July 31, 2009
Onions and Anderson rip through Australia
The morning well and truly belonged to Graham Onions and James Anderson, who thrust England into the ascendancy with seven wickets
The morning well and truly belonged to Graham Onions and James Anderson, who thrust England into the ascendancy with seven wickets
Australia’s batsmen refused to suffer further from the team’s Edgbaston curse as they raced to 126 for 1 on a first day significantly curtailed by rain
The results of our Andrew Flintoff limerick competition
Border down, Lara and Tendulkar to go! Ricky Ponting - Australia’s second-best batsman of all time - has cemented his place in Test history by becoming the nation’s leading run-scorer.
Ricky Ponting has become Australia’s leading Test run-scorer after passing Allan Border’s mark of 11,174 during the third Test at Edgbaston
Featuring Cricinfo’s deputy editor Alex Brown, UK editor Andrew Miller and Australasia editor Peter English
Ricky Ponting is on the verge of Australian history as day two of the third Test at Edgbaston gets underway. Join us for our LIVE Blog of all the action.
Phillip Hughes became the first player to “tweet” his own axing from the team
A day that began with the threat of a total washout finished with England wishing the rain had continued to fall
Australia coach Tim Nielsen has hailed England’s sportsmanship in allowing them to bring in reserve wicketkeeper Graham Manou for his Test debut at Edgbaston.
Shane Watson entered the Edgbaston Test having never batted higher than No. 6, and with single-digit totals in each of his last four innings
Sri Lanka’s world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan has said he will quit Test cricket next year, but continue to play limited-overs cricket.
Shane Watson came good at the top of the order as Australia skipper Ricky Ponting put himself on the verge of history at the end of an abridged day one at Edgbaston.
Plays of the day from the first day of the Edgbaston Test between England and Australia
Australia were dealt a major blow just prior to the coin toss with Brad Haddin forced from the side with a suspected broken finger and Graham Manou called in for his Test debut
Ricky Ponting resisted the temptation to bowl in friendly conditions caused by a six-hour rain delay as Australia attempt to fight back from a 1-0 Ashes deficit in the third Test
Ricky Ponting resisted the temptation to bowl in friendly conditions caused by a six-hour rain delay as Australia attempt to fight back from a 1-0 Ashes deficit in the third Test
Test great Doug Walters has led a chorus of critics blasting Australia selectors for pushing the panic button too early by sacking rookie opener Phillip Hughes.
Former Australia coach John Buchanan’s much-maligned boot camp could finally have paid a dividend.