The Ashes

England 283 (Brook 85, Starc 4-82) and 395 (Root 91, Bairstow 78, Crawley 73, Starc 4-100, Murphy 4-110) beat Australia 295 (Smith 71) and 334 (Khawaja 72, Warner 60, Smith 54, Woakes 4-50) by 49 runsStuart Broad conjured one last burst of…

Australia 295 and 135 for 0 (Khawaja 69*, Warner 58) need another 249 runs to beat England 283 and 395 (Root 91, Bairstow 78, Crawley 73, Starc 4-100, Murphy 4-110) A day which started with Stuart Broad receiving a guard of honour from the…

Stumps England 283 and 389 for 9 (Root 91, Bairstow 78, Crawley 73, Starc 4-94, Murphy 3-110) lead Australia 295 by 377 runsSaturday at The Oval was never going to be quiet. After Australia had tried and failed to quieten the crowd here on…

Australia 295 (Smith 71, Woakes 3-61) lead England 283 by 12 runsUnderpinned by Steven Smith, Australia's tortoises eked out a slender first-innings lead over England's hares at The Oval. England had thrashed 283 in 54.4 overs on the first…

Australia 61 for 1 (Khawaja 26*, Labuschagne 2*) trail England 283 (Brook 85, Starc 4-82) by 222 runsThe final match of the Ashes began in similar fashion to the first, with England hurtling along on the opening day with the bat. Harry…

শুভব্রত মুখার্জি: চলতি অ্যাশেজ সিরিজে ইতিমধ্যেই চারটে টেস্ট ম্যাচ খেলা হয়ে গিয়েছে। আপাতত ২-১ ফলে এগিয়ে রয়েছে অস্ট্রেলিয়া দল। চতুর্থ টেস্ট বৃষ্টির কারণে খেলা না হওয়ার ফলে অ্যাশেজ সিরিজ ধরে রাখতে সমর্থ হয়েছে অজিরা। এমন আবহে অ্যাশেজ…

Big Picture And so, to the final act. We were on the brink of the ultimate decider which would have been the biggest Test in this country since the corresponding fixture in 2005, and perhaps ever. Sadly, the Manchester weather put paid to…

Persistent rain meant Sunday's final day of the fourth Test was washed out without a ball bowled as England were denied the chance of a series-levelling win in a match they had dominated.…

Australia 317 (Labuschagne 51, Marsh 51, Woakes 5-62) and 214 for 5 (Labuschagne 111) drew with England 592 (Crawley 189, Bairstow 99*, Root 84, Brook 61, Moeen 54, Stokes 51, Hazlewood 5-126)Australia have retained the Ashes after escaping…

Australia 317 and 214 for 5 (Labuschagne 111, Wood 3-27) trail England 592 by 61 runsA gloomy Manchester allowed more cricket than many thought would be possible on the fourth day, but England only managed one wicket in 30 overs in their…