2023 Ashes Report Card

The 2023 Ashes between England and Australia was one of the most enthralling Test series in recent memory, with the two sides trading blows across the last six weeks and each of the five Tests going down to the wire. The visitors established an early 2-0 lead by winning two nail-biters at Edgbaston and Lord’s, […]

Smith 71 gives Australia slight first-innings lead

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 […]

Starc takes four to give Australia the edge on Day 1

Day one of the final Test of the 2023 Ashes had as many twists and turns as you would expect with England delivering another wildly entertaining innings with the bat. Led by Harry Brook’s 85, the hosts smashed their way to a first-innings score of 283 in tricky, overcast conditions, while Australia managed to finish […]

Cummins, Stokes lead from the front on Day 2

The see-saw nature of the third Ashes Test continued on day two at Headingley as the pendulum swung both ways to leave the game evenly poised at stumps. Pat Cummins lit up the morning with a sensational five-fer to leave England reeling at 167 for 8 before another superhuman effort from Ben Stokes dragged the […]

Australia flatten South Africa to win first home Test series against Proteas since 2006

Australia secured their first Test series victory against South Africa at home in 17 years after Pat Cummins’ side comprehensively beat the visitors by an innings and 182 runs in the boxing day Test in Melbourne. The Proteas produced another shocking performance with the bat at the MCG and were steamrolled by the hosts to […]

Cummins’ blitzkrieg sends KKR to the top of the table

Pat Cummins smashed the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history off 14 balls to hand the Kolkata Knight Riders a remarkable victory over the Mumbai Indians at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Coming in with 61 required off 41 deliveries, Cummins completely changed the complexion of the match for KKR, smashing four fours and six sixes […]

England implode under the lights as Australia seal 4-0 series victory

Day three of the fifth Ashes Test began with some hope of a consolation English victory in Hobart before eventually descending into chaos as the visitors lost all their final ten wickets in the space of 22.5 overs. Chasing a target of 271, England collapsed from 68 for no loss to 124 all-out as Pat […]

Cummins picks up four as England falter with the bat once again

17 wickets fell on an eventful day two of the fifth Test in Hobart that saw Australia consolidate their commanding position in the game to end the day with a healthy lead of 152 runs. Pat Cummins led the charge for the hosts with the ball after the Australian tail wagged in the opening session, […]

Valiant England hold on for draw to avoid Ashes clean-sweep

Australia and England delivered another Ashes classic on Sunday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as the visitors hung on for a thrilling draw in the fourth Test, batting out the final day to deny Pat Cummins’ side the opportunity to complete a clean sweep. The tourists showed that they still had plenty of fight left […]

Bairstow century keeps England afloat after top-order collapse

Jonny Bairstow scored England’s first century of the Ashes on day three of the fourth Test at the SCG, creaming an unbeaten 103 to help the visitors avoid the follow on in reply to Australia’s 416. The hosts had England reeling at 36 for four in the morning session, but Bairstow put on a 128-run […]