Labuschagne, Warner put Australia in control
Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner both ground out gritty 95s on day one of the second Ashes Test after surviving an onslaught from veteran seamers Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad.
Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner both ground out gritty 95s on day one of the second Ashes Test after surviving an onslaught from veteran seamers Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad.
Australia captain Pat Cummins was “gutted” to be ruled out just hours before the second Ashes Test against England on Thursday.
David Warner has been declared fit for the second Ashes Test against England, while injured Josh Hazlewood’s replacement has been named.
England captain Joe Root has backed Jack Leach and Rory Burns to bounce back from dismal Ashes performances, as star all-rounder Ben Stokes declared himself fit to carry the fight to Australia.
England head into the day-night second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Thursday under pressure and facing an ominous task against an Australian team who have won all of their eight pink-ball matches.
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second Ashes Test against England in Adelaide this week.
Australia won the first Ashes Test in Brisbane by nine wickets, with things going wrong for England right from the start.
England’s batting collapsed again as Australia claimed a convincing nine-wicket win at the Gabba.
England captain Joe Root says his team must fix their fielding and batting to get back into the Ashes series.
Australia crushed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test in style just after lunch on day four at the Gabba on Saturday.
England No 3 Dawid Malan believed his Test career was over before his recall to the team earlier this year.
Joe Root and Dawid Malan batted through the final session to give England hope in the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday.
The fifth Ashes Test will reportedly be played at the 45,500-capacity Bellerive Oval in Tasmania.
David Warner rode his luck to make 94 before Travis Head smashed a century off 85 balls on day two at the Gabba.
Travis Head blasted a rapid-fire century to crush England hopes on the second day of the opening #Ashes Test at the Gabba.