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WTC points table: Pakistan top, India second after England, Australia have points deducted
Firstcricket Staff •Pakistan are at the top with a win percentage of 100 and 24 points as a result of their clean sweep in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
Ashes: England, Australia docked WTC points, fined for slow over-rate
Firstcricket Staff •The Ashes finished 2-2 with England coming from 0-2 down to clinch the third and fifth Tests. However, Australia retained the urn.
Ashes 2023: Khawaja's redemption act, Carey stumping Bairstow, Broad's farewell and more talking points from series
Firstcricket Staff •With the Ashes series done and dusted, let’s now take a look at some talking points that made the headlines.
Ashes 2023: England captain Ben Stokes clears the air on skipping the customary post-series drink
Firstcricket Staff •The English dressing room reportedly remained locked to the Australians, who made multiple approaches to their rivals for a post-series drink at the end of the Oval Test.
Ashes 2023: Retiring Stuart Broad says sealing England’s triumph in final ball of his career ‘pretty cool’
Firstcricket Staff •Broad, who announced his decision to retire from the sport after the Oval Test, sealed England's series-leveling 49-run triumph by getting Todd Murphy and Alex Carey caught-behind in the evening session of the final day.
Ashes 2023: ‘If Stokesy messages me again, I’m going to delete it’, Moeen Ali confirms Test retirement
Firstcricket Staff •Following England's series-leveling 49-run victory in the fifth Test at The Oval, Ali confirmed he was indeed done with Tests, and will delete any future SOS messages from Stokes.
Ashes 2023: Australia captain Pat Cummins rues 'key moments' in drawn series
•Pat Cummins said he was well aware that for all Australia's recent triumphs elsewhere, his side would be judged on the Ashes.
Ashes 2023: Ben Stokes vindicated as 'Bazball' pays off in fifth Test thriller
•Ben Stokes, speaking in the aftermath of fifth Ashes Test victory, said England had been "very successful" with Bazball but he was not surprised to face pushback.
Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad's winning wickets 'written in the stars', says England skipper Ben Stokes
•Ben Stokes, who hit a stunning 155 in a losing cause at Lord's, said he hoped youngsters would be inspired by what they had witnessed during the Ashes
Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad bows out with match-winning wicket as England draw series
•Australia, chasing a mammoth 384 runs to win, slumped from 264/3 to 334 all out, with retiring Stuart Broad wrapping up the match with the final two wickets.