Australia drop Lyon, England to bat in second Ashes test
Dec 4 : Australia sprung a surprise by dropping veteran spinner Nathan Lyon and picking Michael Neser in a four-prong seam attack for the second Ashes test starting in Brisbane on Thursday.
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Australia's Cummins, Inglis in frame for second Ashes test
Dec 3 : Australia captain Steve Smith has declined to rule out a surprise return for fast bowler Pat Cummins in the second Ashes test against England, while backing middle-order option Josh Inglis to make a difference if picked by selectors.
Australia opener Khawaja ruled out of second Ashes test
SYDNEY, Dec 2 : Australia opener Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the second Ashes test against in England in Brisbane later this week by a back problem, the team said on Tuesday.
Labuschagne backs under fire Khawaja ahead of second Ashes test
SYDNEY, Dec 1 : Marnus Labuschagne has backed Usman Khawaja ahead of the second Ashes test and made it clear he will not be moving back up the order even if Australia decide to drop the struggling opener.
Broad says winning toss a crucial factor in pink-ball Ashes test
Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad said the second Ashes test starting Thursday next week will be a lottery and the toss is a key factor in Brisbane with the pink ball.
Australia captain Cummins, Hazlewood to miss another Ashes test
MELBOURNE :Australia captain Pat Cummins and fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood will sit out another Ashes test with injury while opening batter Usman Khawaja, who suffered back spasms in Perth, has been retained in an unchanged squad for the second match in Brisbane.
'The moment was right': Head floors England with match-winning hundred
PERTH :Australia's Travis Head got another chance to open the batting in a test match on Saturday and made the absolute most of it with one of the great Ashes centuries to drive the hosts to an eight-wicket win over England in the five-match series opener.
Australia's Head, Starc orchestrate England downfall in two-day Ashes rout
PERTH :Makeshift opener Travis Head scored a brilliant century and paceman Mitchell Starc claimed a 10-wicket haul as Australia ran out eight-wicket victors against England on Saturday inside an astonishing two days during the Ashes opener at Perth Stadium.