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Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Five England coach Brendon McCullum concedes he got his side’s preparation for the Ashes wrong, while Pat Cummins expressed his surprise at how Bazball lost its bite during the third NRMA Insurance Test. McCullum labelled Australia as “formidable” opponents whose bowlers have stepped up to a level beyond what he had previously seen after England fell to their third straight defeat in the series. But the architect of an England’s Test resurgence based on an aggressive method showing increasing signs of being unsustainable has ruled out any squad additions for the…
Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Five The returns of Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon might both have been triumphant ‘one-and-done’ appearances as Australia now weigh up the risk-reward equation of pushing their captain in pursuit of an Ashes whitewash. Cummins admitted his side had claimed major satisfaction at dismantling Bazball and proving criticism of their ageing side wrong after romping to their third straight win of the NRMA Insurance series on Sunday.”Winning 3-0 is hugely satisfying for many reasons,” the fast-bowling skipper told reporters. “But particularly because … a lot of the chat before the series…
With the Ashes series decided before Christmas, the Bazball autopsy is certain to be thorough. Were England deficient technically? Tactically? Mentally? Or perhaps all of the above? Well, according to the England leadership, a larger factor than both the batters’ shot selection or bowlers’ lines and lengths was their side’s inability to “seize the key moments”.What makes a moment? It’s a subjective term, but it’s effectively a passage of play that could last a full session or a single ball. They’re the mini-battles and periods of time that determine the outcome of the match. Captain Ben Stokes said after the…
Brendon McCullum has accepted responsibility for not getting England’s Ashes preparation right after his side lost the third Test and succumbed to a series defeat to Australia in just 11 days of cricket..Australia completed an 82-run victory over England in Adelaide on Sunday – following eight-wicket wins in Perth and Brisbane – to retain the Ashes and equal the shortest period in which the historic contest has been decided in the last 100 years. England’s tour schedule, which included just one warm-up fixture against their own England Lions development squad, raised concerns before the series and came under more scrutiny…
Ben Stokes says England’s Ashes defeat “hurts” and “sucks” – but insists he wants to continue as captain.Stokes cut a disconsolate figure at the post-match presentation as Australia clinched an unassailable 3-0 series lead inside 11 days with an 82-run victory on the final day of the third Test in Adelaide. But he vowed the team would not give up over the final two Tests and reaffirmed his own desire to fight on as captain when the focus turns to the longer-term ramifications of failure. Asked whether the loss would cause him to question his commitment to the England job,…
‘Australia batted, bowled and fielder better than us’: Stokes Amid the extended phony war build-up to this Ashes, the warnings were there for England – if only they were willing to heed them. They came from respectable figures, too. England greats, and great Australian opponents, among them. But across three Tests – and a record-equalling few 11 days – England’s struggles seemed to move from those of misadventure to those of muddled minds, eternally in search of the miracle that ultimately revealed itself to be little more than a mirage. That their helter-skelter Bazball approach in Perth had been swapped…
Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Five After months, if not years, of Bazball chest-beating that promised England’s best chance of contesting the urn down under in 15 years, Australia put the final touches on a familiar home Ashes Test script on Sunday in Adelaide. A potentially serious hamstring injury to Nathan Lyon helped raise hopes of a fourth-innings miracle as England’s valiant lower order led by embattled duo Jamie Smith (60) and Will Jacks (47) got them far closer to their target of 435 than the 20,643-strong final-day crowd had expected. But three late strikes from…
England’s dismal Ashes series defeat was confirmed as Australia sealed a 82-run victory on the final day of the third Test in Adelaide.After comfortable wins in Perth and Brisbane, the result gives Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series after just 11 days of cricket, equalling the shortest period in which the Ashes have been decided in the last hundred years. Having begun Sunday on 207-6, England showed fight as Jamie Smith (60), Will Jacks (47) and Brydon Carse (38 not out) gave Ben Stokes’ side hope, but Mitchell Starc (3-62) moved Australia to the brink of victory…
Star spinner will play no further part in the third Test after hurting his right hamstring while fielding on day five Lyon leaves field with hamstring injury after diving save Australia’s push towards Ashes glory in Adelaide took a sour turn when their returning spinner Nathan Lyon suffered a hamstring injury while fielding during the third Test’s fifth day. Lyon evoked memories of his calf injury at Lord’s in 2023 when he made a diving stop on the fine-leg boundary on Sunday and then pulled up lame, clutching at the top part of his right leg. The 38-year-old immediately limped…
Harmanpreet has been impressed with Vaishnavi and Kamalini and believes the time is right to try and blood some younger players in India’s squad with the next edition of the T20 World Cup less than six months away. “Our end goal is the next T20 World Cup in next six months and before that we want to play a lot of T20 cricket,” Harmanpreet said. “From tomorrow it’s going to start and some new players in the team, it’s the right time to give them a fair chance to understand how we have to go in the next World Cup.…