Impressive India take third Test
India needed just 17 balls to capture the last England wicket and claim a 203-run win.
India needed just 17 balls to capture the last England wicket and claim a 203-run win.
Hardik Pandya took his best Test figures as England collapsed to 161 all out.
Virat Kohli and Joe Root ahead of the third Test between England and India.
The new-look Australian team under Tim Paine were exposed by the spin of Moeen Ali and the pace of Liam Plunkett to lose the first ODI by three wickets.
Two quick wickets swung the day in Australia’s favour in the fifth Ashes Test as England closed day one on 233-5 in Sydney.
Rain ended play on day four of the Ashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with Australia on 103-2 and trailing by 61 runs.
Alastair Cook’s 32nd Test hundred underpinned England’s fightback to end 135 runs adrift after day two of the fourth Ashes Test.
James Anderson’s first five-for in 15 Tests in Australia helped set up a last-day thriller in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
Whatever the fortunes of their team, the Australians never let the standard of sledging slip.
Joe Root says that their 10-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Test was not a true reflection of his side’s performance.
Steve Smith’s anchoring 326-ball 141* propelled Australia to 328 as they took a brief lead on day three of the Gabba Test.
Steve Smith en route to prove that stats don’t lie as he brings his side back into the game after a top-order collapse.
England are planning their Ashes campaign on the assumption that Ben Stokes will not be with them.
Watch a comparison between the England Test captain and the Australia Test captain ahead of the Ashes which kicks off on 23 November.
England captain, Joe Root, says he is well aware of the threat that Vernon Philander poses for the fourth Test at Old Trafford.