England have confirmed their playing XI for the second Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, making a single but significant change from the Perth Test. Off-spinning all-rounder Will Jacks has earned a long-awaited recall to the Test side after nearly three years, last featuring in the Multan Test against Pakistan in December 2022. He […]

England captain Ben Stokes struck a calm and composed tone on Saturday as he reflected on the heavy defeat in the first Ashes Test, insisting that the team has already extracted the necessary lessons and moved forward. Despite the noise outside, Stokes backed England’s approach, including the much-discussed decision for players to skip the pink-ball […]

Mitchell Starc, the veteran left-arm quick and the most decorated member of Australia’s current pace arsenal in Perth, produced a spell that reminded the cricketing world why he remains one of the most feared red-ball bowlers of this era. Even with the Test only just underway, Starc’s career-best figures have already tilted the opening Ashes […]

England have named a 12-man squad for the opening Test of the Ashes against Australia, set to begin on November 21 in Perth, with off-spinner Shoaib Bashir and a strong pace unit headlining the selection. The biggest boost for England is the return of Mark Wood, who has been declared fit after recovering from hamstring […]

Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith has raised eyebrows ahead of the upcoming Ashes 2025–26, questioning England’s strategy of banking heavily on raw pace instead of swing and seam movement. With England assembling one of their fastest bowling attacks in recent memory, Smith believes the tourists might be misreading what truly challenges batters on Australian pitches. […]

England’s build-up to the highly anticipated Ashes series in Australia has once again sparked debate, with legendary all-rounder Sir Ian Botham voicing major concerns over the team’s preparation. With the five-Test series beginning on November 21 in Perth, Botham believes England’s choice to play only a single three-day internal match against the England Lions is […]

Former Australian captain turned coach Ricky Ponting has opined on the tough selection calls Australia will face in the upcoming Ashes series as well. The focus will be on Australia from November 21 for the five-match Ashes series against England, which will play an important role in shaping the ICC World Test Championship standings as […]

England’s veteran batter Joe Root has said that he is ready to end his long-standing drought of not scoring a Test century in Australia during the Ashes series that begins next month. Root has played 27 innings in Australia, but hasn’t reached the three-figure mark even once. He has nine fifties there – his highest […]

Veteran England batter Joe Root commented on the heated exchange between Shubman Gill and Zak Crawley at the end of the third day of the third Test at Lord’s. However, India and England had a 2-2 drawn five-match series. The tension was at its highest in the third Test at Lord’s, with the series tied […]

“Bazball” cricket was not a “rigid” playing style, but to give “freedom” to the players to express themselves, and the “misconceptions” about the playing approach were “disrespectful” to them, said England head coach Brendon McCullum. Notably, McCullum took over as England’s Test team head coach in 2022, and he, along with captain Ben Stokes, adopted […]