CHASING a record 354 to win the Second Test in Adelaide, Joe Root’s England collapsed on Day Five to leave Australia with one hand on the Ashes urn. Going into a crucial first session, the tourists resumed on 176-4 but had Chris Woakes removed in the first over – before Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc […]
ENGLAND’S hopes of squaring the Ashes series were blown away in sixteen deliveries – as Australia routed them by 120 runs in the Second Test. As an expectant nation defied sleep deprivation back home, skipper Joe Root and nightwatchman Chris Woakes both perished to Josh Hazlewood inside the first three overs of the final day. […]
JOE ROOT led the charge as England finished on 176-4 on day four in Adelaide and kept their hopes of an incredible victory alive. After Jimmy Anderson ripped through the Australian batting lineup in the opening session, England batted brilliantly under the lights to take the game into a final day – with six […]
ENGLAND put in a late rally with the ball at the Adelaide Oval to keep their slim hopes of winning the second Ashes Test alive. After a horror show in the first two sessions of the day – which saw the tourists reduced to 227 all out – Jimmy Anderson and Chris Woakes turned on […]
PACE. The word has only four letters but in cricket it means intimidation, aggression and the need for batsmen to show courage. Trouble is, only one team in this Ashes series has pace. And it is not England. For all the skills of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, they no longer possess the speed to […]