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Usman Khawaja will turn 33 at the end of this year, which means that he has, at best, about three to four years of top-class cricket left to survive in a squad like Australia. (Photo: AFP)

2019 Ashes: Dropping Usman Khawaja was the correct decision for the 4th Test

In six innings at the Ashes he has returned with scores of 13, 40, 36, 2, 8 and 23.

05 Sep 2019 5:15 PM

Steve Smith joined Labuschagne in the middle and built a partnership of 116 runs for the third wicket. (Photo: AP)

4th Ashes Test: Australia scores 170/3 on rainy day, Smith and Labuschagne score

Australia won the toss and opted to bat and suffered an early blow in the very first over.

05 Sep 2019 10:36 AM

Australia head into the fourth Test at Old Trafford starting Wednesday hoping Steve Smith and the boxer Muhammad Ali can revive their campaign.(Photo:AP)

Australia rely on Steve Smith after England 'steal' Ashes

Stokes's heroics have left the five-match series poised at 1-1 with two to play.

03 Sep 2019 3:44 PM

Selectors ran out of patience with Usman Khawaja after the left-hander averaged 20.33 in six innings in the series while squandering a number of promising starts. Steve Smith replaces him. (Photo:AP/AFP)

Australia recall Steve Smith, bench Usman Khawaja for 4th Ashes Test

Smith’s return is a timely boost for Australia, who need only win one of the final two matches to retain the Ashes.

03 Sep 2019 12:00 PM

Australia’s one-wicket defeat in the third test was a bitter pill to swallow but they would put it behind them, Waugh said. (Photo: File)

Steve Waugh rejoins Australia as mentor ahead of fourth Ashes Test

With the series locked at 1-1, one victory in the next two tests will ensure Australia retain the urn in England for the first time.

02 Sep 2019 8:40 PM

Joe Denly will swap places with struggling opener Jason Roy in the England batting order for the fourth Ashes test against Australia at Old Trafford, he said on Monday. (Photo:AP)

Joe Denly to open for England in 4th and 5th Ashes Test

Roy, who was handed his test debut, has failed to deliver at the top of the order in the first three tests of the series.

02 Sep 2019 8:00 PM

Steve Smith continued his buildup for the fourth Ashes test by heading straight to the practice nets. (Photo: AP)

Steve Smith goes straight to the nets from the pitch ahead of Ashes return

Smith missed Australia’s one-wicket loss to England in the third test at Leeds after he was felled by a Jofra Archer bouncer.

01 Sep 2019 9:00 PM

Pacer James Anderson has been ruled out from the remaining Ashes as England Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced a 13-member squad for the fourth Test match. (Photo:AFP)

Craig Overton replaces injured James Anderson for remainder of Ashes

Somerset seamer Craig Overton has been added to the team. Overton has returned to the Test squad for the first time since March 2018.

30 Aug 2019 9:31 PM

TIm Paine wasted Australia’s last review on a leg-side lbw appeal against tailender Jack Leach, denying spinner Nathan Lyon a referral for a much stronger leg before shout soon after against Ben Stokes. (Photo:AFP)

Australia checking DRS method after Headingley blooper says Tim Paine

The wasted review was one of a slew of mishaps in the final hour as Australia allowed England back into the series.

29 Aug 2019 8:31 PM

Steve Smith was back playing in his first match since being concussed by England fast bowler Jofra Archer as Australia faced Derbyshire on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Steve Smith back in action for Australia

Smith is set to make his Test comeback in next week's fourth Ashes match at Old Trafford.

29 Aug 2019 8:00 PM

Under-pressure Australia batsman Usman Khawaja is 'frustrated' after failing to convert a number of starts in the Ashes series but insists his batting is in a good place as he looks for form in the tour match against Derbyshire. (Photo:AP)

Mis-firing Usman Khawaja to lead Australia in tour game versus Derbyshire

Khawaja will captain Australia in the three-day match while regular skipper Tim Paine takes a break.

29 Aug 2019 6:32 PM

Mitchell Starc, who was a key member of Australia’s 2017 Ashes Test squad, should have been a part of the squad that played against England in Leeds, feels former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. (Photo:AFP)

Reasons why Mitchell Starc's presence could have changed the result of 3rd Ashes Test

In the third match, Australia set England a target of 359 which the hosts easily chased down with the help of Ben Stokes who scored 135*.

29 Aug 2019 6:22 PM

Ben Stokes' 135 not out on Sunday secured an highly unlikely one-wicket win over Australia -- England required 73 when the last batsman Jack Leach came to the wicket -- and followed a monumental 24-over bowling stint in the tourists' second innings during which he took three wickets. (Photo:AFP)

Ben Stokes' Headingley performance is better than Ian Botham: Mike Brearly

Botham's performance in 1981 was equally heroic.

28 Aug 2019 8:46 PM

A series of umpiring howlers from Joel Wilson and Chris Gaffaney spoiled the entire tempo of the matches. (Photo: AFP)

ICC removes error-prone umpires Joel Wilson and Chris Gaffaney from Ashes

Instead of them, umpires Marais Erasmus and Ruchira Palliyaguruge will head to Manchester.

28 Aug 2019 8:03 PM

Ex-Australia spinner Shane Warne blasted former England batsman Matt Prior for mocking Nathan Lyon after England levelled the Ashes Test series 1-1 at Headingley. (Photo:AFP)

Matt Prior takes a dig at Nathan Lyon, gets blasted by Shane Warne; see tweets

Along with Prior, English club cricketer Chris Adams also joined Matt and started blasting the Australian media.

28 Aug 2019 5:30 PM

Following ICC’s new caption, the netizens slammed the global cricketing body for comparing Ben Stokes with ‘Maestro’ Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo: Twitter)

ICC compares Sachin Tendulkar with Ben Stokes again, gets trolled brutally

However, the Twitterverse also mentioned that Ben Stokes deserved all the credits for playing a match winning innings.

28 Aug 2019 5:26 PM

Australia talisman Steve Smith has said he will change nothing in his approach to facing Jofra Archer after being hit by a short ball from England’s tearaway paceman but admitted the blow had revived troubling memories of Phillip Hughes. (Photo:AFP)

Jofra Archer's blow reminds Steve Smith of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes

Smith was floored by a short Archer ball in the second test at Lord’s.

28 Aug 2019 4:43 PM

James Anderson bowled 20 overs for Lancashire second XI on Tuesday as he took another step towards proving his fitness for the fourth Ashes test against Australia. (Photo: AP)

James Anderson trying to regain fitness ahead of fourth Ashes Test

The 37-year-old aggravated his calf injury in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston and missed the following two tests.

28 Aug 2019 12:16 PM

All-rounder Ben Stokes’ unbeaten 135 at Headingley on Sunday helped the hosts chase down a record target of 359 in dramatic fashion and level the five-match series at 1-1. (Photo:AFP)

Ben Stokes' life will change forever: Ian Botham

The 28-year-old’s epic knock evoked memories of Botham’s famous unbeaten century on the same ground in 1981.

27 Aug 2019 9:33 PM

Jack Leach put his cult hero status down to looking like a 'village cricketer' after his key supporting role enabled Ben Stokes to steer England to a staggering victory in the third Ashes Test. England were 286-9, still needing 73 more runs to reach a victory target of 359 when last man Leach walked out to bat at Headingley on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

'Village man-cum-cricketer' Jack Leach becomes Ashes hero

The 28-year-old said his careful cleaning routine was simply about removing condensation.

27 Aug 2019 8:03 PM

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