Ashes 2017 News
Steve Smith's Australians swept to an innings victory in Monday's final Sydney Test, condemning England to four comprehensive defeats in the five-match series.
The young England captain finished the demanding five-Test series debilitated by a stomach bug which flared overnight and sent him to hospital.
Pat Cummins led the Australian offensive in Sydney with four wickets for 39 to finish man-of-the-match and the leading wicket taker in the series with 23.
Joe Root could score a "scary" amount of runs when he starts converting his half-centuries into centuries, teammate Dawid Malan said on Thursday after the England captain failed to do so for the fourth time in the Ashes series.
Ashton Agar said on Sunday he was ready for another crack at England after being called into Australia's squad as the second spin-bowling option for this week's final Ashes Test in Sydney.
England were again denied a win in their troubled Ashes series in Melbourne on Saturday but skipper Joe Root says it is all eyes on a face-saving win in the final Test in Sydney.
Rival captains Steve Smith and Joe Root were critical of the lifeless Melbourne pitch after the fourth Ashes Test on Saturday, only the second draw in the showpiece Boxing Day Test in 20 years.
Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar has been recalled to Australia's squad for the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney as the hosts ponder a twin-spin attack against England for the dead rubber.
Australia captain Steve Smith tormented England with another century as the fourth Ashes test ended in a frustrating draw for Joe Root's side at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.
England rejected ball-tampering allegations as a "beat-up" on Friday as rain frustrated their push for first victory of this Ashes series against Australia.
The umpires called off play after persistent rain, with Australia 103/2 and trailing the tourists by 61 runs after England`s first innings ended on the first ball of the day at 491
Cook's 244 not out in the ongoing Melbourne Test is the highest ever score by an opener who carried his bat through an innings.
Alastair Cook said selectors would have been entitled to drop him over his poor form - before his masterful double-century put England in a winning position in the fourth Ashes Test on Wednesday.
The veteran England opener was unbeaten on 244 in his side's 491/9 at close on day three of the fourth Test. It is the highest score by a visiting batsman in a Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
A Boxing Day Test debut that promised the elation of a key wicket for Tom Curran went sour in the space of two deliveries on Tuesday as the rookie England paceman had David Warner caught on 99 with a no-ball.
David Warner says in-form Steve Smith is a freakish talent while England`s leading bowler James Anderson says the Australia skipper is in the form of his life.
Starc is carrying a heel injury while Overton has a fractured rib.
England's players owed under-fire skipper Joe Root their utmost to turn the tables on dominant Australia in the showpiece Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow said Saturday.
Pat Cummins says fellow Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc's heel injury could lead to a lengthy spell away from the game if not treated properly ahead of Tuesday's fourth Test against England.
Johnson said Stuart Broad doesn't look "up to it", while Alastair Cook's scars from the last series still appear fresh.
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