Ashes: First Test first day: England chooses to bat first.
England: 87/2 in 24 overs:Trott (36 not), Pietersen (5 not out) leads fightback.
England loses openers Cook, Root early for 13 and 30 runs r

The first series dates back to 1877 when England, the inventors of the game were up against the Aussies in a series which was named Ashes afterwards when the former lost a one-off test match in the y

Former Australian Test great Alan Davidson has commended Cricket Australia’s decision to replace national coach Mickey Arthur with Darren Lehmann only a few days before the Ashes series, saying that

LONDON: Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan both scored unbeaten fifties to help boost England's total after several batsmen threw away promising starts on the first day of the Ashes warm-up against Essex o

I am very happy he is back. He is very important to our side. He is a superstar with the bat who can dominate and intimidate opposition. He is a big physical presence and a big personality ­­ Andy Fl

London: England coach Andy Flower has welcomed Kevin Pietersen back to England duty by saying he's pleased to have the "superstar" batsman in the squad ahead of the defence of the Ashes against Austr

Ricky Ponting isn't thinking about the Ashes right now, more concerned with his immediate future after three batting failures against South Africa.

Ponting, who will turn 38 next month, has long targ

Gearing up for what promises to be a high-voltage tour of India, England wicketkeeper Matt Prior said beating Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in their own backyard is a bigger task than clinching an away A

Captain Michael Clarke expressed his confidence Monday that Australia can reclaim cricket's world number one ranking in a gruelling schedule of 20 Tests in the year ahead.

Australia, currently ranked

Sydney: Twelve hours before conceding the Ashes during the Boxing Day Test, Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke and teammate Phillip Hughes were spotted drinking in a Melbourne restaurant bar.

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