Barmy Army ups the Ashes ante against Punter and his boysLONDON - England’s Barmy Army has upped the ante by releasing a tongue-in-cheek tune, bashing Aussie captain Ricky Ponting in time for The Ashes. First Ashes cricket pitch brought back to lifeLONDON - The first cricket pitch used for an Ashes series on English soil has been returned to sporting use after seventy years. Hauritz’s career in the balance after poor form against SussexLONDON - The international career of Australian off spinner Nathan Hauritz is hanging in the balance after taking one wicket for 158 runs in a tour match against Sussex. “Our slow bowlers can beat the Aussies”, says SwannLONDON - England’s right-arm offbreak bowler Graeme Swann has expressed confidence on England’s spinners abilities to tangle Australians in a web to regain the historic Ashes series, which begins on Thursday. Vaughan to announce retirement from Test cricketLONDON - England’s most successful Test cricket captain Michael Vaughan will announce his retirement from Test and first-class cricket this week. Oz pacers will hold key to Ashes result: BenaudLONDON - Australia’s fast bowlers hold the key to which way this year’s Ashes will go, feels former Australian cricketer, captain and noted commentator Richie Benaud. Oz bowlers fail to impress in drawn tie against SussexSUSSEX - The drawn tour game against Sussex has left the Australian cricket team management with creases on their foreheads, at least insofar as deciding their bowling line-up for the first Ashes Test against England to played in Cardiff from July 8. Siddle will play first Ashes Test: NielsenWORCESTER - Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen has confirmed that in-form quick Peter Siddle will play the first Ashes Test at Cardiff. Ex-England skipper Vaughan to quit cricketLONDON - Former England captain Michael Vaughan is expected to announce his retirement from cricket this week. Oz opener Hughes gets back into his groove quicklySUSSEX - Australian opener Phillip Hughes was once again amongst the runs, 13 days before the first Ashes Test against England to be played at Cardiff from July 8. KP likes being member of a happy team than skipper of an unhappy oneLONDON - Star batsman KP is happy to accept much of the credit for England’s enhanced team spirit and confidence during the past six months. Australian fans ask cricketers to behave wellSYDNEY - Australian cricket fans have asked Ricky Ponting’s team not to sledge, swear, cheat and spit during the Ashes series starting next month in England. England cricketers to train in Belgium for AshesLONDON - The England cricket team is all set to chug along to Belgium on the Eurostar to get battle hardened for the first Ashes Test starting July 8 in Cardiff. No balls can cost Oz bowlers Ashes selection, warns NielsenMELBOURNE - Australian coach Tim Nielsen has warned his bowlers to stop bowling no balls or it could cost them a berth in the Ashes Tests. Flintoff finds his form with batLONDON - With just 11 days left for the first Ashes Test, England cricket fans found something to cheer as charismatic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff came back from injury with a glitzy 93 from 41 balls for Lancashire in a Twenty20 match. Johnson ready with deadly ‘chin music’ to curb Pietersen’s natural flourishSYDNEY - Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has promised to maintain his newfound aggression and will be aiming for the badge just above the ribcage England batsman Kevin Pietersen. Writing off Panesar biggest mistake Australia can make: StraussLONDON - Andrew Strauss, back in charge for the Ashes after Paul Collingwood captained England in the World Twenty20, has warned the Australians to not write off Monty Panesar. Climate phenomenon affects Ashes cricket series’ results, says Indian-origin researcherWASHINGTON - An Indian-origin researcher from the Walker Institute at The University of Reading has shown that the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon significantly affects the results of the Ashes cricket series. Andy Murray’s ‘kissing feet’ forfeits with his coaches!LONDON - Britain’s No.1 Andy Murray, who moved a step closer to lift the Wimbledon trophy, has revealed that he sometimes plants a smacker on the feet of his coaches. Hilditch does an encore with no Oz selector present during Australia’s warm up gameMELBOURNE - Australia’s chief selector Andrew Hilditch is at the centre of another controversy, with no selector being present to watch a pre-Ashes “bowl-off”. Warne says England would rue picking Panesar for first TestLONDON - Spin legend Shane Warne insists that England is wrong to line up Monty Panesar to play in the first Test against Australia, starting July 8. Injured Shane Watson almost certain to miss first Ashes Test
Border reveals his All Stars Ashes team over last 30-yearsSYDNEY - Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border has named Australia’s best players to have played against England in the past 30 years in July’s special Ashes issue of Alpha magazine. Hodge, Ferguson favourites to replace injured Watson in Oz Ashes squadLONDON - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he is prepared to call up a batting replacement to the Ashes squad because of Shane Watson’s knee injury. Stuart Broad wants to win Ashes to shut up his dad
Mark Waugh confident of Australia retaining AshesSYDNEY - Former Australian star, Mark Waugh, has expressed confidence in the Australian squad ahead of the historic Ashes series, saying that Australia is well placed to retain the trophy in England. Bopara’s advice to Aussies: Don’t waste your breath trying to sledge meLONDON - Ahead of making his Ashes debut, English batsman Ravi Bopara has warned the Aussies not to waste their breath trying to sledge him. Ponting says he loves LeicesterLONDON - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he loves Leicester, where his team has been based after their early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup. At right length, Lee’s formidable, says GillespieSYDNEY - Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie feels that Brett Lee can become a formidable force against England in the Ashes series if he can get his length right. England women crowned World Twenty20 championsLONDON - England women won the inaugural World Twenty20 cricket cup beating New Zealand by six wickets in the final at the Lord’s here Sunday. Michael Hussey wants to enjoy all three forms of cricketMELBOURNE - At 34, Australian batsman Michael Hussey is well aware of his shelf life and wants to play all the three versions of cricket despite the relentless international programme taking a huge toll on his body. Pre-tour security inspection should become mandatory: MillsAUCKLAND - New Zealand Cricket Players’ Association chief Heath Mills said pre-tour security inspection of major cricket countries in the world should become a standard practice. Tufnell goes Aussie ’sledging’ with Ashes anthem songLONDON - As cricket fever sweeps England, Marmite and Phil Tufnell have got together to give the Aussies a sound verbal thrashing with their new cricket anthem The Ashes Song.hil and the Wooden Urns’ comic song aims to sledge the Aussies and cheer the England players on to victory this summer. Hauritz relishing attacking a dancing Pietersen on a spinning trackSYDNEY - Australia’s only specialist spinner for Ashes series, Nathan Hauritz, is thinking of England’s batsmen, and how they might treat him. Symonds is a simple guy, asserts WaughNEW DELHI - Former Australian captain Steve Waugh Friday gave a peek into the mind of his troubled compatriot Andrew Symonds, saying the Queenslander thrived on the support of his state-mates. |
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MELBOURNE - Australian all rounder Shane Watson is almost certain to not play in the first Ashes Test, after medical scans confirmed a tear in his thigh muscle. The injury-plagued all rounder will not be sent home, but his Ashes prospects have declined as he sat out for county game against Sussex. “Shane Watson had a scan on his left knee which confirmed a low-grade strain of one of his quadriceps (thigh) muscles,” the Daily Telegraph quoted Australian physiotherapist Alex Kountouris, as saying.
LONDON - England’s fast bowler Stuart Broad wants to help his team regain Ashes, in order to stop his dad Chris from talking about his triumph against Australia 22 years ago. Broad has grown up knowing all about the glory of winning the Ashes, because his father keeps telling him, The Sun reports. “Do I talk to dad about what it is like winning the Ashes? Well, he certainly speaks to me about it! I’m not saying it is boring but, well, it was the highlight of his career and what he is best remembered for. He was Man of the Series,” Broad said.
