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‘Should you touch another player? The answer is no’: AUS legends react after Stokes-Labuschagne SCG mid-pitch exchange | Cricket News

‘Should you touch another player? The answer is no’: AUS legends react after Stokes-Labuschagne SCG mid-pitch exchange | Cricket News

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The back-end of the Ashes series witnessed some spice on the field when England captain Ben Stokes and Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne were involved in a fiery exchange at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday. Despite putting on a hefty 384 on the back of Joe Root’s record-breaking 160, his 41st Test century, across two days, Australia munched into the visitors’ lead in quick time with in-form Travis Head storming to a quick-fire half-century. Batting alongside Marnus Labuschagne for the second wicket, Head continued his onslaught with a steady diet of boundaries. Labuschagne seemed to have hit Stokes’ nerve when his constant jibes from the non-strikers’ end coincided with Head slamming the England captain for two consecutive fours. As Stokes walked back, he could be seen hurling back a few words while wrapping an arm around Labuschagne and extending the conversation. According to news.com.au, Stokes appeared to tell the Aussie No. 3 to “shut the **** up.” Things got pretty heated 👀#Ashes pic.twitter.com/UHum32WUH0 — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 5, 2026 Stokes proceeded to pat Labuschagne on …

STATS: Joe Root narrows gap with Sachin Tendulkar to under 2000 runs, equals Ricky Ponting with 41st Test century in Sydney | Cricket News

STATS: Joe Root narrows gap with Sachin Tendulkar to under 2000 runs, equals Ricky Ponting with 41st Test century in Sydney | Cricket News

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Joe Root has finally notched up a red-ball hundred in Australia, ending over a decade-long wait for a century in Test cricket’s oldest version during the fifth Ashes 2025-26 Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday. Resuming from his overnight score of 72, Root nonchalantly cantered to his 41st Test century in only 146 deliveries on day two morning, marking his second century of the tour Down Under after having notched up his maiden Test ton in the country in the Pink-Ball Test at the Gabba last month. The 34-year-old had never reached the three-figure mark in 14 Test matches held in Australia before the current series. Root equals Ponting Joe Root brings up his second Test century in Australia 👏#Ashes | #PlayoftheDay | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/bXwBXY7nw0 — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 5, 2026 The Englishman marked the first international Test ton of 2026, a milestone that saw him draw level with Australia legend Ricky Ponting at 41 Test centuries, the third-most in the format, only behind Sachin Tendulkar (51) and Jacques Kallis (45). Root also …

Michael Atherton on Harry Brook’s innings in Sydney Ashes Test on Day 1: ‘Lost the plot… was so lucky’

Michael Atherton on Harry Brook’s innings in Sydney Ashes Test on Day 1: ‘Lost the plot… was so lucky’

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Todd Murphy is hopeful for spinners having a big role in Sydney Ashes Test

Todd Murphy is hopeful for spinners having a big role in Sydney Ashes Test

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Australian off-spinner Todd Murphy is hopeful of spinners having a role in the fifth and final Test of the Ashes 2025-26 series at Sydney Cricket Ground. Spin hasn’t played much of a role in the ongoing series, with pacers dominating the proceedings right from the Perth Test. The SCG has historically favoured spinners. While England have sidelined their frontline spinner, Shoaib Bashir, in the four Tests so far, Nathan Lyon too has had only a limited role to play for Australia. However, with Lyon out due to injury and the Sydney Cricket Ground being a favoured venue for spinners, Murphy has reasons to believe that he might have a big role to play in his debut home Test. “I don’t think going into the series there was ever that planning or idea that spin wouldn’t play a role. I think it’s sort of just been how it’s eventuated. I think it’ll evolve from year to year. Next year it could be completely different,” said Murphy. ALSO READ | Stuart Broad heaps praise on Josh Tongue: …

Ashes 2025-26 | Usman Khawaja confirmed for Sydney Test: Australia coach McDonald 

Ashes 2025-26 | Usman Khawaja confirmed for Sydney Test: Australia coach McDonald 

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Australia head coach and selector Andrew McDonald has confirmed Usman Khawaja will play in the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground amid media speculation it could be his last international. The oldest player in an ageing squad, the 39-year-old lefthander’s spot in the line-up is under scrutiny following his demotion down the batting order and as selectors look to the future. With the promoted Travis Head taking his opening spot, Khawaja batted at number four in the third Adelaide Test ‍and ⁠number five in the fourth match in Melbourne. While some reports in Australian media have suggested Sydney could be Khawaja’s last international, McDonald said he had not had any conversations with him about his future. “There’s no indication at my end that he’s calling it in Sydney,” McDonald told reporters in Melbourne on ​Monday. “But his performance in this calendar year has been good ‌enough to warrant selection so I’d say he’ll be there marking centre in Sydney.” Khawaja has not spoken publicly of his plans and returned home to …

Tim Paine on Sydney pitch for 5th IND vs AUS Test: I would have given it the lowest possible rating and effectively placed the SCG on notice | Cricket News

Tim Paine on Sydney pitch for 5th IND vs AUS Test: I would have given it the lowest possible rating and effectively placed the SCG on notice | Cricket News

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Former Australian cricketer Tim Paine slammed the pitch for the final Test at Sydney Cricket Ground. The Test ended up in two-and-a-half days with none of the teams reaching the 200 run-mark. The surface was seaming around throughout the Test match and showed signs of inconsistent bounce as the cracks opened up. “It meant batting relied more on luck than skill and although the ICC gave it a satisfactory rating, I would have given it the lowest possible rating and effectively placed the SCG on notice: dish up something like that again and you will be suspended from hosting international cricket,” Paine wrote in his column vs News Corp via Yahoo. Earlier ICC has rated the Sydney pitch as ‘satisfactory,’ which is the second-highest category. “The SCG has been striving to bring out their unique characteristics of early pace and bounce before the pitch wears and spins. This year was a step in the right direction to achieving this which provided an exciting finish to the Border Gavaskar Trophy series and bodes well for the Ashes …

Sydney pitch rated ‘satisfactory’: A step in the right direction says Cricket Australia official | Cricket News

Sydney pitch rated ‘satisfactory’: A step in the right direction says Cricket Australia official | Cricket News

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Australia has won the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1. Across the five Tests, the teams have contested at five different venues, getting exposed to different conditions. ICC has rated the pitches for the first four Tests in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne as “very good,” which is the highest rating. Meanwhile, in Sydney, where the game ended in two and a half days on a green seaming wicket, ICC has rated the pitch as ‘satisfactory,’ which is the second highest category. “The SCG has been striving to bring out their unique characteristics of early pace and bounce before the pitch wears and spins. This year was a step in the right direction to achieving this which provided an exciting finish to the Border Gavaskar Trophy series and bodes well for the Ashes summer in 2025-26 said Peter Roach, CA Head of Cricket Operations and Scheduling. “We are delighted by the quality of pitches produced,” Roach said. “We encourage pitches that bring out the unique characteristics of that venue and this has long been a feature of …

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 …

Vidya Balan’s team counters ‘PR activity’ claims over her tweet for Rohit Sharma: ‘She was moved by his selfless act’ | Bollywood

Vidya Balan’s team counters ‘PR activity’ claims over her tweet for Rohit Sharma: ‘She was moved by his selfless act’ | Bollywood

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Vidya Balan showed support for cricketer Rohit Sharma after he decided to sit out from the Sydney Test against Australia was only due to his poor form in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, this move was met with a lot of backlash in the comments, where many claimed that it was part of a PR activity orchestrated by Rohit. Now Vidya’s team has given a statement regarding the matter. (Also read: Raha Kapoor holds on to dad Ranbir Kapoor, steals the spotlight in maasi Shaheen Bhatt’s New Year vacation pics) Vidya Balan’s team has given a statement on the recent claims of PR activity. What the statement read On Sunday, the actor’s team issued a statement rubbishing the claims, which read: “There has been some speculation regarding a tweet Ms Vidya Balan put out yesterday expressing her admiration for the grace Rohit Sharma exhibited by stepping back as a player and captain from the last test match.” It went on to add: “Let it be unequivocally stated that Ms Balan posted this completely of her own …

Sunil Gavaskar upset that he wasn’t called to hand over Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia | Cricket News

Sunil Gavaskar upset that he wasn’t called to hand over Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia | Cricket News

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Sunil Gavaskar couldn’t step on to the dais to hand over the trophy named after him to the Australians at the post-series presentation. He stood at the edge of the boundary rope and clapped when Allan Border handed the Border-Gavaskar trophy to Pat Cummins. The plan by Cricket Australia was that Allan Border would present the trophy if Australia won and Gavaskar would if India retained it. “I certainly would have loved to have been there for the presentation. After all it is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and it is about Australia and India,” Gavaskar was quoted by Code Sports. “I mean, I am here on the ground. To me it should not matter that Australia won when it comes to the presentation. They played better cricket so they won. That’s fine. Just because I am an Indian (I did not present the trophy). I would have been happy to present the trophy with my good friend Allan Border.” Couple of days earlier Gavaskar had told this newspaper about his bond with Border. “I am very …