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Sydney: Usman Khawaja’s ninth Test century lifted Australia to an imposing 416-8 declared before England’s openers survived a nervous five overs to be 13 without loss at the end of the second day of the fourth Ashes Test. Playing his first Test since 2019 and only in the team because of Travis Head’s positive test […]
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Earlier, Djokovic had landed in Australia citing a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open.
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Sydney: The fourth Ashes test sprung to life late on Day 1 after sweeping showers threatened to dampen the prospects of both teams for a positive start at the Sydney Cricket Ground. After rain delays permitted only 21 completed overs in the opening two sessions, runs and wickets came more frequently in the final passage […]
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Mancherial: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said his office would take up repatriation of the body of Cheetaki Raju, a native of Luxettipet town, who died in a road mishap in Australia on Sunday night. Responding to a tweet posted by Ragula Sampath, the Minister said: “We will take care in […]
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Melboune: England was hit by Covid-19 dramas within its support staff on Monday before its batsmen sustained another top-order collapse at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia moved within sight of a series-clinching victory in the Ashes. Before play even began on Monday, Cricket Australia called for calm after a Covid-19 scare involving England’s support […]
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Melbourne: Australia showed their dominance with both bat and ball and were in a commanding position against England at the end of the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here on Sunday. Marcus Harris (20 off 51) and Nathan Lyon (0 off 5) were unbeaten at the crease as […]
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Melbourne: Australia bowlers and opening batters David Warner and Marcus Harris ensured that the hosts dominated England on Day 1 of the ongoing Boxing Day Ashes Test here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. At stumps, Australia’s score read 61/1– trailing by 124 runs. Harris (20*) and Nathan Lyon (0*) are at the crease […]
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Melbourne: Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood is a doubtful starter for the third Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) starting on December 26, with the Cricket Australia (CA) selection panel wanting to give him some more time to recover from the side strain and return for the fourth Test at the SCG in […]
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Adelaide: Australia were made to work hard by England but the hosts didn’t give up to secure a 275-run win on day five of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday. With the win, Australia have now gone 2-0 up in the five-match series despite England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler putting up a […]
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Adelaide: Mitchel Starc removed England captain Joe Root in the last over as Australia pushed for victory in the second Ashes test after setting a record target of 468 runs on Sunday. Root, who was struck hard in the groin by Starc in his penultimate over on the fourth day, edged the leftarm paceman after […]
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Adelaide: Mitchell Starc’s milestone in day-night Test matches has left Australia in command of the second Ashes Test, with the home side taking a 282-run lead to stumps on day three with nine wickets in hand. England capitulated from 150-2 to be all out for 236 in reply to Australia’s first-innings total of 473-9 declared. […]
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Adelaide: Marnus Labuschagne became the first player to hit three centuries in day-night test matches while captain Steve Smith missed out on a ton as Australia strangled England with a powerful total of 473-9 declared in the second Ashes test on Friday. Labuschagne made 103 and Smith scored 93 before Australia’s tailenders knocked off some […]
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Three children were still in critical condition in the hospital and one child was discharged following the incident on Thursday in the island state of Tasmania.
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Jimmy Anderson ando Stuart Broad returned to the England bowling attack and applied more pressure on the Australian batters in the first session of the day-night test
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After a tricky Day 3, where England showed grit in pulling back their large first-innings deficit, Australia came out in a strong fashion on the fourth morning, bowling England out for 297.
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Brisbane: Joe Root set a record for most runs in a calendar year by an England test batter and shared an unbroken 159-run stand with Dawid Malan on Friday to lead a rally in the Ashes series opener against Australia. Root was unbeaten on 86 and Malan was 80 not out when England reached 220-2 […]
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The legislation will be released in draft form this week, and is expected to be introduced in Parliament early next year.
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Dubai: A clinical unbeaten knock from Mitchell Marsh (77 not out off 50 balls) along with a crucial half-century by David Warner (53 off 38 balls) and a superlative spell by Josh Hazlewood (3/16) powered Australia to win their first Men’s T20 World Cup trophy, defeating New Zealand by eight wickets in the final at […]
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Hyderabad: This edition of the T20 World Cup will have new winners. With two-time finalists Australia and first-time finalists New Zealand taking on each other, it will be a repeat of 2015 one-day World Cup final where Michael Clarke-led Australia defeated Brendon McCullum-led Kiwis for the trophy. The cricketing rivalry between these two neighbouring nations […]
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Dubai: The feistiness of Australia will clash with the tactical shrewdness of a perennially understated New Zealand when the Trans-Tasman rivals battle for their maiden T20 World Cup trophy here on Sunday. Considering how both Australia and New Zealand won their respective semifinals against fancied opponents, one can expect another dramatic finish at the “Ring […]
