Ashes 2019
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Ashes | Jason Roy passes concussion test, will feature in the Headingley clash
Cricket | Aug 21, 2019, 06:12 PM ISTThe opener was hit by a throw-down from former England international Marcus Trescothick during practice, who is working with the team in a temporary capacity.
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Ashes | Jason Roy is more suited to the middle-order, says England coach Trevor Bayliss
Cricket | Aug 21, 2019, 02:36 PM ISTJason Roy has scored just 40 runs in four innings in the ongoing series Ashes series against Australia at the top of the order.
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Mitchell Starc's reminder to Tim Paine ahead of Headingley Test: 'The Stark's run the north'
Cricket | Aug 21, 2019, 01:23 PM ISTMitchell Starc has turned to 'Game of Thrones' to push his case for the Headingley Test after sitting out the first two games of the Ashes series.
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Ashes | England Sports Minister calls fans 'distasteful', asks them to applaud Steve Smith
Cricket | Aug 21, 2019, 10:43 AM ISTMany fans offered him a standing ovation at Lord's for his brave efforts but an audible contingent booed at and jeered Smith both times, when he was withdrawn and when he returned.
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Losing Steve Smith for Headingley Test massive blow for Australia: Glenn McGrath
Cricket | Aug 20, 2019, 05:01 PM ISTWith a turnaround time of three days between the two Tests, it was always going to be a tough one for Smith to be ready in time and recover from concussion.
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Bowling legend Glenn McGrath reacts to Jofra Archer's Test debut against Australia
Cricket | Aug 20, 2019, 04:48 PM ISTAustralia's legendary cricketer Glenn McGrath has given his opinion on Jofra Archer's bowling in his debut Test in the ongoing Ashes series.
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Ashes 2019 | Steve Smith ruled out of third Ashes Test at Headingley
Cricket | Aug 20, 2019, 03:49 PM ISTAustralian batsman Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes hit, following a concussion-injury during the fourth day of second Test.
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Jofra Archer's menacing debut changes complexion of Ashes series
Cricket | Aug 20, 2019, 12:08 PM ISTSome have compared Archer's debut to Shane Warne's Ashes debut in 1993, when the Australia legspinner delivered the so-called "Ball of the Century" to flummox Mike Gatting.
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Jofra Archer is perfect candidate for being injury-prone: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Aug 20, 2019, 11:54 AM ISTAkhtar also feels that Ashes, which is currently 1-0 in favour of Australia, would now take a turn with Archer's inclusion into the England lineup.
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Ashes 2019: Cricket Australia defends doctor in Steve Smith's concussion call
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 08:25 PM ISTSmith complained of headaches on Saturday and was ruled out of the remainder of the 2nd Test on Sunday after displaying concussion symptoms.
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Ashes 2019: James Anderson misses out as England release squad for third Test
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 04:34 PM ISTJames Anderson could not make it to the mix but the England management will monitor the ace pacer on an ongoing basis.
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Australian PM criticizes Lord's crowd for booing 'champion' Steve Smith
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 04:07 PM ISTAustralian PM further termed Smith "a champion" and said he is expecting the 30-year-old to answer his "hecklers" with bat and ball in hand to bring home the Ashes.
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Ashes 2019: Amid criticism, Jofra Archer reveals what he felt when ball hit Steve Smith
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 03:35 PM ISTArcher lighted up Lord's on his Test debut with some hostile fast bowling. He took five wickets across two innings and peppered the Australian batsmen with short deliveries that clattered against their helmets and bodies.
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Ashes | Australia unsure of Steve Smith's participation in 3rd Test
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 01:45 PM ISTSteve Smith was ruled out of the final day of the Ashes Test with a concussion, and Tim Paine said that it was too early to make a call on his participation in the Headingley Test.
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MCC ejects Lord's member for sledging Australia's Steve Smith
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 11:43 AM ISTThe Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) have ejected one of the members of Lord's after he sledged Steve Smith as the batsman walked back to the pavilion, scoring 92 in the first innings.
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'Ashes have kept Test cricket alive,' says Sourav Ganguly after Lord's draw
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 09:57 AM ISTAfter a thrilling game at Lord's which saw Australia holding England out for a draw, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly praised the quality of cricket between both the sides.
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Ashes | Joe Root happy to gain momentum, Australia remain undeterred
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 09:41 AM ISTDespite losing their best batsman in Steve Smith during the second test, Tim Paine has assured that the team will continue to stick to its plans. Joe Root, meanwhile, is happy with how England 'bounced back' at Lord's.
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Ashes 2019, 2nd Test: Australia salvage draw at Lord's, stay 1-0 ahead over England
Cricket | Aug 19, 2019, 12:19 AM ISTSet an improbable victory target of 267 off 48 overs at Lord's, the Australians quickly slumped to 47-3 but a fourth-wicket stand of 85 between Marnus Labuschagne (59) and Travis Head (42*) helped push them to safety.
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Ashes 2019: Jofra Archer and return of the disconcerting bouncer
Cricket | Aug 18, 2019, 10:22 PM ISTOn Test debut, Archer took two wickets in the first innings but his spell of fiery bowling troubled even Smith on many occasions, mostly in the 77th over when a delivery hit him on the unprotected part of his neck.
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Labuschagne becomes first-ever concussion substitute as Smith ruled out of Lord's Test
Cricket | Aug 18, 2019, 06:00 PM ISTCricket Australia says Smith, who was hit on the side of the neck by a vicious delivery from England paceman Jofra Archer on Saturday, woke with a "bit of a headache and a feeling of grogginess."