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Does England have a plan for the second Ashes Test, asks Ricky Ponting

Ponting has flayed England skipper Joe Root for not coming into the second Ashes Test with a plan other than to just bowl short and wait for Steve Smith and Co. to commit errors.

The Ashes: Back in charge, Steve Smith wins toss and bats against England

Steve Smith won the toss Thursday and elected to bat against England in the second test of the Ashes cricket series

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 ...

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

Cummins says his captaincy style will be 'collaborative' with Steve Smith

Newly-appointed Australia captain Pat Cummins indicated that his leadership style could be different from his predecessors

Cummins' as skipper, Smith as his deputy the right thing to do: Ponting

Ricky Ponting has endorsed pace bowler Pat Cummins' appointment as captain of the Test side and Steve Smith being made his deputy could be a game-changer for the hosts ahead of the Ashes

Reinstating Smith as Australia captain will only add to the circus: Healy

If Steve Smith is reinstated as captain of the Australian Test squad for the upcoming Ashes following Tim Paine's exit will only add to the circus, said former wicketkeeper-batter Ian Healy

Smith is one of candidates for Test captaincy after selectors approach CA

Though vice-captain Pat Cummins remains the frontrunner for the top job, Smith is also in the reckoning

NZ vs AUS final highlights: Marsh, Warner win Australia their first T20 WC

Opener David Warner's 38-ball 53 and Marsh's 50-ball unbeaten 77 meant that Australia overhauled the target with consummate ease in 18.5 overs.

T20 WC SF2 PAK vs AUS highlights: Wade's cameo takes Australia into final

David Warner made 49, while Matthew Wade smashed a 17-ball unbeaten 41 and Marcus Stoinis was not out on 40 off 31 deliveries as Australia overhauled the target with an over to spare

T20 WC, AUS vs WI highlights: AUS wins by 8 wickets, keeps semis hope alive

Skipper Kieron Pollard struck a combative 31-ball 44 to lead West Indies to a fighting 157 for seven. Check Australia vs West Indies highlights

ICC T20 World Cup, AUS vs BAN: Australia thrashes Bangladesh by 8 wickets

Australia romped to victory in just 6.2 overs with Aaron Finch (40 off 20) leading from the front.

ICC T20 WC, AUS vs SL highlights: Australia beats Sri Lanka wins by 7 wkts

Warner, who has gone through a lean patch, was back in his element as his 10 fours made it easy for Australia to chase down the target of 155 in only 17 overs.

T20 WC AUS vs SA highlights: Stoinis' cameo helps Australia win by 5 wkts

Australia chased down the target of 119 in 19.4 overs with Steve Smith scoring 34-ball 35. Check Australia vs South Africa highlights and full scorecard here

IND vs AUS warm-up match highlights: India beats Australia by 9 wickets

Captaining the side with Kohli only taking the field to bowl, Rohit showed sublime touch alongside opening partner Rahul as India chased down Australia's 152 for five in 17.5 overs

IPL 2021: DC vs CSK playing 11: Uthappa replaces Raina in Chennai line-up

Dhoni said at the toss that Raina has a stiff back that's why he is rested and Uthappa will take his place. Check CSK vs DC live toss and playing 11 updates

IPL 2021 MI vs DC playing 11: Prithvi Shaw replace Lalit in Delhi's line-up

Mumbai Indians has also made one change, Jayant Yadav comes in for Rahul Chahar. Check Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals playing 11 and toss result here

IPL 2021, KKR vs DC playing 11: Southee to make debut for Kolkata today

Steve Smith replaces Prithvi Shaw in DC playing 11. Check Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals playing 11 and KKR vs DC toss result

IPL 2021, DC vs RR playing 11: Royals makes 2 changes; Lalit in for Stoinis

Rajasthan made two changes in its playing 11 as David Miller and Shamsi replaced Evin Lewis and Chirs Morris. Check Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals playing 11 and live toss updates here