Ashes series
Khawaja fumes after Australia docked WTC points
"Don't even get the chance to bowl in the second innings at Manchester due to 2 days of rain and @ICC still issue fines and take 10 WTC points off us for slow over rates!" Khawaja posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter
Woakes grateful for Broad and Anderson input
Despite his outstanding Test record on home soil, double World Cup-winner Woakes has often found himself on the outside looking in when it comes to red-ball cricket given the enduring careers of Anderson and the now retired Broad, who bowed out after the Ashes finale at The Oval
Stokes hits back at Australia drinks snub claim
Stokes took to social media in the middle of the night to make it clear there was no snub intended because England players eventually met up with their Australian counterparts at a nightclub.
England cricketers swap jerseys in support of dementia patients
Veteran pacer James Anderson wore a jersey carrying the name of Stuart Broad, Jonny Bairstow wore one with the name of Ben Stokes on it and Moeen Ali donned the flannel with the name of Chris Woakes, and so on
Bairstow laments 'out of order' critics
Bairstow's 99 not out off just 81 balls helped England to a mammoth 592 all out in their first innings.
Wood strikes for England after Bairstow runs riot
Australia were 113-4 in their second innings at stumps on the third day, still 162 runs behind England's huge first-innings 592
Carey ready to repeat Bairstow dismissal
Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey has said he would not hesitate to repeat his controversial stumping of England's Jonny Bairstow should a similar opportunity arise in the final two Tests of the ongoing Ashes series.
Bairstow dismissal row draws in Australian and UK Prime Ministers
The dismissal triggered long and loud booing from the crowd at Lord's on Sunday and saw Australian players verbally abused by MCC members in the stadium's usually staid Long Room.
Ashes' short fuses shatter monastic calm of Lord's Long Room
The usually tranquil Long Room at Lord's became a seething cauldron of hate on Sunday as Marylebone Cricket Club members abused Australia players returning from the field during a lunch break on the last day of the second Ashes Test following the controversial dismissal of England's Jonny Bairstow
Stokes issues fitness boost as England begin Ashes build-up against Ireland
The state of Stokes' knee has raised doubts about his ability to perform the all-rounder role and it flared up in the drawn test series in New Zealand in February
Anderson says will 'definitely' be ready for Ashes opener
England's leading bowler in tests with 685 wickets, Anderson suffered the injury playing for Lancashire last week. He is unlikely to play in the one-off test against Ireland before the Ashes after the uncapped Josh Tongue was added to the squad
Warner 'clearly in Australia’s plans' for Ashes
"We're optimistic with what Dave's got left, we’ve picked him in the squad and we feel he’ll play a really big part in the Ashes and the World Test Championship," McDonald told Australian radio station SEN
‘I don't think anyone can cope with us’
The 40-year-old England great is set to be involved in his ninth series against Australia, although a minor groin strain could rule him out of a one-off encounter with Ireland at Lord's that precedes the Ashes opener in Birmingham starting on June 16
Jofra Archer ruled out of Ashes
Archer, who has been ruled out "for the rest of the summer", spent 17 months on the sidelines following elbow and back injuries before returning to international cricket in January.
‘Is it going to work every time?’: Smith ‘intrigued’ to see if England’s Bazball lasts till Ashes
Steve Smith said England's new attacking approach to Test cricket was exciting but expressed doubts over whether it could stand up to the heat of Australian bowling.
Australia complete dominant 4-0 Ashes rout
Australia ruthlessly extinguish England's resistance to claim an innings victory in the fifth Ashes Test and complete a 4-0 series rout on the final day in Sydney.
Cooked England lurching to defeat after Marsh brothers' tons
Nathan Lyon is spinning Australia toward an emphatic victory in the final Ashes Test as beleaguered England unravelled on a torrid day in Sydney.
Smith milestone as Aussies chip away at England lead
Steve Smith racked up another milestone as he continues to torment England and Usman Khawaja nears a century to put Australia in a strong position after day two of the final Ashes Test in Sydney.
Root falls short of century as Aussies hit back late
England skipper Joe Root again missed out on an elusive first century in the series as Australia fight back with two late wickets on the opening day of the fifth Test.
