The Australian batsman scored his third straight century, and New Zealand will be eyeing his scalp early on the second day.
Stumps, Day 1: Australia 170/3 (Labuschagne 67, Smith 60*; Broad 2/35) vs England.
India reaffirmed their World Cup ambitions with another resounding win over Australia in Indore to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The Men in Blue produced a batting display for the ages as centuries from Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer and a sparking 37-ball 72 from Suryakumar Yadav lifted India to 399/5 – […]
The pieces are finally starting to come together for team India ahead of the ODI World Cup, as the Men in Blue followed up their emphatic Asia Cup victory with another impressive win against Australia in the first ODI at Mohali. Mohammed Shami picked up career-best figures of 5 for 51 to set up the […]
It’s the final dress rehearsal before the main action begins as India host Australia in a three-match ODI series in Mohali, Indore, and Rajkot that offers the two cricketing heavyweights the perfect opportunity to fine-tune their preparations for the World Cup. The Men in Blue will be looking to ride the wave of their Asia […]
South Africa completed their comeback in the fifth and final ODI against Australia in Johannesburg, overturning a 2-0 deficit to win the series with a thumping 122-run victory on Sunday. Marco Jansen starred with both bat and ball for the Proteas in the decider, scoring a 23-ball 47 to back up half-centuries from Markram and […]
Powered by a thunderous century from Heinrich Klaasen, South Africa produced a monstrous batting display in the fourth ODI in Centurion to beat Australia by 164 runs. The wicket-keeper smashed 174 off 83 deliveries to propel the Proteas to 416/5 – South Africa’s second-highest score against Australia in ODIs. Mitchell Marsh’s side managed just 252 […]
The final day of the 2023 Ashes offered a fitting finale to the drama and tension on show between England and Australia across the past six weeks as the hosts fought back in the final session to secure a pulsating 49-run victory at the Oval, drawing the series at 2-2. Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes […]
It was another engrossing day of Test match action at the Oval as Australia grabbed a slender first-innings lead to set up a one-innings shootout in the final Test of the series. Steve Smith rescued the visitors from 185 for 7 on day two, adding a vital half-century, while lower-order contributions from Pat Cummins and […]
The weather played spoilsport over the weekend in Manchester as the rain had the final say on days four and five of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford between England and Australia, forcing the hosts to settle for a draw. Just 30 overs were delivered across the last two days of the Test, helping […]