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Ashes: Excited to see Neser get his chance in baggy green, says Cummins

Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins said he was excited to see Michael Neser finally getting a chance to make debut in the longest format.

Steve Smith to lead Australia 3.5 years after ball tampering scandal

Former Australian skipper Steve Smith will lead Aussies after three and a half years on Thursday in the second Ashes Test against England.Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the second Ashes Test against England after being deemed a close contact of a person who received a positive COVID-19 test last night.Smith has been named captain of Australia for second Test against England."Cummins is understandably very disappointed not to be able to captain Australia for the day-night Test in Adelaide. Steve Smith will captain the team in Cummins' absence," Cricket Australia said in a statement.In March this year, Smith for the first time had openly talked about wanting to lead Australia again. The 31-year-old cricketer was removed as the skipper following his involvement in the Sandpaper Gate fiasco in the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March 2018.Smith's captaincy ban expired last year, however, he was not handed back the leadership post as Paine continued to ...

Ashes: Cummins out of Adelaide Test after Covid scare, Smith to lead

Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins will miss the second Ashes Test against England after being deemed a close contact of a person who received a positive Covid-19 test last night.

Ashes: Expected too much from Ben Stokes in 1st Test, admits Joe Root

England Test skipper Joe Root has admitted that he expected too much out of all-rounder Ben Stokes in the first Ashes Test.England and Australia will lock horns in the second Test, beginning Thursday at Adelaide. Australia won the first Test by nine wickets to gain a 1-0 lead in the five-match series."It was a huge ask and I'm probably as guilty as anyone; I expected too much of him. It's because I see him almost as a bit of a superhero. Look at what he's done in the last few years when he's played; at least once a series, maybe twice a series, he's done something extraordinary which has won us a game on its own. And you do get a little complacent about expecting that," ESPNcricinfo quoted Root as saying."It's easy to forget on a big occasion like that, whether it's because he's not played a huge amount and also what he's had to go through recently as well, I think there was a bit too much on him. But you know the character he is, it'll have motivated him even more now to put in one ..

Australia's Travis Head can't wait to get the 2nd Ashes Test underway

Australia are weighing up their options following the withdrawal of fast bowler Josh Hazelwood from the second Test match of the Ashes series.

Ashes, 1st Test: Australia crush England, win Gabba Test by nine wickets

England's overnight hopes of dominating Australia in the opening Ashes Test were dashed with the hosts coming up with a superb bowling display to thrash the tourists by nine wickets at The Gabba

Joe Root's record helps lead an England rally in Ashes opener

Joe Root set a record for most runs in a calendar year by an England test batter and shared an unbroken 159-run stand with Dawid Malan on Friday to lead a rally in the Ashes series

Ben Stokes suffers knee injury, medical staff to assess him overnight

England all-rounder Ben Stokes suffered a knee injury during the first Ashes Test here at the Gabba, Brisbane on Thursday.Stokes suffered the injury during the 29th over of the first Test when he was chasing a ball to the boundary. He will be assessed overnight by the medical staff team, as he was clearly seen struggling the entire day."Obviously Ben has hurt himself on the field today so didn't bowl full pace at the back end of the day. Think our medical guys will assess him overnight and see how he is. Other than that the guys are okay," said England bowling coach Jon Lewis as reported by ESPNcricinfo.Talking about the team's preparations, Lewis said that the team will 'dust' themselves, and will be all set to perform on Day 3 of the Ashes."Our preparation probably played a part in the last session, but it is what it is, similar for both sides. I know the guys will front up again tomorrow, there's a lot of character, I know they've been in some pretty sticky situations before and ...

Ashes, 1st Test: Skipper Cummins takes five as England bowled out for 147

Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc got among the wickets as Australia dominated the second session on Day 1 of the ongoing first Ashes Test here at the Gabba, Brisbane on Wednesday

Ashes could revolve around contest between Cummins and Root

One particular contest between bat and ball could shape this Ashes series.

Would like to see a day-night game being played at MCG: Brendon Julian

Former Australian all-rounder Brendon Julian wants the fifth Ashes Test to be a day-night affair and he would like to see it being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

Perth dropped as Ashes Test venue over difficult quarantine rules

Cricket Australia on Monday confirmed the fifth Test of the upcoming Ashes series will no longer be played in Perth. The governing body said bio-security requirements, which would have required players to quarantine on arrival in Western Australia, were too difficult to overcome. An alternative venue hasn't yet been named but Hobart in Tasmania may be the front-runner. Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales states, along with Australian Capital Territory also have expressed interest in hosting the match. "We are very disappointed that we are unable to stage the fifth men's Ashes Test at Perth Stadium," Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley said. "We did everything we could in partnership with the WA Government and WA Cricket to make it work under the current border and health arrangements. But unfortunately this was not possible." Earlier, the South Australia Cricket Association said the second Test will go ahead in Adelaide next week as scheduled, rebuffing a late call

Maxwell reveals the 'great time' team had after winning the T20 World Cup

The Aaron Finch-led Australian team chased down the Black Caps' stiff 172-run target, completing the task for the loss of two wickets and with seven deliveries to spare.

Ashes will be a 'lot tighter' than is being predicted, says Ian Botham

Legendary England cricketer Ian Botham has said that the Ashes series, scheduled to commence at the Gabba from December 8, will be "a lot tighter" than is being predicted.

'Lead Australia like you want to': Gillespie's advice for Pat Cummins

Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie has said that Pat Cummins should look to lead the side in his own way and not focus on the outside noise much.

Ashes: Alex Carey replaces Tim Paine as wicketkeeper for first two Tests

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday added wicketkeeper Alex Carey to the 15-player squad for the first two matches of the upcoming Ashes.Carey has replaced Tim Paine in the squad who decided to take some time off from the game last week. He had also stepped down as the captain of the Test before that and Pat Cummins will now be leading the side.George Bailey, NSP Chair, in an official release said: "Alex has been a regular member of the national side in white ball cricket, particularly in the one-day game. He is an excellent cricketer and a fine individual who will bring many great strengths to the team. He will be a very deserved holder of baggy green cap number 461."Alex Carey said: "I am incredibly humbled by this opportunity. It's an exciting build-up for what is a huge Series ahead. My focus is on preparing and playing my part in helping Australia secure the Ashes.""This is also for my dad who has been my coach, mentor and mate, my mum, my wife Eloise, .

England allrounder Ben Stokes 'fit and hungry' ahead of Ashes

England allrounder Ben Stokes has declared himself "fit and hungry" to start the Ashes series against Australia.

Shane Warne not amused with Steve Smith's return to leadership role

Australian spin wizard Shane Warne is not amused with the fact that while former captain Steve Smith can return to the leadership role

Cummins ready to be Test captain, he is suited for job, says Ponting

Ponting said Smith as vice-captain will be an invaluable help for Cummins when he takes the field in the upcoming Ashes

Pat Cummins named Australia Test captain, Steve Smith appointed deputy

Fast bowler Pat Cummins was on Friday named Australian men's Test cricket team captain following the announcement of Tim Paine taking an indefinite break from all cricket.Paine had announced his resignation as skipper of Australia last week following a 'sexting scandal' with a former Cricket Tasmania colleague in 2017.Meanwhile, batter and former captain Steve Smith has been named vice-captain of the team."Pat is an outstanding player and leader. He has earned enormous respect from his teammates and from all corners of the game for his attitude and achievements, both on and off the field," Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said in a statement."We are extremely fortunate to have an experienced group of senior players who themselves are superb leaders. I have no doubt that Pat and Steve will be well supported in their respective leadership roles," he added.According to Cricket Australia (CA), fast bowler Cummins joins an elite club with the honour of leading Australia, stepping into ...