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England’s celebrations of their surprise Boxing Day Test win did not stop them from taking aim at the horrendous state of the MCG deck nor Australia’s “awful’’ top order.
It says everything that just when England were finally handed the type of pitch they have been craving, green with pace and bounce, their best bowlers were too exhausted to use it. So demanding have been the slow, flat surfaces prepared for England’s ...
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Wobbly England register first Test win in Australia in 15 years
England 110 (Brook 41, Neser 4-45, Boland 3-30) and 178 for 6 (Bethell 40, Richardson 2-22) beat Australia 152 (Neser 35, Tongue 5-45, Atkinson 2-28) and 132 (Head 46, Carse 4-34, Stokes 3-24) by four wickets
The Australia vs England Ashes Test in Melbourne marked the last international match of 2025 among full member nations. The visitors pulled off a stunning four-wicket win in a game that ended on Day 2.
Josh Hazlewood and Ollie Pope Darrian Traynor/Getty Images; Philip Brown/Getty Images Three days of cricket in Lilac Hill, and the biggest boost to England’s preparations for the first Test came via a press release from Cricket Australia. “Josh ...
According to media reports, some of the England cricketers were drinking for major part of their holiday in Noosa during Ashes.