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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: Australia, England docked WTC points by ICC for slow over-rate

Australia and England lost two points from their World Test Championship tally on Wednesday after both sides were found guilty of maintaining slow over rates during the first Ashes Test

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

Top-order failures emerge as reasons behind India's loss in WTC final

In the run-up to the 2023 World Test Championship final between Australia and India, many former players like Ricky Ponting and Wasim Akram had given a slight edge to the Pat Cummins-led side

WTC Final Day 5 Highlights: Australia are new Test champions of the world

India vs Australia Live Score, World Test Championship Final, Day 5: India have lost back-to-back wickets as Scott Boland got both Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. Rahane is still in the middle

WTC Final Day 4 Highlights: Kohli key; India 164/3, need 280 more to win

India vs Australia, World Test Championship Final, Day 4 Highlights: Australia declared at 270/8, India are 164/3. P'ship between Kohli and Rahane is 71*. On last day, India need 280, Aussie 7 wkts

WTC Final Day 3 Highlights: India still in it; Australia 123/4, lead by 296

World Test Championship Final, India vs Australia Day 3 Highlights: India fought back hard as they not only got to 296 after being 151/6 early morning, but have held Australia at 123/4 with lead 296

WTC Final preview: India ahead as Aussie miss Hazlewood in ultimate clash

The Australian team would miss not having Josh Hazlewood in their side in a game that would be more about testing the patience of the Indian batters

WTC Final: It's better to stay a bit underdone than overdone says Cummins

Australia captain Pat Cummins doesn't mind staying a bit undercooked going into the high-octane WTC final against India rather than playing two months of T20 cricket and landing up jaded for a gruelling English summer. Asked if the bulk of the Australian side (save Cameron Green, David Warner in IPL and Marnus Labuschagne in County cricket) would be a bit rusty with virtually no game time since the India series, the skipper on Sunday begged to differ. "Breaks are rare to come by," said the modern day great, who has 217 Test wickets from 49 games. "I have always said, with six Test matches (including five in the Ashes), it is better to be slightly underdone than overdone. I am talking from a bower's point of view. So I want to be physically fresh. "Back home, we did lot of training. We have trained hard, rejuvenated and refreshed and are keen," Cummins brushed aside talks of rustiness during ICC's 'Afternoon with Test Legends' event at the Oval. Terming the track as a good one with

WTC Final: Batting big worry; India find strength in Kohli, Shami and Gill

Virat Kohli is back in form just ahead of the World Test Championship Final. Alongside him, India will bank Shubman Gill and Mohammed Shami for the all-important event

WTC Final: Australia to rely on bowling against India amid batting woes

Australia's bowling unit is fully fit and raring to showcase its strength in the friendly conditions of Kia Oval. It will most likely cover up for the gaps in the batting

WTC 2023: Australia avoid hurdles, ride smoothly on its road to final

The Australian team missed out on a place in the WTC final last time around. But this time they are in. Here's how they made it to the WTC final 2023

Is Steve Smith being propped up to captain Australia again a good sign?

After Cummins went home and Smith led the Aussies to a famous win in Indore Test, fans and administrators were equally excited to see what Smith could do

Death by Spin: Australia's struggle against turning ball in first two Tests

Last time the spin duo of Jadeja and Ashwin shared 46 Aussie wickets among them and this time around, they have so far taken 31 in the first two Tests.

Starc, Cummins grab 3 wickets, put Australia in charge vs West Indies

Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins grabbed three wickets apiece to dismiss West Indies for 283 and put Australia in the box seat in the opening cricket Test at the Perth Stadium here on Friday. Refusing to enforce the follow-on, Australia was 29-1 at stumps on the third day, and in charge of the match with a 344-run lead. David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne will resume on 17 and three, respectively, after Usman Khawaja fell for six. West Indies were on 237-4 at tea, and soon after from 245-4, before losing the last six wickets for 48 runs to the second new ball to hand Australia a 315-run first innings lead. West Indies had resumed the day on 74-0, and progressed to 150-1 at lunch before some outstanding fast bowling by Starc (3-51) and Cummins (3-34) cut short the innings. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed 2-61 while fast bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Cameron Green took a wicket apiece. Only skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (64) and debutant Tangenarine Chanderpaul (51) ...

Not realistic to lead in all three formats: Australia Test skipper Cummins

Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins believes it is unrealistic for him to lead in all three formats of the game, given his workload as a pace bowler and the extremely competitive nature of the game.

IPL 2022: Cummins leaves Knight Riders early due to hip injury, say reports

Kolkata Knight Riders' right-arm pacer Pat Cummins has left the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a minor hip injury, says a report by cricket.com.au

IPL 2022: It was good fun, says Pat Cummins on 14-ball half-century

From out of nowhere, Pat Cummins turned out to be the chief architect of Kolkata Knight Riders stunning Mumbai Indians by five wickets with a whirlwind 14-ball half-century

I think I am most surprised by this innings, says Pat Cummins

He wanted to hit every delivery out of the park but even by his own big-hitting standards, Australian Test captain Pat Cummins is "more surprised" than anyone else after his 15-ball-56 not out