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On this day: Rishabh Pant’s knock for the ages helps India conquer the Gabba fortress | Cricket News

On this day: Rishabh Pant’s knock for the ages helps India conquer the Gabba fortress | Cricket News

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India’s series win against Australia in 2018/19 was seen by many as one of the most significant moments in the team’s Test history. However, there is a good chance that Indian fans might not even place that among the favourite memories of seeing their side play Test cricket in Australia. That position might be taken by what India went and did in their subsequent tour Down Under, all of which culminated in Rishabh Pant etching his name permanently in the fond memories of cricket fans from his country and India confirming a second consecutive series win in the country by becoming the first team to beat Australia at the Gabba since Viv Richards’s world-beating West Indies side of 1988. Then 2018/19 series may have been the first time that an Asian team had beaten Australia in a Test series played at the latter’s home. At the same time, there were some murmurs of the fact that this was an Australian side still recovering from 2018 ball tampering scandal and without Steve Smith and David Warner. …

Updated ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Standings after Australia vs England 2nd Ashes Test Match

Updated ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Standings after Australia vs England 2nd Ashes Test Match

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ICC WTC 2025-2027 Updated Standings: A dominant Australia handed England an eight-wicket defeat in the second Ashes Test at Brisbane’s iconic Gabba on Sunday, extending their perfect record in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Having lost the Perth Test in just two days, England again failed to mount a serious challenge in Brisbane, succumbing in the Pink-Ball Day-Night Test on the fourth day. The visitors set Australia a paltry target of 65, which the home team chased down in just 10 overs. How the WTC table looks after Australia’s victory Australia have consolidated their position at the top without dropping any points. Their victory in the Pink Ball Test was their sixth straight win of the cycle, leaving them with a full 60 points and 100 PCT. Defending champions South Africa are second, having won three of their four Tests. They drew an away series against Pakistan 1–1 before sweeping India 2–0 in a two-match series. With a PCT of 75.09, the Proteas sit ahead of third-placed Sri Lanka, who—along with Australia and …

Joe Root’s father recollects how wife went into labour listening to commentary of 1990 Melbourne Test from Ashes | Cricket News

Joe Root’s father recollects how wife went into labour listening to commentary of 1990 Melbourne Test from Ashes | Cricket News

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After Joe Root finally managed to score a century in Australia in what was his 15th Test Down Under, his parents revealed how the Ashes was something that was in their son’s consciousness before he was even born. Root scored a century on the first day of the Pink Ball Test at the Gabba. It was cause for celebration for the England star because he had previously gone 12 years and 29 innings without scoring a ton. During the first day of the Gabba Test, Root’s parents joined the TNT Sports panel to talk about their son finally scoring a century. There, Root’s father Matt revealed how his son was almost born to play cricket. When a panelist asked the parents what Joe was like as a kid and whether scoring an ashes century in Australia was a bucket list item for the young Joe, his mother Helen said: “He just loved playing cricket. He had a bat in his hand ever since he could walk. He was just constantly playing cricket.” To this, Matt …

Mark Wood in doubt for Pink-Ball Test at Gabba? Joe Root provides clarity

Mark Wood in doubt for Pink-Ball Test at Gabba? Joe Root provides clarity

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Following reports from multiple sources claiming that England’s fast bowler, Mark Wood, is a doubtful starter for the pink-ball Test at the Gabba due to a recurring injury, teammate Joe Root provided an update on his condition. Root clarified that while he is not aware of the specific details of Wood’s injury, the express pacer is doing everything possible to ensure his availability for the second Ashes Test. “I don’t know the full ins and outs with Woody, but you know, with him, he’ll do everything he can to be as ready as soon as possible,” Root told England Cricket. “He is very professional in that regard; he is desperate to do well for England. He will put everything out on the field, leave no stone unturned, and he wants to bowl as fast as he can, as often as possible.” Wood’s status came into question after he skipped England’s first training session in Brisbane on Saturday, making him the only one of the 13 squad members in Queensland not to attend. Josh Tongue is …

Ben Stokes defends England’s ‘best preparation’ for Pink Ball Test at Gabba, saying ‘we’ve moved on’ from Perth’s crushing loss

Ben Stokes defends England’s ‘best preparation’ for Pink Ball Test at Gabba, saying ‘we’ve moved on’ from Perth’s crushing loss

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After a whirlwind innings from Travis Head, whose once-in-a-generation knock dismantled England in the first Ashes 2025-26 Test at Perth, visiting skipper Ben Stokes said his team has moved on from that eight-wicket loss. England had taken a 49-run lead by the end of Day 1, and it seemed they would push Australia into a corner. However, the collapse of nine wickets before Tea saw the team set a paltry target of just 205, which the home side chased in 28.2 overs courtesy of Head’s 69-ball century. “We’ve talked about it and we’ve moved on. We had some good conversations around the group,” Stokes said in Brisbane ahead of the second day-night Test starting on Thursday. “Look, Travis played an amazing knock, there’s no hiding away from that. But that’s not the overriding contribution as to why we didn’t end up getting the result,” he said. Stokes also said there were “amazing things throughout that Test match.” “The way that we bowled in the first innings … and we ended up putting a score on …

Gabba to be torn down after 2032 Olympics with cricket moving to new stadium in Brisbane

Gabba to be torn down after 2032 Olympics with cricket moving to new stadium in Brisbane

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The iconic Gabba stadium (Brisbane Cricket Ground) will make way for a new home of cricket after the Olympics in 2032, Queensland’s premier David Crisafulli revealed on Tuesday. Crisafulli announced a new $3.8 billion 63,000-seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which Australia will host. It must be noted that in Cricket Australia’s seven-year international venue allocation plans announced in 2024, Gabba was only guaranteed international cricket until next summer’s men’s Ashes. There was uncertainty whether the iconic stadium would be redeveloped or replaced. Story continues below this ad “The Gabba has been wonderful venue for cricket for many years and has provided fans and players with countless memories – however the challenges the stadium faces are well documented, and we need to look to the future. There is now the opportunity for Queensland to attract the world’s best cricket events, such as ICC events, men’s and women’s Ashes Series, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series between Australia and India, …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy in numbers: 8,37,879 people attended the five-match Test series | Cricket News

Border-Gavaskar Trophy in numbers: 8,37,879 people attended the five-match Test series | Cricket News

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A total of 8,37,879 people attended the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Cricket Australia said in a statement. The five-match Test series between Australia and India also had the fourth most highest crowd and it was also registered the most number of crowd for any non-Ashes series. “Congratulations to the Australian and Indian teams on producing one of the most fiercely contested and captivating Test series in Australian cricket history and to Pat Cummins and his team on winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in ten years,” said Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia Chief Executive. “We knew this would be an extraordinary series but the size of the crowds, viewing audiences and the digital engagement across all CA channels has exceeded our highest expectations. India’s Ravindra Jadeja, third right, celebrates with teammates after the wicket of Australia’s Sam Konstas during play on the first day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. (AP) “This series produced lifetime memories for the fans watching in packed stadiums or on …

‘Very tough call’: Mark Waugh and Michael Hussey share their thoughts on the axing Nathan McSweeney before Boxing Day | Cricket News

‘Very tough call’: Mark Waugh and Michael Hussey share their thoughts on the axing Nathan McSweeney before Boxing Day | Cricket News

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The inclusion of Sam Konstas in the Australian side, having replaced opener Nathan McSweeney, has been on the minds of every one. The inclusion of Konstas has had contrasting views amongst former cricketers, Mark Vaugh and Michael Hussey as the former believes that it was imperative to drop Nathan McSweeney and go for a more aggressive option, given that the top order has not produced desired results. Hussey, on the other hand, was of the belief that dropping McSweeney was a “very tough call,” ahead of the Boxing Day Test. Waugh is certain that Sam Konstas will be set to open for Australia, with the thought process that a positive strokeplay is required at the top. “He’ll open, I reckon he’s a certainty to open,” Waugh said on Fox Cricket. “I think they’ve selected him with the thought process that they need a bit more positive stroke play at the top of the order, particularly with Usman and Marnus struggling slightly. “Nathan McSweeney wasn’t scoring either. So I think the young, more aggressive player will …

Simon Katich’s advice for Sam Konstas on how to tackle Jasprit Bumrah at MCG: ‘Try and rotate the strike’ | Cricket News

Simon Katich’s advice for Sam Konstas on how to tackle Jasprit Bumrah at MCG: ‘Try and rotate the strike’ | Cricket News

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The top three of the Australian batting line-up have seemed to find it difficult to get going against Jasprit Bumrah this Border Gavaskar Trophy series. With Nathan McSweeney being dropped and teenager Sam Konstas being named as his replacement, former Australian batter Simon Katich spoke of what intent needs to be shown by the batsmen, especially by Sam Kosntas. “I know all the talk is around having more positive intent, and I think that’s all well and good and it is certainly something they have to be mindful of,” said Simon Katich on a podcast with Sen 1116, ahead of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. “But against someone like Bumrah intent is not about just blazing him for fours, because he doesn’t bowl many bad balls. So a lot of that intent has to be about rotating strike and being able to defend really well, because you’re not gonna be able to play with any intent if you aren’t there after the tenth over,” “That’s the challenge for all of these guys” Talking about …

In post-Ashwin era, Ravindra Jadeja has to carry burden of spin-bowling allrounder

In post-Ashwin era, Ravindra Jadeja has to carry burden of spin-bowling allrounder

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There was a moment when Ravindra Jadeja was walking back after hitting a game-saving 77 that’s worth freezing. R Ashwin, who a day later would announce his shock international retirement and fly back to India, was then at the dugout, that is out in the open by the stands at the Gabba. He would lean across, tap Jadeja and beam a smile; Jadeja would nod his head and walk through to the tunnel. What would have happened had he not hit that 77, especially after such a below-par bowling performances where his usually-impeccable control deserted him on the big stage. A poor performance with both bat and ball could have made matters tricky. Would it have affected Ashwin’s retirement decision, considering his wife said the final call was made that evening. Even if it didn’t, would the Indian management try harder to persuade Ashwin to stay back for Sydney, where now Jadeja has inked himself as the main spinner-allrounder spot? On such little big moments, wheels of a fascinating career can turn and run. Under …