England 98 runs from victory at tea, eight wickets in hand
MELBOURNE, Dec 27 : England were 77 for two in their second innings at tea on day two of the fourth Ashes test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, needing 98 runs for victory.
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Australia 72-4 at lunch in fourth Ashes test
MELBOURNE, Dec 26 : Australia were 72 for four at lunch on day one of the fourth Ashes test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday after England won the toss and elected to field first.
Injured Archer out of Ashes, England drop Pope from Boxing Day test
MELBOURNE, Dec 24 : A side strain ended England fast bowler Jofra Archer's Ashes campaign on Wednesday while the beleaguered tourists dropped batter Ollie Pope for the fourth test against Australia.
England drop Pope for Boxing Day test, Archer out of Ashes
MELBOURNE, Dec 24 : England dropped vice-captain Ollie Pope for the fourth test against Australia, while fast bowler Jofra Archer was ruled out of the rest of the Ashes series with a left side strain, the touring side said on Wednesday.
England's Bethell, Potts and Tongue to play warmup game ahead of second test
England's Jacob Bethell, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue were picked to play a day-night warmup match against the Australian Prime Minister's XI in Canberra, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Monday.
England name pace bowler Wood in squad for first Ashes test
England have included pace bowler Mark Wood in a 12-player squad announced on Wednesday for the first Ashes test against Australia.
England top order woes continue as NZ complete ODI sweep
New Zealand skittled England's top order on their way to a nervy two-wicket win in the third one-day international on Saturday to sweep the series 3-0 and send the tourists off to Australia with some concerns about their batting.
New Zealand hammer reckless England despite Archer’s brilliance
HAMILTON, New Zealand: New Zealand defeated England by five wickets in the second ODI in Hamilton on Wednesday, with the return of Jofra Archer unable to ignite the visitors’ full-throttle style of cricket. The victory meant New Zealand clinched the three-match series with a game to spare after their four-wicket win in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. England’s batsmen flitted between reason and recklessness after New Zealand won the toss, with the visitors bowled out for 175 after just 36 overs. England’s aggressive batting often led to needless dismissals against the run of play, with no partnership lasting longer than six overs or more than 38 runs. New Zealand’s bowling was steady but not unplayable.