Ashes 2023
Ashes 2023: Protesters briefly disrupt play during second Eng vs Aus Test at Lord's
Ahead of the second over of the match, protestors wearing 'Just Stop Oil' t-shirts and holding bags of orange powder, ran onto the ground but neither made it onto the playing strip. While captain Ben Stokes stopped one protestor and a steward took care of another protestor, England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow sprung into action by lifting and carrying one protestor off the field, all by himself.
Ashes 2023: Nathan Lyon becomes first specialist bowler to play 100 consecutive Test matches
Lyon, who made his Test debut in July 2011, has also become only the sixth player in the history of cricket to feature in 100 consecutive Tests. Other players in the list are Alastair Cook (159), Allan Border (153), Mark Waugh (107), Sunil Gavaskar (106) and Brendon McCullum (101). Coincidentally, Lyon has achieved this rare landmark at Lord's, the same venue where he was dropped in the format for the last time.
Ashes 2023: Australia's depth and ability to play in any situation gives them advantage over England, says Tim Paine
Australia kickstarted Ashes 2023 with a thrilling two-wicket victory over England at Edgbaston and are entering the second Test at Lord’s starting from Wednesday with a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. "We had a number of our good players down and I think our depth and our ability to play any situation and any condition and at any tempo is a real advantage in this series given we know how England are going to play.
Ashes 2023: 'If you’re going to just entertain, they might as well be a circus', says Geoffrey Boycott to England team
Ahead of the Lord’s Test starting from Wednesday, England are 1-0 down in the five-game series after a two-wicket defeat to Australia in a thrilling first Test at Edgbaston. Captain Ben Stokes was criticised by various experts for his surprise declaration on day one's play in the first Test. "When you get ahead of yourself -- and that's what England did -- they stopped thinking. If you're going to just entertain, they might as well be a circus. That's it, go be a professional circus around the world.
Ashes 2023 will be done and dusted if Australia win Lord's Test, believes Glenn McGrath
The Pat Cummins led Australia won the first match by two wickets after a gripping five-day encounter at Edgbaston to take a vital 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The second Ashes Test starts on Wednesday at Lord's. "The last time a team came from behind to win the Ashes was in 2005, a series I was right in the thick of. We were 1-0 up heading into the second Test at Edgbaston, a match I sat out after the infamous incident of treading on the ball in the warm-up.
Ashes 2023: Josh Tongue replaces Moeen Ali for the second Test v Australia
Tongue made his Test debut against Ireland at Lord's earlier this month, claiming 5-66 in the second innings. His inclusion in the only change from the team that lost the first Test at Edgbaston by two wickets. Moeen suffered a blistered finger during the opening match of the series, which Australia clinched by two wickets in a thrilling contest that went deep into the final day.
Women's Ashes: Ashleigh Gardner claims 8/66 as Australia beat England by 89 runs
Ashleigh's effort means she finishes the one-off Test with an astonishing 12 wickets, after previously picking four wickets in the first innings, with her haul being an Australian record. For England, debutant Danni Wyatt top-scored with 54 before she was trapped lbw by Ashleigh as Australia wrapped up the match within 21 overs on final day's play.
'I hold myself to a much higher standard': Labuschagne aims to reclaim top form at Lord's
Labuschagne will make a return to Lord's for the second Test, which holds significance as it was the venue where his career gained momentum in 2019 when he replaced Smith as a concussion substitute. Since then, he has showcased remarkable consistency, accumulating 10 Test centuries and occasionally maintaining an average above 60.
Ashes 2023: 'I find it pretty fun', Travis Head unfazed by Ollie Robinson's sledging
Australia took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series with a thrilling two-wicket victory at Edgbaston, but there are certain members of the England squad, fueled by their aggressive 'Bazball approach, seem to have overlooked the defeat. England seamer Ollie Robinson, who was criticised by Australia greats Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting .
Ashes 2023: Nathan Lyon reacts to Ollie Robinson’s No.11 remark says, 'That’s all a bit of banter'
Robinson's comments came after Australia were bowled out for 386 in the first innings of the Ashes opener. English bowlers unleashed a series of short-pitched deliveries, leading to the dismissal of the final four Australian wickets for a mere 14 runs on Day 3 of the first Ashes Test.
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