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Women's Ashes: England firmly believe that Australia are beatable, reveals Nasser Hussain
Australia have held the Women's Ashes since 2015, winning three out of the last four series. In absence of Meg Lanning, the Alyssa Healy-captained side comes into the multi-format series in England on the back of winning ODI and T20 World Cups as well as a gold medal in Commonwealth Games, which means all odds are stacked against England.
Ashes 2023: Australia's method stood up against England and it has worked, says Ricky Ponting
Captain Pat Cummins led Australia to a thrilling victory at Edgbaston through an unbeaten 44 and match-winning ninth-wicket stand of 55 with Nathan Lyon to chase down 281 on the last day of the match. Australia's win came following Stokes' daring first-innings declaration on 393/8 on day one's play.
Ashes 2023: When you are nailing opposition; make sure you finish the deal, advises Vaughan to England
Chasing 281, Australia got home courtesy of an unbeaten ninth-wicket stand of 55 between Pat Cummins (44 not out) and Nathan Lyon (16 not out) on day five's play. England, who declared their first innings on 393/8 on day one's play, managed to keep Australia down to 227/8, but missed a chance to take out Lyon when Stokes dropped a crucial difficult catch.
Ashes 2023: Pat Cummins showed antidote to Bazball approach is ice in the veins, says Justin Langer
Cummins came out to bat when Australia needed 72 runs to win with three wickets in hand on day five's play. After witnessing the dismissal of Alex Carey, Cummins displayed remarkable composure, remaining unbeaten on 44 off 73 deliveries to guide Australia to victory.
Joe Root replaces Marnus Labuschagne as new top-ranked batter in ICC Men's Test rankings
Root managed scores of 118 not out, his 30th Test century and 46 in both innings in a losing cause during the first Ashes Test in Birmingham. Those superb individual efforts saw the 32-year-old rise a massive five places and regain his place as the number one-ranked Test batter in the world. Labuschagne has dropped to third place as a result of scores of 0 and 13 against England, with Kiwi veteran Kane Williamson, out due to an ACL injury, jumping two places to second overall.
'Don't understand so much chatter...', Harbhajan reacts on Moeen Ali fined for using spray on finger
He further said if the same had been done by a batter, nobody would have even taken note of it. "Don't understand so much chatter around Moeen Ali using spray on spinning fingers to numb the pain. Only issue is he should have informed the umpires, but if the batsman gets a blister under the gloves, and he gets a spray.
Ashes 2023: 'Match was well within our grasp', says Cummins after Australia's win at Edgbaston
Cummins came on the bat when Australia needed 72 runs to win with three wickets in hand. Shortly thereafter, he witnessed the dismissal of Alex Carey, who made an unsuccessful attempt to strike Joe Root straight down the field. Despite this setback, the Australian captain displayed remarkable composure, remaining unbeaten on 44 runs from 73 deliveries, ultimately guiding his team to triumph.
Ashes 2023: 'Players are in absolute pieces, we are devastated', says Ben Stokes after Edgbaston loss
In a thrilling conclusion to the first Test at Edgbaston, the visiting team managed to secure an improbable victory on a dramatic final day. Despite England initially being in a commanding position, skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon orchestrated a remarkable partnership of 55 runs for the ninth wicket, leading Australia to a thrilling win.
Ashes 2023: Credit to Australia, they were just too good for us, says James Anderson after narrow loss in opening Test
Captain Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon exhibited remarkable composure as they successfully guided the visitors to victory, with only two wickets remaining and 54 runs needed. Their nerves of steel ensured that they accomplished the task at hand. Cummins stood up when it mattered, smiling his way through an innings of the utmost quality, hitting the winning runs to the boundary to finish unbeaten on a match-winning 44 on Tuesday.
Vinesh Phogat's name 'cleared' for Budapest ranking series, reports
The Budapest event is the fourth and last ranking series of the year. According to reports, her name was cleared in a meeting between the ad hoc committee which runs the sport and officials from the government's TOP scheme on Tuesday. Vinesh, along with Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and Rio Games bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, has led the wrestlers' protest against former WFI president.
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