stokes takes fifier; Starc claims 7 wickets

AUS vs ENG 1st Test Day 1 highlights: 19 wickets fell on Day of Australia vs England first Ashes Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth

1st Ashes Test: Starc lights up Perth Stadium as ENG's bazball fizzles out

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc became the first left-arm seamer - and the 21st bowler overall - to claim 100 wickets in Ashes Tests

Ashes 2025-26: AUS vs ENG 1st Test Playing 11, timing, live streaming

The live toss for the Australia vs England 1st Test will take place at 7:20 AM IST on Friday. The live streaming of Australia vs England 1st Test will be available on JioHotstar.

Explained: Why Steve Smith fired a sharp shot at Panesar ahead of Ashes

The Australia stand-in captain used humour and a pointed throwback to counter Monty Panesar's call for England to exploit sandpapergate.

Ashes 2025-26: Australia will start as favourites - Wood ahead of 1st Test

Australia are obviously the favourites going into the series, but I think there's a quiet confidence within our group that we can do well, says England pacer Mark Wood

Ashes 2025-26: Cummins ruled out, Smith to lead Aussies vs England in Perth

Pat Cummins' recovery timeline now makes him a doubtful starter for the second Test at the Gabba on December 4.

Ashes 2025-26: Head hopes for nippy wickets, believes it suits his game

Reflecting on his previous success against England, Head said he finds greater joy in adapting to faster, bowler-friendly pitches

MCG to celebrate 150-year anniversary with D/N Test between Aus and Eng

The two teams that started the journey of Test cricket at MCG will face each other once again at the same venue after 150 years

Champions Trophy: Smith said team thought England would cross the 400 mark

Steve Smith said at one stage his Australian side thought England would score 400 runs on a flat track here but his bowlers pulled the team back to a "chaseable" target of 352, ultimately winning their high-scoring Champions Trophy match by five wickets on Saturday. Australia's five-wicket win was the highest-ever chase by any team at an ICC white-ball tournament, the previous best being Pakistan's 345 against Sri Lanka at the 2023 men's World Cup. "We thought 350 was chaseable. Looked like they (England) would get 400 but we trusted each other's skills, took pace off at the right times, hit hard lengths, squeezed and controlled the back end," Smith said at the post-match presentation. "Marnus bowled nicely too and took a few wickets. The two 'keepers (Alex Carey and Josh Inglis) have been batting beautifully, (they are) in great form," said the skipper who opted to bowl after winning the toss. Inglis was the main architect of the five-wicket win as he played the innings of his lif

Ben Duckett scores highest individual score in Champions Trophy

Duckett also powered England to the highest team total in Champions Trophy history

PCB embarrassed after Indian national anthem played during AUS vs ENG match

The incident was particularly unusual, as India is not scheduled to play any matches in Lahore

Champions Trophy 2025 live streaming: Where to watch ENG vs AUS live match?

The match between Australia and England in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will take place at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium

AUS vs ENG HIGHLIGHTS, Champions Trophy 2025: Inglis-Carey script historic chase for AUS against ENG

Australia vs England HIGHLIGHTS: Alex Carey and Josh Inglis help Australia chase down the highest team total in ICC Champions Trophy in Lahore

Champions Trophy: AUS vs ENG head-to-head records in 50-over ICC events

Australia lead England in ODI World Cups, while the English side enjoys the advantage in the Champions Trophy over the Aussies

Champions Trophy 2025: AUS vs ENG Playing 11, live match time, streaming

In a surprise move, England announced their Playing XI two days before the scheduled start of the match

Champions Trophy 2025, AUS vs ENG: Pitch report, Lahore Stadium's key stats

Australia vs England pitch report: Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium, known for its batting-friendly pitches, recently hosted two matches during a tri-series, both producing scores exceeding 300.