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England are set to field a revamped attack featuring fast bowler Jofra Archer as they try to finally get Australias batting star Steve Smith out cheaply and level the Ashes in the second Test at Lords. (Photo:ANI/AFP)

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England hope Jofra Archer is on target against Steve Smith in 2nd...

Anderson's absence means England are set to give a Test debut to Archer, who will be returning to Lords.

13 Aug 2019 10:27 AM IST

24-year-old Jofra Archer was included in Englands 12 in the absence of record wicket taker James Anderson, who bowled only four overs in the first test at Edgbaston before injuring his calf again. (Photo:AP)

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'I've never been better', says Archer ahead of Ashes debut

Archer, who missed the first test, proved his fitness when he took six wickets and scored a century for county side...

13 Aug 2019 8:45 AM IST

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

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'Felt like getting better with each spell': Pat Cummins

England was all-out in both the innings and Pat Cummins took seven out of those 20 wickets.

12 Aug 2019 7:49 AM IST

There is a history of bad blood between the two teams and it wasnt any different after this match. (Photo: Instagram/ICC)

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ICC uploads Ashes captains' photo, fans react hilariously

The first Ashes test was a rollercoaster of a match, with the result swaying both ways on several encounters.

7 Aug 2019 6:34 PM IST

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon penetrated through Englands batting order as the home side got bundled out for 146 to lose the first Test match by 251 runs. (Photo:cricket.com.au/twitter)

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Sydney Sixers pay homage to Nathan Lyon in iconic 'Lion King' style;...

The bowler scalped six wickets in the second innings of the Test match, enabling the side to win the match by 251 runs.

7 Aug 2019 9:23 AM IST

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Twitterati reacts after Australia beat England to go on top of WTC...

Australia now leads the five-match Ashes series 1-0.

6 Aug 2019 4:54 PM IST

Since 2001, Australia failed to win the Ashes series in England. BUt Tim Paine says Australia are in England to win the 2019 Ashes series. (Photo:AP)

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Australia is here to win Ashes: Tim Paine

Australia last won the Ashes series in England in 2001, under the leadership of Steve Waugh, when they claimed the...

6 Aug 2019 3:31 PM IST

Although England lost the first Test by 251 runs, it was the innings by Rory Burns that set the tone for England. (Photo: AP)

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Rory Burns 10th player to bat on all five days of a Test match

Here is the complete list of players who have achieved this remarkable feat.

6 Aug 2019 3:27 PM IST

Any thoughts Steve Smith might be rusty on his return to Test cricket following a 12-month ban for his involvement in a ball-tampering scandal were dashed by innings of 144 and 142. (Photo:AFP)

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Three things we learned from the first Ashes Test

AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from the opening match in a five-Test clash for the Ashes.

6 Aug 2019 12:40 PM IST

$Smith, pilloried and banned for a year over the infamous Sandpaper-gate affair, rose above taunts of \We saw you cry on the telly\ with centuries in each innings before England crumbled to a 251-run defeat in Birmingham. (Photo: AFP)$ Sports

Who's crying now? Australian glee as cricketers rise from Ashes

Australians basked in rediscovered pride in their cricketers Tuesday after Steve Smith inspired a thumping Ashes Test...

6 Aug 2019 12:25 PM IST

Steve Smith hit 144 and 142 as Australia beat England by 251 runs at Edgbaston to win the opening game of the five-match Ashes series. (Photo:AFP)

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Emotional Steve Smith revels in Ashes centuries

Smith, who has now scored 25 hundreds in 65 Tests, revealed he had lost his passion for cricket as a result of his ban...

6 Aug 2019 10:05 AM IST

Former captain Steve Smith, who had made a superb 144 in the first innings of his first Test since completing a 12-month ban for his role in last years ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, was 46 not out. (Photo:AFP)

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Cricket fraternity hails Steve Smith remarkable return to Test cricket

Sachin's remarks come after Australia's 251-run win over England in the first Test match of the ongoing Ashes at...

6 Aug 2019 9:46 AM IST