Highlights: Australia vs England (1st Ashes Test, Day 3)

Travis Head made 152, before Joe Root and Dawid Malan batted England back into contention.

Malan: I thought I would never play another Test again

England No 3 Dawid Malan believed his Test career was over before his recall to the team earlier this year.

Root, Malan lead England fightback

Joe Root and Dawid Malan batted through the final session to give England hope in the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday.

Watch: Head explodes to thrill Gabba

Coming to the wicket among a flurry of Australian wickets, Travis Head fought fire with fire, hitting 152 from 148 balls.

Hobart to host fifth Ashes Test

The fifth Ashes Test will reportedly be played at the 45,500-capacity Bellerive Oval in Tasmania.

Watch: It's not good enough – Ponting on no-ball drama

Ricky Ponting reacts to the issues with the policing of front-foot no-balls on day two of the #Ashes opener at the Gabba.

Highlights: Australia vs England (1st Ashes Test, Day 2)

David Warner rode his luck to make 94 before Travis Head smashed a century off 85 balls on day two at the Gabba.

Head, Warner put Australia in powerful position

Travis Head blasted a rapid-fire century to crush England hopes on the second day of the opening #Ashes Test at the Gabba.

Stokes no-ball controversy spices up second day of Ashes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes was at the centre of a no-ball drama in the first Ashes Test on Thursday at the Gabba.

Watch: Hameed botches Warner run-out chance

How did Haseeb Hameed not run out David Warner when he was on 60?

Pacesetters: Five remarkable Ashes first balls

England’s Rory Burns became only the second batsman to be out to the first ball of an Ashes series. We recall five memorable first balls in the Ashes and their impact on the series.

A season of reckoning for gifted Proteas

The next 10 months will tell us exactly where the Proteas are as a Test side, writes RYAN VREDE.

Highlights: Australia vs England (1st Ashes Test, Day 1)

Australia dominated the opening day of the first Test, which was cut short by rain.

Pakistan win by an innings in race against dying light

Off-spinner Sajid Khan claimed 4-86 and finished with a match haul of 12 wickets as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by an innings and eight runs in Dhaka on Wednesday to claim a 2-0 series win.

Watch: Cummins crowns captaincy debut with five-wicket haul

Who said you couldn’t mix captaincy and fast bowling? Pat Cummins made it look easy with 5-38 against England.