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When Australia and England last met, in Australia in 2017-18, Steve Smith and Joe Root were the opposing skippers. (Photo:AFP)

Ashes 2019: Three key battles

Warner has the knack of quickly taking the game away from the opposition and England will be desperate to get him early.

31 July 2019 10:20 AM IST

Ben Stokes praised Australias batsman David Warner and said dismissing him early in his innings would hold the key for England. (Photo:AFP)

'Have to hit the ground running': Ben Stokes on upcoming Ashes

Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft will be making their return to the Test side after facing a one-year ban for...

31 July 2019 10:08 AM IST

Ben Stokes was banned and fined by the England and Wales Cricket Board for bringing the game into disrepute following a street brawl in Bristol in 2017. (Photo:AFP)

England talisman Ben Stokes hails new maturity as Ashes loom

The 28-year-old has been appointed as Joe Root's number two for the five-Test series against Australia.

31 July 2019 9:34 AM IST

The first Test between England and Australia starts at Edgbaston on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Five players to watch out for in the Ashes

AFP Sport looks at five players who could be match-winners in the Ashes.

30 July 2019 1:15 PM IST

AFP Sport looks at five of the most memorable series between crickets oldest rivals England and Australia. (Photo:AFP)

Five memorable Ashes series

The 2005 Ashes was one of the greatest series in cricket history and saw England triumph over their fiercest rivals for...

30 July 2019 12:57 PM IST

Tim Paine pats on Pat Cummins back for his excellent spell. (Photo:AP)

'Changes under Tim Paine have not affected Australia's desire to win':...

Former captain Steve Smith and his then deputy David Warner were both given 12-month suspensions by Cricket Australia.

30 July 2019 11:01 AM IST

Ellyse Perry had scalped the wicket of Englands Natalie Sciver in the World T20 final in November whereas she reached the milestone of 1000 runs in the teams match against England on Sunday. (Photo: Ellyse PErry Instagram)

Ellyse Perry first cricketer to hit 1000 runs, scalp 100 wickets in...

She displayed an all-round performance enabling Australia to register a seven wicket-win over England in the second...

29 July 2019 10:19 AM IST

Isa Guha has featured in eight tests, 83 ODIs and 22 T20Is in which she scalped 29, 101 and 18 wickets respectively. The Bengali cricketer retired on March 9, 2012. During the 2019 cricket World Cup, Isa was a part of the commentary panel. (Photo: Isa Guha/Instagram)

Isa Guha tweets a self-troll post after camera catches her using...

The women's Ashes 2019 one-off match between England and Australia got concluded as Australia won most of the matches...

26 July 2019 9:39 AM IST

David Warner made a timely fifty as Australias bowlers continued to hold sway in an intra-squad Ashes warm-up match at Southampton. (Photo:AFP)

David Warner hits fifty as bowlers star in Australia's Ashes warm-up...

Left-handed opener Warner, playing his first four-day game in 16 months after completing a year-long ban for...

25 July 2019 10:26 AM IST

The 43-year-old Marcus Trescothick recently announced his retirement from first-class cricket. (Photo:AFP)

Marcus Trescothick to join England coaching setup for first two Ashes...

Former England player Jonathon Trott has also fulfilled a similar role with the team ahead of the Test match against...

24 July 2019 10:42 AM IST

England will take on Ireland in a four-day Test match at Lords, starting today, and skipper Joe Root believes that the team will not get complacent and will give their 100 per cent. (Photo:AFP)

'Huge amount of confidence post World Cup victory', says Joe Root

In Anderson's absence, Olly Stone will be making his debut for England.

24 July 2019 10:12 AM IST

James Andersons fellow England fast bowler Stuart Broad (19th) will be looking to retain a top-20 place, which he has maintained since 2009, while Moeen Ali (25th, 621 points) is only 12 points behind from his best-ever rating points achieved in August 2017. (Photo:AP/PTI)

James Anderson looks to go back to top in Test rankings

Anderson is ranked second and has a chance to bridge the 16-point gap in the one-off Test.

23 July 2019 11:20 AM IST