The Ashes

Steve Smith on Ashes: 'England batters are going to be challenged'

July 24, 2025 11:03 pm

Wickets in Australia have been tricky generally for top order batters in the last in the last three or four years, says Steve Smith.

How are England going to take 20 Indian wickets? Stuart Broad raises concerns ahead of Test series

June 19, 2025 11:51 am

Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the first Test due to injury. Mark Wood is set to miss the India series due to injury. England have Chris Woakes, who himself has just begun to come back to competitive cricket after a long rehab. Broad says it’s a worry.

Australia 2025-26 home cricket schedule: India series confirmed, Ashes fixtures, dates, venues and more

March 30, 2025 1:58 pm

Australia 2025-26 cricket schedule: After a bustling start to their home season in late August, India will travel to Australia for three ODIs and five T20Is, starting October 19.

Express View: Rising from Ashes

July 10, 2023 11:20 pm

So far it has been the series the format desperately needed to stay relevant in the T20 milieu

'You fight fire with fire': Kevin Pietersen on what should be England's approach in the Ashes

June 16, 2023 3:40 pm

The five-match Test series also marks the beginning of the 2023-2025 World Test Championship cycle for both sides.

'Straight as an arrow': Watch Ben Stokes hits sixes during CSK's net session

March 25, 2023 10:14 am

Stokes was signed by the Chennai Super Kings in the mini auction last year for an eye-watering 16.25 crore.

Pat Cummins reveals playing XI ahead of the 1st Ashes Test

December 05, 2021 12:27 pm

Australia has shown full faith in the trio of pace bowlers who have taken 631 Test wickets altogether.

England's Stuart Broad relishing Gabba experience ahead of Ashes opener

December 03, 2021 6:50 pm

Australia retained the Ashes in 2019 after drawing the series 2-2 in England.

Ashes 2019: With Test championship and shirt numbers, old rivalry is in a new bottle

August 01, 2019 8:52 am

The Ashes also marks the beginning of the World Test Championship (WTC), which adds extra significance to the series.

Joe Root consulted Ricky Ponting to figure why he wasn't able to score centuries

July 24, 2019 1:21 pm

Compared to Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Steve Smith, Joe Root has the lowest rate of converting fifties into centuries. Root has the least number of centuries (16) among the four top batsmen in the world presently.

England commence ODI series on miserable note

January 13, 2014 4:59 pm