Ashes round-up: Steve Smith injury, bolshy Brook and Edgbaston pitches June 15, 2023 Australia’s talismanic batter Steve Smith appears to have hurt his finger ahead of Friday’s Ashes opener against England. Former captain Smith can be seen clutching his finger and has had it assessed during training yesterday at Edgbaston. Though it appears minor, any injury this early on in the English Ashes summer could cause irritation during [...]
Sangakkara: Bazball can bring joyous expression to Ashes series June 15, 2023 Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakarra insists the Ashes still brings out the best in Test cricket and believes Bazball has restored “joyous expression” to the five-day game. The former wicket keeper-batsman scored over 12,000 Test runs for his country and was captain in all three formats. A connoisseur of the game, Sangakkara still recognises the [...]
Chris Tremlett: Barmy Army can make the difference in the Ashes June 14, 2023 It’s fair to say that one of the biggest moments in my career is synonymous with the phrase “Barmy Army wicket”, and there will be times during this Ashes series where England may need to rely on the crowd to keep them going. I love the unwavering confidence head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben [...]
Knew it all along: Watching The Ashes at work is GOOD for productivity June 14, 2023 Cricket fans rejoice: a new survey reckons watching The Ashes live this summer is actually better for productivity than checking apps all day
Moeen Ali: Ashes a free hit. I’m not playing for my England spot June 13, 2023 England’s Moeen Ali has insisted the pressure is off after being included in England’s Ashes squad ahead of the first Test against Australia this Friday. The spinner, who will turn 36 on Sunday, was called up by captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum after a back injury to Jack Leach. Moeen has not [...]
Nasser Hussain: Ollie Robinson England’s secret Ashes weapon June 13, 2023 Former England Test captain Nasser Hussain has earmarked paceman Ollie Robinson as the hosts’ secret weapon against Australia in the upcoming Ashes series. Though Hussain never led England to an Ashes series victory across his stint between 1999 and 2003, he was known as a captain with ideas and gumption – something many see in [...]
Women’s Ashes: England name squad for historic series June 12, 2023 England have named their squad for this summer’s Women’s Ashes series. Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson could make their debuts for England in a series which has seen well over 70,000 tickets sold. The Women’s Ashes sees England and Australia compete in one Test, three International Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals. The likes of [...]
Ashes: Australia show England conditions no issue ahead of series June 12, 2023 Australia secured a timely pre-Ashes boost just five days out from the series by winning the World Test Championship on Sunday. Their 209-run victory over India under the blazing heat at the Oval across the last five days showed, mostly, their strengths before the Baggy Greens take on England on Friday in the opening Test [...]
Moeen Ali added to England’s Ashes squad 21 months after retiring from Test cricket June 7, 2023 Moeen Ali has been added to England’s Ashes squad as they prepare to take on Australia in the opening Test next Friday. Moeen retired from Test cricket in September 2021 but has accepted a recall due to an injury to spinner Jack Leach. The 35-year-old will come into a side on an impressive record of [...]
What we’ve learned from England’s last cricket Test before the Ashes June 5, 2023 England quite simply swept aside Ireland at Lord’s this weekend. Their 10-wicket win came inside three days and showed how impressive England are right now. But with the Ashes on the horizon, what did we learn? Records for stokes There will come a point where we must simply stop calling the current England Test regime [...]