Ashes 2019 2nd Test, England vs Australia Day 4 preview: Time running out fast for hosts

Stumps, Day 3: England 258 (Burns 53, Bairstow 52; Hazlewood 3/58, Cummins 3/61, Lyon 3/68) lead Australia 80/4 (Khawaja 36; Broad 2/26) by 178 runs.

Ashes 2019 2nd Test, England vs Australia Day 3 preview: Early wickets in the day may decide Test

Stumps, Day 2: England 258 (Burns 53, Bairstow 52; Hazlewood 3/58) lead Australia 30/1 by 28 runs.

Ashes 2019 2nd Test, England vs Australia Day 2 preview: Focus on pace in four-day Test

Day 1 at Lord's was washed out without a toss. England now have four days to draw level, and more rain is already predicted.

Ashes 2019 2nd Test, statistical preview: Australia return to their favourite hunting ground in England

Australia’s win-loss ratio of 2.428 at Lord’s is the 6th-best for any side away from home with a 10-Test cut-off and the best with a 20-Test cut-off. They had lost just once in the 113-year span between 1896 and 2009.

England vs Australia, 2nd Ashes Test, Lord’s: Preview, predictions, likely XIs

England have plenty to play for in the second Test at Lord’s, while Australia should be wary of complacency.

Cricket news round-up – 5 August: Smith scores another ton as Australia gain edge

Smith stars in Australia domination, India seal series win in T20Is, and another tied encounter in the Vitality Blast.

Ashes 2019 1st Test, Day 4, England v Australia: Preview, predictions

Australia 284 (Smith 144, Broad 5/86) and 124/3 lead England 374 (Burns 133) by 34 runs.

Cricket news round-up – 2 August: Smith scores heroic century to revive Australia

Steve Smith’s dream return to Test cricket, the doubts he suffered in the past, and the round-ups from other cricketing action elsewhere.

England vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 2 preview: Early wickets the key for Australia after Smith heroics

Steve Smith did well to rescue Australia from the depths to set up a decent first-innings total. The ball is now in England’s court.

Ashes 2019 1st Test, statistical preview: Can Australia breach England’s Edgbaston fortress?

England's win-loss ratio at Edgbaston (3.5) is the third-best for any side at any venue with a 25-Test cut-off.