Mark Taylor came into the Ashes in 1989 off the back of just two Tests compiling just 67 runs in four innings. The 24-year-old from Wagga had plenty to prove with the English press describing that Australian team as the worst ever to tour the old country.Ashes talk banned among England's cricketersSydney Morning HeraldClarke, Haddin say Australia ready to win AshesFRANCE 24Cricket-Underdogs Australia ready for Ashes scrap - ClarkeReuters India
Pietersen has not played cricket since pulling out of the Auckland Test against New Zealand in March with bone bruising behind his right knee - an injury he first suffered during a training week in Queenstown before that three-match series. England ...
Sporting legends Sir Ian Botham and Gavin Hastings are putting their support behind the England cricket team and the British & Irish Lions and back both to taste victory this summer when they take on arch nemesis Australia during the Lions Tour and the ...
England secured the convincing victory over New Zealand they demanded in the first Test at Lord's - but question marks remain over the make-up of their team for the Ashes series against Australia starting in July. England ponder top-order problems ...
Andrew Strauss wants Kevin Pietersen fit for Ashes – Cricket news. Former Test captain of England Andrew Strauss on Friday said that it was important for the Three Lions' Ashes prospects that veteran batsman Kevin Pietersen regained full fitness ...
England's entirely predictable Test squad was accompanied yesterday by a severe warning about their future performance. Since Geoff Miller assumed the role of chairman of selectors six years ago he has rarely been given to flights of emotion, whether ...
Anyone for cricket? There's some new info on upcoming Ashes Cricket 2013 today courtesy of the development team. The new Field Editor feature will overhaul the fielding system used in previous iterations of the title and allow the player to totally do ...
Australia Names 16-Man Squad for Ashes Cricket Series in England. By Dan Baynes - 2013-04-24T01:46:00Z. Australia cricket selectors named the following 16-man squad for the Ashes Test series against England starting July 10 in Nottingham, England: ...
The 32-year-old now faces a testing eight months, starting with the Champions Trophy one‑day tournament next month, followed immediately by the Ashes in England begining on July 10, and then a return series Down Under starting on November 21.Cricket-England play fewer ODIs after next Ashes tourReuters IndiaMichael Clarke hopes Shane Watson will be fit to bowl in AshesCricket CountryAustralia, England make changes for women's AshesNDTV
Australia's captain has been one of the best batsman in world cricket in the past year, winning Wisden's cricketer of the year award. As captain he has presided over turmoil in recent months, though, with the fall-out from the homework suspension saga ...