Steve Smith has singled out the player his side will look to silence as the Ashes gets underway on Friday. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith has singled out England skipper Ben Stokes as the key figure his side must contain when the Ashes opens at Perth Stadium on Friday. With…
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was recently asked to pick his best no. 4 batter in Test cricket ahead of the Ashes series beginning Friday.At first, given the choice to pick between Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene, Ponting picked Pietersen. Then Ponting chose Kevin Pietersen (KP) over Mark Waugh, and then Pakistan’s former cricketer Javed…
During the 2019 Ashes Test at Lord’s, the Jofra Archer bouncer struck Steve Smith. NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the Ben Stokes-led side has all the tools to beat an ageing Australian team. England’s five-pacer attack will be their quickest ever to tour Australia. Captain Ben Stokes has shown, countless times, his…
Shivam Dube (L) and Suryakumar Yadav (R) celebrate victory after the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo/Getty Images) MUMBAI: In a big boost to the defending champions, India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and allrounder Shivam Dube will turn out for…
Sai Sudharsan has made a light-hearted comment on the fact that there will be ‘tea’ before ‘lunch’ in the Guwahati Test. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Team India and South Africa are preparing for an unusual practice in the second Test in Guwahati, where play will begin 30 minutes early and the traditional break sequence will be…
Brendan Doggett poses following an Australia nets session at Perth Stadium on November 19, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia are set to field two Indigenous cricketers in the same Test team for the first time. The hosts will face England in the first Ashes Test starting Friday at Optus Stadium in…
Shubman Gill not playing the 2nd Test will be a big blow for Team India who are already trailing 1-0 and need a win to salvage a draw. (Image via AP) India captain Shubman Gill is headed for a crucial fitness assessment, leaving the question of his availability for the second Test against South Africa…
Steve Smith of Australia (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Australia’s stand-in Test captain Steve Smith delivered a scathing and unexpected response to Monty Panesar after the former England spinner urged Ben Stokes and the English media to target him over the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal during the upcoming Ashes series. Smith, who confirmed Australia’s XI for…
India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) India head into the second Test against South Africa at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati knowing that nothing less than a win will keep the series alive. After the heavy defeat in the first Test, the pressure is immense, and much of it rests on Rishabh Pant’s shoulders….
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Former India batter Manoj Tiwary has launched a scathing attack on the current team management, asserting that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were effectively nudged into ending their Test careers. Tiwary believes a “manufactured transition narrative” was created around the senior duo, despite both wanting…
