Australia eye Ashes series win in England
Australia may have retained the Ashes but a chance to win a Test series in England will spur them on after they “got away” with a draw in Manchester.
Australia may have retained the Ashes but a chance to win a Test series in England will spur them on after they “got away” with a draw in Manchester.
Abdullah Shafique and captain Babar Azam steered Pakistan to a 12-run lead before rain halted their charge early on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
England batsman Zak Crawley insists the hosts will have no trouble motivating themselves for this week’s fifth Test against Australia even though they can no longer regain the Ashes.
All-rounder Cameron Green admits Australia were fortunate to come away with an Ashes-clinching draw at Old Trafford.
India clinched a fifth consecutive series triumph in the West Indies on Monday when the second Test ended as a draw with no play possible because of rain on the final day.
Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood smashed half-centuries to help Pakistan take the opening day honours after they bundled out Sri Lanka for 166 in the second Test.
Telegraph chief sports writer Oliver Brown says more could and should have done to try compete the fourth Ashes Test in Manchester.
Australia captain Pat Cummins insists his side’s ambition to win a Test series in England remains undimmed after they retained the Ashes in a rain-marred draw at Old Trafford.
Ravichandran Ashwin snared two wickets for India but the West Indies showed a measure of resistance after being set a daunting victory target on the fourth day of the second Test on Sunday.
Australia retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford ended in a rain-affected draw.
Dean Elgar says players will “suffer” because of the clash between the Proteas’ two-Test tour of New Zealand and the second edition of the SA20.
A day of turgid, rain-interrupted cricket saw the West Indies grinding their way to 229-5 at stumps on the third day of the second Test against India in Trinidad.
Marnus Labuschagne scored 111 on a rain-shortened day at Old Trafford.
Joe Root revived England’s hopes of forcing a series-levelling win in the fourth Test by removing Australia century-maker Marnus Labuschagne on Saturday’s rain-marred fourth day.
England were left waiting on the rain as their push for an Ashes series-levelling win against Australia in the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Saturday was delayed by bad weather.