England see off Khawaja in even Ashes opener
England finally saw the back of Usman Khawaja but only after his painstaking century had effectively turned the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston into a one-innings shoot-out on Sunday.
England finally saw the back of Usman Khawaja but only after his painstaking century had effectively turned the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston into a one-innings shoot-out on Sunday.
England off-spinner Moeen Ali has been fined 25% of his match fee and handed one demerit point for using an unauthorised drying agent on his bowling hand in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
Usman Khawaja says the taunts of the Edgbaston crowd spurred him on to an “emotional” maiden Test hundred in England as he led Australia’s fightback in the Ashes opener on Saturday.
Usman Khawaja ended his decade-long wait for a maiden Test hundred in England as he led an Australia recovery in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs to secure the biggest Test victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years.
England captain Ben Stokes’ bold declaration on the opening day of the first Ashes Test may have come as a shock to cricket traditionalists, but it was “no surprise” to teammate Jonny Bairstow.
Joe Root ended his Ashes century-drought as England made 393-8 before captain Ben Stokes’ bold declaration on the opening day of the first Test against Australia at Edgbaston.
Afghanistan lost two quick wickets on Friday, trailing Bangladesh by 616 runs at stumps.
Russell Domingo has been appointed head coach of the Central Gauteng Lions.
The Proteas Women will play three T20Is and three ODIs on their historic first tour of Pakistan.
England captain Ben Stokes insists there will be no let-up in his side’s dynamic approach during the Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia, which starts on Friday.
The Texas Super Kings have bolstered their squad with two Proteas players for the inaugural Major League Cricket season.
Australia captain Pat Cummins says England will face a “more aggressive” David Warner in this year’s Ashes compared to the opener who struggled for runs during the 2019 series.
Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain both hit unbeaten half-centuries to consolidate Bangladesh’s control of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka.
Both England and Australia will need several fast-bowling options for a busy Ashes schedule due to ageing attacks and recent injury scares.