Nathan Lyon severely dented England's desperate Ashes survival bid with three quick blows: vice-captain Harry Brook, bowled; captain Ben Stokes, bowled; leading scorer Zak Crawley, stumped. Just as England was starting to gain confidence Saturday chasing what needed to be a world-record 435 to keep the Ashes series alive, Lyon returned to the Australian attack. Crawley (85) and Brook (30) had combined in a 68-run stand to revive England's innings from 109-3 to 177-3 after Australia skipper Pat Cummins took out the top order. Then Lyon, who moved to No. 2 on Australia's all-time list of wicket-takers in the first innings, started a new spell in the evening session. On his second ball Lyon dismissed a cavalier Brook, who reached too far and completely missed an extravagant reverse sweep. The 38-year-old spinner quickly took three wickets for eight runs in a sequence that ripped through the middle order and suddenly England was 194-6. Stokes, England's totemic leader, was out trying
The live streaming of the Australia vs England 3rd Test in the Ashes 2025-26 will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India
Footage aired by Australia's Channel Seven showed a security guard pushing away a camera operator who attempted to move closer to the England players at Brisbane airport
Matthew Hayden congratulated Root for his maiden Test ton in Australia after stumps on Day 1. Check what his daughter, Grace Hayden said in her Instagram story
Root's first century on Australian soil is also his 40th overall Test century, which means he is now just one behind former Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting, who has the most Test tons (41)
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
Smith died suddenly in Perth on December 1 at the age of 62, with his family confirming he passed away unexpectedly at his apartment in South Perth
Australia and England have played just 22 Test matches against each other at The Gabba, Brisbane, with Australia winning 16 matches, while England has won just four times
The live streaming of the Australia vs England 2nd Test in the Ashes 2025-26 will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India
The live streaming of Australia vs England 2nd Test Day 1 will be available on JioHotstar.
Although ruled out, Cummins will accompany the squad to Brisbane to continue his rehabilitation
ICC announced the 2026 T20 World Cup schedule with 55 matches from Feb 7-Mar 8. Super Eight starts Feb 21, semifinals on Mar 4-5, and the final on Mar 8.
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
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
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc became the first left-arm seamer - and the 21st bowler overall - to claim 100 wickets in Ashes Tests
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.
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
The live telecast of the Ashes 2025-26 will be available on Star Sports Network for Indian fans
Laura Wolvaardt's majestic 169 and Marizanne Kapp's five-wicket masterclass powered South Africa Women to a record-breaking 125-run win over England in Guwahati
The live streaming of the England Women vs South Africa Women ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semifinal match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in England