Arthur Morris

Australian batsman Shaun Marsh on Tuesday became only the 16th player in the history of Test cricket to be run out on 99.

Former Australia women's captain Karen Rolton was on Thursday inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame at a ceremony during the dinner break on the opening day of the third day/night Test between Australia and South Africa.

Muttiah Muralitharan, the most successful bowler in Tests and one-day internationals, was on Thursday inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Sunil Gavaskar and Adam Gilchrist will be recognised as Bradman Honourees at the annual Bradman Foundation's gala dinner to be held at the SCG.

Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar have joined Donald Bradman, Alan Davidson and Arthur Morris by having a set of gates named in their honour at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Legendary cricketer Steve Waugh will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the 2008 Allan Border Medal on Tuesday night.

Rain played a spoilsport in the morning session on Day 3 of the third Ashes Test as no play was possible due to heavy showers with more rain expected at Headingley on Saturday. As the rain continued, the umpires called in for an early lunch with no play possible before 5:40 pm IST. Australia were 116-4 in their second innings, a lead of 142 runs, as they looked to go 3-0 up in the five-match series and secure a first Ashes campaign triumph in England since 2001.

Sri Lankan batter Pathum Nissanka on Monday scored an unbeaten 127 in a successful run-chase against England at The Oval, joining an elite group of cricketers. His performance helped Sri Lanka chase down 219 runs and also made him the top run-scorer in international cricket for the year, surpassing teammate Kusal Mendis.

Australian openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja demonstrated remarkable resilience, leading their team to an unbeaten 135-run partnership in the fifth Ashes Test. Their performance rekindled hopes of claiming a historic series win on English soil. Warner and Khawaja thwarted England's Stuart Broad's retirement, leaving the cricketing world captivated by their steadfastness at the crease.

Relentless rain continued to play spoilsport in Leeds as the second session of the third day's play of the third Ashes Test was also washed out after no action in the morning session. After bad weather forced the umpires to call in an early lunch, there was no respite as no play was possible in the second session as well.

England faces a daunting 371-run target at Headingley to win the first Test against India. Openers Crawley and Duckett offer a glimmer of hope, closing Day 4 at 21 for no loss. Headingley is renowned for dramatic run chases, including Australia's record 404 in 1948 and England's own 362 in 2019.

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England and Australia will start the new Ashes series in Perth on Friday, stepping into a rivalry that has carried its own history for more than a century. England arrive with a clear target: to take back the urn for the first time since 2015. The article revisits five memorable series, highlighting iconic moments like Ben Stokes' Headingley heroics in 2019 and England's narrow 2005 victory.

England and Australia begin the latest edition of the Ashes at Brisbane on Wednesday with the visitors looking to wrestle back the urn.

If you are a cricket devotee then an Australian sojourn is never complete without a visit to cricket's ultimate pilgrimage, Sir Donald Bradman's village Bowral, where he spent 17 formative years of his life.

Mulvantrai Himmatlal Mankad was one of those rare cricketers, who had the distinction of scoring a hundred and taking five wickets in the same Test at the Lord's.

The Don was anything but. At least off the field. On the field he was the king of the mafiosi, getting his way every time. Slaughtering the opposition coldly, methodically, ruthlessly. But once retired, he was exemplary in his behaviour, never getting into controversies, never letting his legend descend into commercialism. Which is why when he died more than 50 years after he had laid up his cricket boots, there was no diminishing of his legend.

The Don was anything but. At least off the field. On the field he was the king of the mafiosi, getting his way every time. Slaughtering the opposition coldly, methodically, ruthlessly. But once retired, he was exemplary in his behaviour, never getting into controversies, never letting his legend descend into commercialism.

The Don was anything but. Atleast off the field. On the field he was the king of the mafiosi, getting his way every time.

In what was an amazing advertisement for Test cricket, Australia managed to pull a 2 wicket victory out of the jaws of defeat in the first Ashes Test vs England. Led ably by their skipper Pat Cummins, who remained ice cold in the face of incredible pressure and Nathan Lyon, who gave Cummins great support, the Aussies had the last laugh after a stage where it looked like England would win comfortably.