Dear selectors: you were right, naysayers were wrong
Harsh words have flown between Australia and England on the field, but no pithier than epithets directed at the Australian selectors from lounge rooms and saloons when the ...
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Vics bowl WA out for 243 in Shield clash
Victoria are 1-20 in reply to Western Australia's first-innings total of 243 at stumps on day one of their Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG.
England coach unhappy with Ashes sledging from both sides
England coach Trevor Bayliss believes there is too much sledging from both sides after another day where tensions simmered between the Ashes rivals.
England reeling after Marsh's breakthrough Ashes century
Shaun Marsh took the fire out of England with his fifth Test century and first in the Ashes, surpassing the tally compiled by his father Geoff in half the matches.
Paine shows boldness and courage in game-changing knock
Tim Paine put into play the lesson he learned from the greats to play the innings which launched Australia's counterattack in Adelaide on Sunday.
Marsh shows mean streak to prove more than man of potential
For someone who burst into Test cricket with a debut century, success has been an awfully long time coming for Shaun Marsh.
'Wrong for Stokes' to tour Australia, says Pietersen
The suspended England all-rounder made two runs and had bowling figures of 0-49 in his return to cricket in New Zealand.
Braithwaite leads West Indies fight back in second dig
The West Indies batsmen have shown more fortitude in their second innings against New Zealand as they reel in a daunting deficit.
The Tonk: England's curfew broken
It has taken only five nights but England's contentious curfew has already been broken. Two of England's XI failed to make it back to the team hotel by the midnight deadline ...
Injury-riddled Jason Behrendorff committed to red ball
The BBL is Jason Behrendorff's platform to force his way back into Australian contention.
The Ashes live: Aussies, English renew hostilities on day two
Follow the action live as Australia look to add to their first innings total.
Ben Stokes fails with the bat in return to top-flight cricket
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has scored just two runs for Canterbury before being bowled in his return to top-flight cricket.
Ashes become 'Trashes' as England turn sledging heat on Smith
The mounting animosity in Adelaide turned Aleem Dar from an umpire into a one-man peacekeeping force as England's new "plan" to remove Steve Smith turned out to be: annoy the ...
A good call, or have tourists tossed it away?
Joe Root's decision to bowl first upon winning of the toss was the starting point, the defining moment and the standard against which the outcome of this Test ultimately will ...
Big chance for Handscomb, Marsh to lock down Test berths
Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb can screw down their position in Australia's middle order by batting their side out of trouble on Sunday after thwarting England on the first ...
Root's gamble a statement of intent that may shape the Ashes
Never bowl first at Adelaide, never run on a misfield. Cricket is full of prohibitions and big statements, which are never more interesting than when they are disobeyed.
England huffed and puffed and blew Smith's house down
England went hard at the Australian captain once he came to the middle at Adelaide Oval and he came back at them.
Australia look to drive home their advantage with the pink ball
Australia hold a 1-0 in the Ashes but the pink ball could level the playing field in Adelaide.
England's run out revenge on Bancroft
England have exacted revenge on Cameron Bancroft, turning the lights out on the man who played a key role in the imposition of their curfew.
England debutant got off lightly for racial blunder
England's Craig Overton avoided a racial vilification charge from his national board after telling a Pakistan-born player to "go back to your own f***ing country".
Aiden Blizzard eyes BBL contract extension
Aiden Blizzard is entering the final season of his two-year deal with the Thunder.
Why Australia are still England's mental masters
Australia still harbours an upper hand over England when it comes to the mental side of cricket.
NSW Blues seek to tighten grip on Sheffield Shield lead
NSW are intent on tightening their grip on top spot and defending champions Victoria are determined to climb off the bottom, in the final round of Sheffield Shield cricket ...
I'd love to see Stokes play, but it's not that simple
All England want for Christmas is their metaphorical two front teeth. Just what Ben Stokes would provide.
Cricket has lost sight of what Stokes actually did in Bristol
So, Christchurch is a place where it is okay to get drunk and smash someone's eye socket.
Just like the Don: Why Smith’s batting method is masterful
Steve Smith's batting form has justifiably drawn the inevitable comparison to the great Don Bradman.
No ifs and butts about Ashes
All's fair in love and war, and the Ashes are both. It always has been.
Umpire rejects Anderson claim of 'dangerous' bowling
England captain Joe Root has instructed his his team's tail to prepare for another barrage of bouncers.
Smith playing mind games in captain's battle with Root
Steve Smith says Australia have uncovered a weakness in Joe Root's game as he warned England he is in for the long haul should the visitors choose to bore him out in the ...
Starc a pink-ball sceptic but ready to wreak havoc in Adelaide
The left-arm fast bowler remains unconvinced about the pink ball but has a fine record with it.