Australia Announce Squad For Ashes 2025/26 1st Test
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England will hope to kickstart their Ashes campaign with victory in the First Test against Australia in Perth. Ben Stokes captains the side as they look to win a first series Down Under since
Test spin star Nathan Lyon insists Australia’s experienced bowling quartet haven’t discussed retirement plans as he also scoffed at claims from Steve Waugh that selectors shy away from making the tough calls required to help the national side’s transition.
England test captain Ben Stokes has been handed a two-year central contract that takes him through to a home Ashes series in 2027.
Cricket welcomes its boldest evolution yet with the unveiling of Test Twenty, a revolutionary 80-over format that fuses the strategic depth of Test cricket with the thrill of T20.
Test veteran Nathan Lyon says dumped opener Sam Konstas remains “the future of Australian cricket” but needs to go back to the Sheffield Shield to learn more about the game and how he wants to play it after losing his spot in the squad to Jake Weatherald.
I was at Eden Gardens for some work day before yesterday and it was nice to see the ground getting all decked up for the Test match. Fresh paint in the change rooms, new carpets, galleries getting a spruce up,
South Africa has leveled the two-test cricket series against Pakistan with an eight-wicket win the second match.
Shubman Gill is set to captain the Indian team in the upcoming series, which also sees the return of vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who has recovered from a toe injury. Pant demonstrated his fitness during a four-day match for India A against South Africa A.
Since the days of Shane Warne, if one spinner has stood out in Australia it is none other than Adam Zampa. The man is a superstar in the white-ball formats with over 300 scalps in just over 200 games. He’s been around for nearly a decade and had a crucial role to play in Australia winning the 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Test legend Steve Waugh says young star Sam Konstas’ batting struggles mirror his own rocky start, declaring he feels “a little bit sorry” for the breakout batter who bene dropped from the Australian team for the Ashes.