Tom Banton’s unbeaten half-century and Harry Brook’s explosive knock steered England to a series-winning six-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in a rain-affected Twenty20 clash on Sunday less than a week before the start of T20 World Cup. Put in to bat first, Sri Lanka posted 189-5, and England faced an adjusted target of 168 in […]
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England, Root test Sri Lanka’s home ODI success
Sri Lanka’s five-year unbeaten home series ODI run faces its stiffest test on Tuesday, with England levelling the series 1-1 and Joe Root again the key obstacle. Root has been England’s sheet anchor, posting half-centuries in both matches, with his back-to-the-wall 75 in Saturday’s second ODI laying the foundation for a five-wicket victory. “Joe’s unbelievable, […]
Australia win final Test to seal 4-1 Ashes triumph over England
Australia won the final Ashes Test against England by five wickets on Thursday to seal a dominant 4-1 victory after a gruelling series, sending the retiring Usman Khawaja out on a high. The nervy hosts saw wickets tumble as they chased their 160 target, which they reached after lunch on day five with Cameron Green […]
We haven’t got a clue what the pitch will do, admits England skipper Stokes
Captain Ben Stokes joked on Saturday that nobody really knows what they are doing when they inspect a wicket before a test match, as he continued to ponder England’s final line-up for the fifth Ashes clash. England named a 12-man squad for the clash on Friday with seamer Matthew Potts and spinner Shoaib Bashir likely […]
England snap 15-year losing streak to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test
A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all over inside two days. The pumped-up tourists dismissed Australia for 132 soon after lunch in front of a bumper 92,045 crowd at […]
Stokes seeks solace in positives from England’s Adelaide Ashes loss
Captain Ben Stokes believes England can build on the positives from their loss in the third Ashes Test to Australia in Adelaide as they look to claim the country’s first win Down Under in almost 15 years in the series’ two remaining Tests. Australia’s victory at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday ensured they retain the […]
‘Awesome’ Australia dominate to win Ashes against ‘hurting’ England
Australia captain Pat Cummins said it felt “pretty awesome” Sunday after his dominant team won the third Test in Adelaide to wrap up the Ashes in just 11 days of play after some dogged resistance from England’s tail briefly threatened a great escape. England’s last four wickets added 145 on the final day to be […]
Australia four wickets from Ashes glory as England cling on
An unrelenting Australia were four wickets from retaining the Ashes at close of play in the third Test on Saturday as England clung to a dying hope that they could chase a record 435 to save the series. England had clawed their way to 207-6 at the end of play in Adelaide with Will Jacks […]
England Ashes dreams on life-support as Australia rip through batting
A pumped-up Australia ripped through England’s fragile batting Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle. At stumps on a sweltering day two, the visitors had ground to 213-8, trailing by 158 after Australia added 45 to their overnight […]
Adelaide agony: England’s Ashes hopes slip as Australia dominate
England’s Ashes hopes faltered as Australia dominated the third Test in Adelaide. Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer added late resistance. Australia leads 2-0 and needs only a draw to retain the urn. England struggled under heat and pressure, finishing day two at 213 for eight, still 158 runs behind Australia’s first innings 371. Stokes remained […]