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  Ashes: I think Australia stack up very well as favorites, says Adam Gilchrist

  Cricket | October 13, 2021 20:09 IST

  England hasn't won an Ashes series in Australia since 2010/11 while Australia has not played Test cricket after losing the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2-1 to India in January this year.

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  Ben Stokes undergoes second surgery on injured finger, set to miss Ashes

  Cricket | October 07, 2021 10:52 IST

  Stokes initially underwent surgery four months ago after he picked up the injury on his left index finger while playing in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals.

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  England players agree to tour Australia for Ashes: Report

  Cricket | October 06, 2021 17:06 IST

  The tour headed in the right direction following positive talks between players' representatives, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Cricket Australia and the Australian government on Tuesday.

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  Ashes could be in doubt, hints ECB

  Cricket | October 04, 2021 15:59 IST

  The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) says they will make a decision over 'whether the conditions in place are sufficient for the Ashes to go ahead' later this week.

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  Tim Paine slams Kevin Pietersen, says Ashes will go ahead with or without Joe Root

  Cricket | October 01, 2021 13:38 IST

  Root and other members of the England team have expressed doubts over the tour, citing "bubble fatigue" amid the prospect of living under strict restrictions.

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  Going to Australia and winning back Ashes is opportunity of a lifetime: Michael Vaughan

  Cricket | September 26, 2021 17:03 IST

  Vaughan also said if players prioritise the Ashes over the men's T20 World Cup, it will send a strong message about the importance of Test cricket.

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  Ashes will be one of my last cracks: Pattinson

  Other Sports | September 15, 2021 15:57 IST

  Pattinson's career was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic just as he had seemed to have recovered from spinal injury.

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  England face mass withdrawal before Ashes owing to Australia's hard quarantine rules

  Cricket | August 28, 2021 15:10 IST

  At a meeting of the England squad at Headingley this week, it is understood there was mounting frustration about a lack of progress by Cricket Australia over quarantine rules, the daily reported.

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  Gutted to be ruled out of India series, Stuart Broad to focus on Ashes

  Cricket | August 12, 2021 11:14 IST

  The England seamer sustained a tear to his right calf during a warm up on Tuesday. He underwent an MRI scan in London on Wednesday lunchtime, which revealed a tear.

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  Not in favour of Ashes postponement, want to ensure families can join players: Andrew Strauss

  Cricket | August 11, 2021 9:44 IST

  Several England players have reportedly voiced misgivings about touring for the Ashes this winter if Australia refuses to allow families with them.

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  Injured Steve Smith ready to miss T20 World Cup to be fit for Ashes

  Cricket | July 03, 2021 11:03 IST

  The 32-year-old had withdrawn from the ongoing white-ball tour of the West Indies due to the elbow injury.

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  Call off Ashes if families can't accompany players, says Michael Vaughan

  Cricket | June 23, 2021 17:11 IST

  Kevin Pietersen too has come out in support of English cricketers on the prospect of them not being able to take their families to Australia during the Ashes tour.

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  Joe Root eyes 5-0 sweep against India to build confidence for Ashes

  Cricket | June 02, 2021 11:00 IST

  Root, who leads England in first Test against New Zealand at Lord's from Wednesday, said he is looking to win all seven Tests that England play this summer.

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  Ashes series are mentally draining, Australia are better going in with fewer Tests: Ricky Ponting

  Cricket | May 26, 2021 20:42 IST

  The Australians will start their Ashes defense at the Gabba in Brisbane from December 8 and continue with a Day-Night test in Adelaide beginning eight days later. 

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  Australia host Afghanistan for one-off Test before December 8 Ashes start

  Cricket | May 19, 2021 8:00 IST

  The Australians will start their Ashes defense at the Gabba in Brisbane on Dec. 8 and continue with a day-night test in Adelaide starting eight days later.

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  Test cricket turns 144 years old; England-Australia square off first time today in 1877

  Cricket | March 15, 2021 13:36 IST

  Test cricket turned 144 years old on Monday as March 15, 1877 marks the day when the game was played officially for the first time in Melbourne.

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  James Anderson quashes retirement rumours, vows to carry on until Ashes 2021-22

  Cricket | August 10, 2020 15:36 IST

  The rumours began after Anderson managed to average only 41.16 this summer form the three matches he played which included only six wickets.

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  On this day in 2005: Greatest Ashes Test ever? England beat Australia by 2 runs in Edgbaston

  Cricket | August 07, 2020 12:33 IST

  On this day in 2005, the Ashes produced one of the most memorable Tests in the history of the game as England beat Australia by 2 runs.

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  Winning Ashes in England and Test series in India are two big mountains to climb: Steve Smith

  Cricket | August 05, 2020 16:52 IST

  The 31-year-old had scored three centuries during the four-Test series in India in 2017 but Australia still ended up losing 1-2 and a Test win against Virat Kohli and his men ranks high in his list.

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  'Two teams not willing to give an inch': Ponting names the 'best Test series' he played in

  Cricket | July 21, 2020 13:52 IST

  Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting named the 'best Test series' he took part in during his playing career.