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Andrew McDonald, Head Coach of Australia, inspects the pitch at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo credit: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as unsatisfactory, handing the venue one demerit point after match referee Jeff Crowe…
Gus Atkinson (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England fast bowler Gus Atkinson was on Monday ruled out of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia due to a hamstring injury, becoming the third pace bowler from the touring side to be sent home early during the series. The Surrey right-armer had hobbled off early on…
Gus Atkinson, England’s breakout fast bowler with 54 Test wickets already under his belt, lived every quick’s nightmare on Boxing Day at the MCG. The 27-year-old Surrey star, who had just ripped through Scott Boland, clutched his left hamstring mid-run-up–and hobbled off, scans later confirming a tear that ends his Ashes tour. His hamstring injury…
England star batter Joe Root hit another milestone in cricket as he became only the ninth batter to score 22,000 international runs. Joe Root scored 15 runs in the second innings of the fourth Australia vs England Test of the ongoing Ashes series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to achieve the feat.Joe Root now…
Jake Weatherald is bowled by Ben Stokes during day two of the fourth Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matt Page admitted he was left in a “state of shock” after witnessing the carnage during the two-day fourth Ashes Test, an outcome that has…
Australia’s Steve Smith directs fielders on Day 2 of their Ashes cricket test match against England in Melbourne. (AP) Steve Smith, who is leading Australia in Pat Cummins’ absence during the ongoing Ashes series, spoke about the Boxing Day Test that ended inside two days and said such matches are not good for finances.Australia had…
Stuart Broad (Screengrab-X) England finally broke their long Australian hoodoo by winning the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, chasing down a target of 175 despite losing six wickets on the final day. The victory ended an 18-match winless run for England in Australia and marked their first Test success Down Under since…
Ben Stokes of England leads his team out during day two of the Fourth Test in the 2025/26 Ashes Series between Australia and England at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 27, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) Ben Stokes and Steve Smith said on Saturday that a Test match finishing in two days was “not…
England’s previous Test win in Australia had come at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2011. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: England finally exorcised their Australian demons, ending an 18-match winless streak Down Under with a dramatic four-wicket victory in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. The result not only restored…
The win was England’s first Test success in Australia since January 2011, ending a run of 16 losses and two draws. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Staring at a clean sweep, England finally found a way to fight back, winning their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years with a gutsy four-wicket victory in a…
