Test it out quietly to yourself, because it is not yet a fully formed idea. One to be rolled over the tongue to see how it goes before it is released. But maybe, at least at this moment, Travis Head is Australia’s most important Test batter. This is not an idea born of his run-a-ball…
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England host the men’s and Women (Women apparel Here)’s Ashes this Summer (Summer is Here SALE)r (Picture: ECB) England captains Ben Stokes and Heather Knight were projected onto London’s iconic Tower Bridge ahead of the double Ashes series. It promises to be a huge Summer (Summer is Here SALE)r for English cricket as both the…
Moeen Ali has come out of Test retirement to feature in the Ashes (Picture: Getty) Ian Chappell has slammed England for recalling Moeen Ali for the Ashes and claims Australia will be ‘over the moon’ if the all-rounder plays. Moeen has come out of Test retirement to join England’s squad for the first two Ashes…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The 2019 Ashes series proved triumphant for Australia, despite the eventual 2-2 scoreline. The result meant Australia retained the Ashes on English soil for the first time in nearly two decades, having lost four consecutive series in the motherland…
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The all-rounder has been lured out of retirement by Brendon McCullum (Picture: Getty) Moeen Ai has been lured out of Test retirement and will be part of England’s squad for the first two Ashes matches against Australia. England were rocked by the news that Somerset spinner Jack Leach would miss the entire five-match Test series…
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Former Australian batter Ed Cowan has described the retirement plan of his former opening partner, David Warner, as “bloody manipulative” but believes it can trigger the struggling veteran to save his Test career. The co-host of the ABC Grandstand Cricket Podcast was taken aback when Warner said his plan was to play on until the…
Steve Smith insists he is no clearer about a path to retirement from Test cricket and says taking a lead from fellow veteran David Warner is not an option. Australia face a changing of the guard in the coming years, with Warner the first player to announce retirement plans. In confirming he wants to finish…
Steve Smith will not be facing Jack Leach this Summer (Summer is Here SALE)r (Picture: Getty Images) Steve Smith says England have ‘some big shoes to fill’ as they decide who will replace Jack Leach in their Ashes squad this Summer (Summer is Here SALE)r, with the spinner ruled out through injury. Leach, 31, was…
Before the unbeaten 135, Ben Stokes’s Headingley rescue-act in 2019 began with the ball. It remains the somewhat forgotten preamble, the EP of promise before the first album that went platinum. Stokes was skilful in his 24.2-over spell in Australia’s second innings, but it was his ferocity that stood out, his unwillingness to step aside…
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Josh Hazlewood insists long-term concerns over his run of injuries are overblown and says his overall fitness is sound despite being limited to four Test appearances in two years. Hazlewood has been put on ice for Australia’s World Test Championship final against India at The Oval after failing to overcome side soreness. He got through…
