Ben Stokes and Joe Root react to ending personal Australian hoodoo, finally winning a Test down under: ‘Over the moon’

England might already have lost the series to Australia and relinquished the Ashes in a very tame fashion after going down 3-0, but with a fighting victory to earn a…

Continue ReadingBen Stokes and Joe Root react to ending personal Australian hoodoo, finally winning a Test down under: ‘Over the moon’

‘Please don’t complain’: Melbourne Ashes Test finishes inside two days, why no pitch talk? Reserved just for India?

Roll the clock back two months. Just take your mind back to the Kolkata Test between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens, where the hosts failed to chase…

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Steve Smith calls out Melbourne pitch after Boxing Day Ashes Test ends in 2 days: ‘When 36 wickets fall…’

The fourth Test of the ongoing Ashes series went England’s way, as the visitors won their first match on Australian solid in nearly 15 years, and first in 19 attempts,…

Continue ReadingSteve Smith calls out Melbourne pitch after Boxing Day Ashes Test ends in 2 days: ‘When 36 wickets fall…’

England end 14-year jinx to win Ashes Test on Australian soil; controversial Melbourne Boxing Day Test ends in two days

The wait was 14 years and 5,468 days long, but it's finally over. England has at last done it. The Ashes might have gotten out of their grasp, but the…

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Cricket Australia breaks silence after furore over Melbourne pitch for Ashes: ‘Short Tests bad for business’

When it comes to Test matches that finish inside two or three days, the issues are multifaceted. It’s a bad advertisement for cricket itself; it makes fans with tickets for…

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Outcry against ‘ordinary’ MCG continues; hypocritical comparison to subcontinental pitches exposed: ‘For all the hype’

For the second time in just four Ashes tests, pitch curators in Australia are getting plenty of criticism for the surfaces they have prepared for this series. With both the…

Continue ReadingOutcry against ‘ordinary’ MCG continues; hypocritical comparison to subcontinental pitches exposed: ‘For all the hype’

England told to hire Ravi Shastri for two years until next Ashes – why he’s best suited to replace Brendon McCullum

England have crashed and burned in the Ashes 2025-26 series against Australia Down Under, and it's no surprise that clamours to sack Brendon McCullum are growing louder. Ever since the…

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Michael Vaughan launches scathing attack after bowlers run riot in Melbourne: ‘This Ashes pitch is a joke, selling…’

Former England captain Michael Vaughan didn't hold back as he launched a scathing attack on the Melbourne track dished out for the fourth Ashes Test. The game between Australia and…

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Virat Kohli signs ball, gets clicked with Gujarat spinner who dismissed him in Vijay Hazare Trophy: ‘Never imagined’

Virat Kohli was looking in ominous touch in Delhi's second Vijay Hazare Trophy fixture against Gujarat on Friday and was looking set for another three-figure score at the Centre of…

Continue ReadingVirat Kohli signs ball, gets clicked with Gujarat spinner who dismissed him in Vijay Hazare Trophy: ‘Never imagined’