After the defeat against Sri Lanka in the Compaq Cup tri-series followed by Australia’s win over England in the fourth One-dayer resulted to India dropping to third place in the ICC ODI rankings list. India were displaced from the top spot within 24 hours of gaining it after their 139-run defeat against the hosts...
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Australia down to 4th place in ICC Test Rankings
Australian team has been knocked down from the number one slot to the fourth position in the ICC Test rankings after losing the Ashes series to England. They are placed behind India. Australia lost the fifth and crucial Test on Sunday by a comprehensive 197 runs. This tragedy cost Ricky Ponting’s men eight ratings...
England wins the Ashes
England team regained the Ashes on the wonderful match at the Oval. England scored 332 and 373 for 9 declared while Australia 160 and 348 (Hussey 121, Ponting 66, Swann 4-120). This 197 runs victory came to the England team on the fourth day of the fifth test played between the two countries. Stuart...
Flintoff to retire from Test Cricket
The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday said that England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is to retire from Test cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia because of persistent injury problems. The 31-year-old will continue to make himself available for one-day and Twenty20 fixtures, an ECB statement said. “My body...
The Ashes: 1st Test: England vs Australia: England saved by draw
England 1st innings AJ Strauss c Clarke b Johnson 30 AN Cook c Hussey b Hilfenhaus 10 RS Bopara c Hughes b Johnson 35 KP Pietersen c Katich b Hauritz 69 PD Collingwood c Haddin b Hilfenhaus 64 MJ Prior b Siddle 56 A Flintoff b Siddle 37 JM Anderson c Hussey b Hauritz...
1st Test: England Vs Australia
Simon Katich scored his maiden Ashes hundred and Australia captain Ricky Ponting also reached three figures to keep England at bay on the second day of the first Ashes Test on Thursday. Australia, at stumps at Sophia Gardens, were 249 for one in reply to England’s first innings 435, a deficit of 186. Left-handed...
