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Stuart Broad’s Momentous ‘Last Ball’ Sees England Win Fifth Test Against Australia, Draw Ashes 2-2 | Cricket News
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Stuart Broad’s Momentous ‘Last Ball’ Sees England Win Fifth Test Against Australia, Draw Ashes 2-2 | Cricket News

[ad_1] Stuart Broad celebrates after picking his final Test wicket.© AFPEngland beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2. Australia, chasing 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334 all out, with England's retiring paceman Stuart Broad taking the final wicket. England did the bulk of the damage when, after a rain break of more than two hours, they took four Australia wickets for 11 runs in 19 balls. Off-spinner Moeen Ali took three wickets on his way to innings figures of 3-76 and all-rounder Chris Woakes ended with 4-50.Broad, England's all-time leading Ashes bowler, then polished off the tail. Australia, as the holders, had already retained the Ashes but they remain without an Ashes series win in England since 2001....
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Ashes 2023: Fairytale End! Stuart Broad Dismisses Alex Carey With Last Ball Of Test Career. Watch | Cricket News
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Ashes 2023: Fairytale End! Stuart Broad Dismisses Alex Carey With Last Ball Of Test Career. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2. Australia, chasing 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334 all out, with England's retiring paceman Stuart Broad taking the final two wickets in the form of Todd Murphy and Alex Carey.  Australia suffered a dramatic collapse in the last session, reduced to 294-8 as England's Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes ripped through their batting order at The Oval.  Rain kept the players off the field for about two hours before Australia, who as the holders have already retained the Ashes at 2-1 up, resumed on 238-3.That still left the tourists needing 146 more runs to reach an imposing victory target of 384.Steve Smith, dropped at leg gully by England captain Ben Stokes just b...
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Ashes: Were Umpires Right In Ruling Out Ben Stokes’ Catch Of Steve Smith? ICC Makes Big Statement | Cricket News
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Ashes: Were Umpires Right In Ruling Out Ben Stokes’ Catch Of Steve Smith? ICC Makes Big Statement | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ben Stokes 'catch' of Steve Smith was ruled out by the umpires.© AFPTeam England needed a crucial wicket on the last day of the last Ashes Test to contain Australia and believed they had Australia's star batter Steve Smith close to lunch on Day 5 but the batter was ruled not out. In the 66th over, Smith was batting on 39 and England captain Ben Stokes appeared to have caught the ball at leg gully as it popped off the batter's glove of Moeen Ali's loopy delivery. Umpire Joel Wilson said it was not out and Stokes went for review.The catch was taken cleanly by Stokes at leg gully as he stretched his right arm but as he moved to celebrate, the ball flew out of his hands and fell down.Replays appeared to indicate that Stokes realised it wasn't a clean catch since his head dropped right...
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Ashes 2023: Ben Stokes Celebrates Too Early, Drops Steve Smith’s Catch In Bizarre Fashion. Watch | Cricket News
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Ashes 2023: Ben Stokes Celebrates Too Early, Drops Steve Smith’s Catch In Bizarre Fashion. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ben Stokes gave Australia's Steve Smith a potentially match-changing reprieve after early wickets revived England's hopes of a series-levelling win on the last day of the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Monday. Australia were 238-3 at lunch, needing 146 more runs to reach a mammoth target of 384 runs, with rain threatening to intervene. Smith, then on 39, gloved off-spinner Moeen Ali onto his thigh in the last over before lunch.  The ball looped to England captain Stokes at leg gully, who grabbed it one-handed above his head. But as his arm came down, his hand clipped his leg and he dropped the ball. Star batsman Smith was initially given not out and an England review confirmed Stokes's error.At lunch Smith, averaging over 93 at The Oval, was 40 not out and Travis Head unbeaten on...
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“What Did You Say?”: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne Confront England Supporter. Watch | Cricket News
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“What Did You Say?”: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne Confront England Supporter. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja confronted a fan at the Oval© TwitterAustralia put themselves in a strong position in the 5th and final Test of the Ashes series against England, having not lost a single wicket despite putting 135 runs on the board on Day 4. Needing 249 more runs to win, with all 10 wickets intact, Australia do have a big opportunity to make history by winning the Test. But, England supporters are doing all they can to unnerve Australian batters. A video has emerged from Day 3 of the match where a spectator seemed to have taunted Usman Khawaja, prompting him and Marnus Labuschagne to confront the fan.In a video that has surfaced on social media, the English fan seemed to have said: "boring". Unhappy with the comment, Khawaja confronted the fan and was also joi...
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England vs Australia, 5th Ashes Test, Day 5, Live Score: Pat Cummins’ Men Sense First Away Ashes Series Win Since 2001 | Cricket News
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England vs Australia, 5th Ashes Test, Day 5, Live Score: Pat Cummins’ Men Sense First Away Ashes Series Win Since 2001 | Cricket News

[ad_1] ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Day 5, Live: Australia need 249 runs more to win© AFPENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Day 5, Live Updates:Australia will resume the final day of the fifth Ashes Test against England from 135/0, in the chase of 384 runs at The Oval. Openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja will resume at their overnight scores of 58 and 69, respectively as Australia need 249 runs more to win on Monday. Earlier, England could only add six runs from their overnight score of 389/9 as they were bowled out for 395 in their second innings at The Oval. (Live Scorecard)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
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Ashes 5th Test, Weather Report: Will Rain Play Spoilsport On Day 5 At The Oval? | Cricket News
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Ashes 5th Test, Weather Report: Will Rain Play Spoilsport On Day 5 At The Oval? | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australia need 249 runs to win on Day 5© AFPAfter a rain-curtailed fourth day, the ongoing fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia is set to reach its conclusion. Both the teams will be squaring off against each other on the final day on Monday with Australia needing 249 runs to win with 10 wickets in hand. After rain forced early stumps on Day 4, Australia's score read at 135/0 with openers Usman Khawaja (69*) and David Warner (58*) standing unbeaten at the crease. On Day 5, all eyes will be on the weather as the fourth Ashes Test also ended in a draw due to rain.According to Accuweather, the temperature in London is recorded at 21 degrees Celsius in the morning. The probability of precipitation was 40% with 100% of cloud cover. In the afternoon, it will be 64% humid with ...
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Australia Openers Start Strongly In Pursuit Of Ashes Glory Against England | Cricket News
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Australia Openers Start Strongly In Pursuit Of Ashes Glory Against England | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australia openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja hit unbeaten fifties as the tourists reached 135-0 on a rain-shortened Sunday in pursuit of a mammoth target of 384 runs to win the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval. They kept Stuart Broad waiting for a farewell wicket after the England fast-bowling great made a shock announcement on Saturday that he was retiring after the match. Warner was 58 not out and fellow left-hander Khawaja unbeaten on 69 when rain at 2:41 pm (1341 GMT) ended play on the fourth day. Australia need 249 more runs to complete a 3-1 series win and a first Ashes campaign triumph in England since 2001.If Australia do manage to reach that target, it will be the eighth-highest fourth-innings total to win any Test and the second-highest in England, behind Australia's 404...
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“There Is No IPL For One-Dayers”: Rahul Dravid Reviews Suryakumar Yadav’s ODI Performance | Cricket News
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“There Is No IPL For One-Dayers”: Rahul Dravid Reviews Suryakumar Yadav’s ODI Performance | Cricket News

[ad_1] Suryakumar Yadav (left) during a chat with Rahul Dravid.© BCCI/SportzpicsIndian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid reviewed Suryakumar Yadav's ODI batting performance. The star player, who is the top-ranked T20I batter in the world, has failed to impress with his stats in the ODI format. In 25 ODIs, Suryakumar has scored 476 runs at an average of 23.80. He has hit only two half-centuries in those games with his highest score being 64. Not only the stats but the modes of his dismissals have also been disappointing.While reviewing the ODI batting of Suryakumar, Dravid defended the player, giving an Indian Premier League (IPL) reference."Surya is a really good player, there is no doubt about that. He has shown that. Especially in T20 cricket, in domestic cricket, in white-ball cric...
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James Anderson’s 3-Word Reaction When Informed Of Stuart Broad’s Retirement | Cricket News
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James Anderson’s 3-Word Reaction When Informed Of Stuart Broad’s Retirement | Cricket News

[ad_1] Stuart Broad and James Anderson are two of England's finest seamers© AFPOne of the finest England pacers ever, Stuart Broad made the big revelation as he announced his intention to retire after the conclusion of the 5th Ashes Test against Australia. When Broad, who has been one of England's biggest servants in the longest format of the game, revealed the big news to his partner-in-crime James Anderson, the latter couldn't beleive his years. In fact, as revealed by Broad, Anderson thought Broad was joking as he revealed his intention of calling time on his career after the series."He just said 'are you joking?'," Broad was quoted as saying to BBC Test Match Special while speaking on Anderson's reaction. "We then had a hug. It is always hard."Broad and Anderson are two icons of Engl...
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