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.
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Murphy replaces Lyon in Australia squad, Cummins out of fourth test
SYDNEY, Dec 23 : Spinner Todd Murphy has been called into the Australia squad in place of the injured Nathan Lyon for this week's fourth Ashes test, while captain Pat Cummins will skip the Boxing Day test as his back issue is managed.
Australia crush England fightback to retain Ashes in Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Dec 21 : Australia swept to an 82-run win in the third Ashes test at Adelaide Oval on Sunday to retain the urn with two matches to spare and leave England facing recriminations over another failed campaign.
Khawaja overlooked as Australia captain Cummins, Lyon return for third Ashes test
ADELAIDE, Dec 16 : Captain Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon have returned to the Australia XI for the third Ashes test against England in Adelaide but opener Usman Khawaja has been left out, leaving his test career at a cross-roads.
Stokes, Jacks ensure Australia must bat again in second Ashes Test
Dec 7 : England captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Will Jacks kept their wickets intact for an entire session while ensuring Australia will need to bat again to push for victory in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Sunday.
Australia's Cummins eyes Adelaide test return in Ashes
Dec 6 : Australia captain Pat Cummins will be ready to return from injury for the third Ashes test against England in Adelaide, the fast bowler said on Saturday.
Starc shines with bat and ball to push Australia to brink of Gabba win
Dec 6 : Mitchell Starc made a late-career bid for all-rounder status when he scored a half-century and grabbed two wickets under the Gabba floodlights to push Australia to the brink of victory at the close of day three of the second Ashes test on Saturday.
England openers survive to dinner, trim Australia's lead to 132 runs
Dec 6 : Opening batters Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett gave England cheer after a miserable day in the field as they raced to 45 without loss to trim Australia's lead to 132 runs on day three of the second Ashes test in Brisbane on Saturday.