Starc: Age no barrier for Australia
Mitchell Starc insists age is just a number after Australia’s 4-1 Ashes thumping of England, but the team’s future is uncertain with a core of players in their mid-30s.
Mitchell Starc insists age is just a number after Australia’s 4-1 Ashes thumping of England, but the team’s future is uncertain with a core of players in their mid-30s.
England appear likely to stick with the regime of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, who have vowed to learn lessons from a painful 4-1 Ashes defeat.
Australia thumped England 4-1 in the Ashes series Down Under. Here’s what we learned …
Captain Ben Stokes says England have a lot to work on after a crushing 4-1 Ashes series defeat to Australia.
Cameron Green and Alex Carey got Australia over the line in Sydney.
Australia clinched the final Ashes Test against England by five wickets to complete a dominant 4-1 victory after a gruelling series.
England’s Jacob Bethell says scoring his maiden century during the fifth Ashes Test against Australia in front of his family was “very special”.
Jacob Bethell’s maiden Test century kept England in the contest at the SCG.
Jacob Bethell plundered a chanceless maiden Test century as England reeled in Australia then built a tenuous 119-run lead in the fifth and final Ashes Test.
Centuries from Travis Head and Steve Smith put Australia in the driver’s seat at the SCG.
Travis Head hit a stunning 163, while Steve Smith added 129* as Australia built a 134-run lead over England on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test.
England’s Joe Root struck his second century of the series before Travis Head hit back for Australia in Sydney.
Joe Root says he would love to return for another Ashes tour of Australia after his superb 160 in the fifth Test on Monday.
An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test Monday before Travis Head let rip.
Joe Root scored his second century of the Ashes series on Monday to move to 41 overall and draw level in third place with Australia’s Ricky Ponting on the all-time list.