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  Ashes | Australia include Starc, Hazlewood in 12-man squad for 2nd Test, Pattinson left out

  Cricket | August 13, 2019 16:52 IST

  Mitchell Starc has made a comeback to the Aussie squad for the second Test of the Ashes series, which begins tomorrow at Lord's.

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  Ashes: Mitchell Johnson wants Starc instead of Cummins for Lord's Test

  Cricket | August 13, 2019 16:34 IST

  Johnson felt that making a change in the winning combination would be a bit tough but backing Starc instead of Cummins for the second Test at Lord's.

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  Ashes 2nd Test: England eye comeback at historic Lord's against Australia

  Cricket | August 13, 2019 16:02 IST

  England will be without the services of their premier fast bowler James Anderson who suffered a calf injury after bowling just four overs on the opening day in Birmingham.   

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  What is the best part about playing at Lord's? Tim Paine has a 'delicious' answer

  Cricket | August 13, 2019 14:10 IST

  Tim Paine made his Test debut for Australia at Lord's in 2010 and he is now returning there as the captain of the Australian cricket team.

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  MCC advocates for neutral umpires despite multiple blunders in first Ashes Test

  Cricket | August 13, 2019 12:49 IST

  The MCC has insisted that the concept of neutral umpires is still the best way to move forward after a series of poor decisions marred the first Ashes Test. 

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  Ashes | Justin Langer hoping David Warner will return to form in Lord's Test

  Cricket | August 13, 2019 11:59 IST

  David Warner, who returned to the Test side after serving his one-year ban, scored a total of 10 runs in the Edgbaston Test.

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  Ashes 2019 | Red ball cricket is my preferred format: Jofra Archer

  Cricket | August 12, 2019 22:40 IST

  Archer said that his performance in the World Cup should not lead to unreasonable expectations.

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  Ashes 2nd Test: Justin Langer expects flat and dry wicket at Lord's

  Cricket | August 12, 2019 19:12 IST

  Australia will be looking to double their advantage at Lord's where they have a very good record against England.

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  Ashes 2019: Steve Smith can adapt to anything very quickly, says Australia captain Tim Paine

  Cricket | August 10, 2019 16:58 IST

  Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh went a step further and said that Steve Smith has the ability to read the opposition and their tactics and that helps him in trying situations.

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  Selfless Mitchell Starc just wants Australia to win Ashes with or without him

  Cricket | August 10, 2019 15:41 IST

  Speaking about James Pattinson's return and the spells he bowled in the opening Test match, Starc said that he was really pleased to see Pattinson return after injuries put a serious doubt on his career.

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  Ashes | Archer, Leach come in as England announce 12-member squad for Lord's Test

  Cricket | August 09, 2019 20:23 IST

  Somerset's Jack Leach has been recalled to the squad while all-rounder Moeen Ali sits out the second Test. Archer makes his way into the 12-member squad as Anderson sits out due to injury.

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  Ashes 2019: Australia ready for pace challenge at Lord's, says Josh Hazlewood

  Cricket | August 09, 2019 12:37 IST

  England might be forced to provide pacer friendly conditions at Lord's, which, according to Josh Hazlewood, can prove to be counter-productive for the hosts.

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  Ashes | England suffer another blow with Olly Stone out of action for two weeks

  Cricket | August 07, 2019 19:33 IST

  Stone, who recently made his Test debut for England in the one-off Test against Ireland, had earlier been released from the Ashes squad to participate in the T20 Blast but has now been sidelined. 

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  Ashes 2019 | Ricky Ponting wants Australia to go with unchanged XI for Lord's Test

  Cricket | August 06, 2019 19:23 IST

  Ricky Ponting has backed Australia to go with the same playing XI which won the Edgbaston Test against England.

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  Ashes | England's James Anderson ruled out of Lord's Test with calf injury

  Cricket | August 06, 2019 15:36 IST

  England are already down after they lost the first Test by 251 runs and in Anderson's absence, it is highly likely that Joe Root will include debutant Jofra Archer in the playing XI. 

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  Steve Smith breaks into top 3 in ICC Test Rankings for batsmen after Edgbaston heroics

  Cricket | August 06, 2019 14:10 IST

  Steve Smith scored twin centuries and was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award as Australia beat England by 251 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.

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  Glenn McGrath makes bold Ashes prediction after Australia thrash England at Edgbaston

  Cricket | August 06, 2019 11:48 IST

  Australia won the first Ashes Test by a huge margin of 251 runs on Monday after dismissing England for 146 in its second innings on the final day.

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  Running out of words for Steve Smith: Tim Paine after clinical win in 1st Test

  Cricket | August 05, 2019 23:36 IST

  "Running out of things to say about him, probably the best Test match performance we've seen," said Paine in the post-match presentation ceremony. 

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  Sachin Tendulkar hails centurion Steve Smith for his terrific comeback in Test cricket

  Cricket | August 05, 2019 22:51 IST

  Returning to Test cricket after serving a year-long ban for the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, Smith struck 144 runs in the first innings to bail out Australia from a difficult position.

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  Ashes 1st Test: Steve Smith, Nathan Lyon shine as Australia thrash England by 251 runs to take 1-0 lead

  Cricket | August 05, 2019 22:45 IST

  Offspinner Nathan Lyon was often unplayable with 6-49 on Monday and reached 350 test wickets in a remarkable turnaround for the Australians.