NEW DELHI: Australia clinched victory against England by 68 runs in the second ODI at Headingley, going 2-0 up in the five-match series.The world champions were in a precarious position at 221-9 after losing the toss.Alex Carey shone with a brisk 74, leading a crucial last-wicket stand of 49 with Josh Hazlewood, pushing Australia to…
NEW DELHI: Opening batsman Tom Latham of New Zealand made a timely comeback to form, bringing the Black Caps back into the second Test match against Australia on Saturday. They overcame a 94-run deficit to lead by 40 at the end of play.One year after making his previous half-century against Sri Lanka at the same…
In a captivating second day of play in the second Test between Australia and the West Indies in Brisbane, Australia managed to level the contest by taking the late wicket of Tagenarine Chanderpaul.At stumps, the West Indies were 13-1, holding a lead of 35 runs, after Chanderpaul was deemed out on review for a faint…
NEW DELHI: Australia skipper Pat Cummins led the ICC Men’s Team of the Year, announced on Tuesday, which includes the exceptional Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.The Test Team of the Year also features Usman Khawaja (Australia), Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Joe Root (England), Travis Head (Australia), and Alex Carey…
ADELAIDE: An inspired spell of bowling from Josh Hazlewood and a brilliant attacking century from Travis Head put Australia in complete control of the first Test against the West Indies in Adelaide on Thursday.After Head smashed 119 from 134 balls to take Australia to 283 and a first-innings lead of 95, Hazlewood took four wickets…
NEW DELHI: On the second day of the Boxing Day Test, Australia took the lead at the Melbourne Cricket Ground thanks to Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, leaving Pakistan trailing badly at 194-6. Pakistan were still 124 runs adrift.After taking the wickets of Abdullah Shafique (62) and Babar Azam (one), followed by Agha Salman (five),…
