Before the Ashes series started I didn’t have much faith in England’s bowling. The first test proved my point that the English bowling wasn’t good enough to take 20 Australian wickets.The second test, however, proved me completely wrong; not only did they pick up 20 Australian wickets, they got half of those for only 215.They didn’t bowl Australia out in the 2nd innings of ...
The suspense is over as the touring party for the Ashes series in Australia has been announced. The squad so selected is more or less on expected lines, though there would always be a debate over the selection or non selection of a few fringe players.The squad Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, St...
Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Graeme Swann and Steven Finn will miss the final warm-up match against Australia in an order to get acclimatised for the first test in Brisbane on 25 November, says England coach, Andy Flower. Flower added, “The reasoning is that conditions in Hobart are very different to the ones in Brisbane, and [...]
Scene at the Adelaide Oval soon after the match endedThe Australian team lost the second test match today - the innings wrapping up in double quick time, especially after Hussey got out to an ill-advised pull. Greame Swann took this opportunity to cut through the tail-enders.Stuart Broad and Simon Katich will no longer play in this test series - the Aussies will miss the player more than the Engli...
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