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Travis Head’s century leads Australia to an 8-wicket victory over England in Ashes series opener
Travis Head has dominated England's pace bowlers with a stunning century to guide Australia to an eight-wicket win with three days to spare in the Ashes series opener.
Here’s how to watch the 1st Test match on TV and live stream. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.
When Chris Broad suggests it will be ‘tricky at the Gabba, because all eyes are going to be on him’, it hardly needs explaining that he’s talking about England’s troubled opener Zak Crawley. The second Ashes Test begins in Brisbane on Thursday, and ...
Cricket Australia chairman Mike Baird has written to the Marylebone Cricket Club requesting that the Ashes urn be brought Down Under for just the fourth time in almost a century to coincide with the 150th anniversary Test in March 2027.
The Australian Cricket Board was slammed for a contentious finish in the Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder match on Friday, November 28. The fans could not believe that the rain-affected match was abandoned with Thunder needing just 3 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
Australia's thumping win in Ashes opener comes at a heavy over $3 million loss for Cricket Australia
As reported by ABC News (Australia), the cricket board is set for an estimated loss of over $3 million, which they could have generated from the ticket revenue. The report added that after a record 101,514 attended the Test (51,531 on Day 1, 49,983 on Day 2), Day 3 would have also been a packed house at the Optus Stadium.
On Australian television, cricket scores are presented in the opposite way to what they are in England and most other countries. For example, a score of 200-4 would actually be shown as 4-200, with the wickets taken displayed first instead of the runs.
With the high-profile Ashes cricket series between Australia and England underway, a pair of Australian golfers helped highlight the sport during the second round of the Australian PGA Championship on Friday.
The cricket world is in disbelief after farcical scenes saw the Sydney Thunder robbed of victory on Friday night.