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2017 Ashes MCG Test: Day 1 live from Melbourne
Follow the action from the opening day of the MCG Test as Australia looks to go 4-0 up against England.
Curran to replace Overton in Boxing Day England debut
England paceman Tom Curran will make his Test debut on Boxing Day at the MCG in a forced change to the tourists' XI.
Better than Bradman: Smith's stunning MCG record
Australia's best batsman since Bradman will head into the Melbourne Test with a record the Don would have doffed his hat at.
Dead rubber? Boxing Day Test forever has a pulse
A dead Boxing Day Test? C'mon!
Could this be Lawry's last Boxing Day Test?
For Bill Lawry, it may not all be happening anymore. When the revered commentator and former Test captain puts down the microphone next week, who knows if it will mark the end ...
'Too much time and travel': Lehmann confirms 2019 exit
Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann plans to hand over the reins at the end of 2019, saying his current contract will be his last.
Root to Ponting: 'I am no little boy'
England captain Joe Root has hit back at Ricky Ponting, insisting he has not led his team like a "little boy" and can be assertive when required.
Smith urges Aussies to 'keep winning'
Australian captain Steve Smith has banished suggestions his team wants to humiliate England with an Ashes whitewash, declaring its immediate focus is solely on maintaining ...
White hot, but pours cold water on Australia talk
Cameron White has all but shut the door on his chances of playing international cricket again, with the veteran batsman suggesting that if he was still in Australia's ...
Handscomb spared gloves on Stars return
Seeking to regain form, Peter Handscomb is set to be spared the added responsibility of wicketkeeping as the Melbourne Stars look to take an aggressive approach to taming ...
For Root, Boxing Day is well and truly alive
This Boxing Day Test is certainly a live one for Joe Root.
Steve Smith to tweak technique after Ashes injury scare
A sore hand may force Steve Smith to tweak his approach during the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne, where Australia's skipper has urged teammates to put thoughts of a whitewash ...
No love from umpires for Anderson
Tailender James Anderson has received no sympathy from umpires over Australia's bumper barrage as Josh Hazlewood all but declared it's five out, all out for England.
Boxing Day Test injury scare for Smith
Steve Smith has sent an injury scare through the Australian camp but the captain is not in doubt for the Boxing Day Test.
Starc takes aim at England after being ruled out of Boxing Day Test
Mitchell Starc has unleashed a verbal barrage at England, telling the beleaguered visitors to worry about their own problems heading into the Boxing Day Test.
ECB 'likely' to let Stokes play in IPL while he's banished from English squad
Ben Stokes is likely to be given permission to sign a multi-million pound contract in the Indian Premier League next year even if he is still suspended from England duty.
Tye hat-trick helps roll Sixers in emotional win for Klinger
The Sydney Sixers have slumped to a second straight loss to open their Big Bash campaign.
Why England should throw Mason Crane into the Ashes
There is no shame in losing, but there may be recriminations if you came second because you lacked character or courage.
Wildermuth upstages big names to set up Renegades' victory
Jack Wildermuth was a long way short of the biggest name among the bevy of off-season recruits for the Melbourne Renegades, but it hasn't taken long for him to make a major ...
The making of Australia's best off-spinner Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon has 283 Test wickets to his name. Can he crack the 300 mark in Sydney?
Boult powers NZ to ODI win over Windies
Trent Boult's record 7-34 has powered New Zealand to a 204-run win over the West Indies in the second one-day international at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Renegades send Heat down rout 66
It was a case of rout 66 for the Melbourne Renegades after they bowled Brisbane Heat out for the equal-lowest 20-over total in the two and a bit seasons of the Women's Big ...
CA cast further doubt on fixing claims
Doubts about the veracity of last week's Ashes spot-fixing bombshell have grown even stronger in the mind of James Sutherland.
WBBL: Red-hot Sixers smash Hurricanes by nine wickets
The Sydney Sixers have continued their red-hot form in the women's Big Bash with a dominant nine-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes at the SCG.
Cummins: England tail good enough to handle bumper barrage
Pace ace Pat Cummins believes England boasts a "pretty competent" tail and cannot expect any favours from an Australian attack ready to maintain a bumper barrage. Pace ace ...
Ponting tells Joe 'little boy' Root to grow up
Ricky Ponting has advised Joe Root to stop acting like a "little boy" and to toughen up by admitting his team have been outplayed in the Ashes series.
Ashes clashes: Bird rebukes Anderson over 'depth' claims
Boxing Day hopeful Jackson Bird has issued a subtle rebuke of England's James Anderson, declaring the success of Australia's frontline attack was in part due to the depth of ...
We owe it to Root to lift, says Bairstow
England gloveman Jonny Bairstow has declared the tourists should use the remaining fortnight of their Ashes campaign as a "clean slate" but admits they owe it to captain Joe ...
Let's test a new way to put some bounce in Ashes rubber
Tuesday is Boxing Day, day one of an Ashes Test, and no doubt 80-90,000 will pack the MCG for the traditional … what?