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Ashes 2021-22: Ricky Ponting slams Joe Root and England team after poor performance in Test series
Trendingdesk •Ricky Ponting said he has never seen a 'worse-performing team in Australia' than the current England side.
India vs South Africa Highlights, 1st Test, Day 3, Full Cricket Score: Visitors reach 16/1 at stumps, lead by 146
Firstcricket Staff •India vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score, 1st Test at Centurion, Day 3, Latest Scorecard and Updates: Marco Jansen with the early breakthrough, getting Agarwal caught-behind off his first ball of the innings! Shardul Thakur is sent out to bat as the nightwatchman, getting off the mark with a boundary off the last ball of the day. And that's STUMPS on Day 3, with India ending the day with a 146-run lead with nine wickets in hand. Thanks to a sizeable first innings lead, they’re still favourites to go 1-0 up.
India vs South Africa Highlights, 1st Test Match, Day 2, Full Cricket Score: Play called off without a single ball bowled thanks to bad weather
Firstcricket Staff •India vs South Africa Live Score, Final Cricket Score and Live Streaming, Latest Updates: Play call off without a ball bowled! What was increasingly appearing the likely outcome has now been officially confirmed by the match officlals, who have declared stumps on Day 2 without a single delivery bowled. Disappointing for both teams involved and for all the fans back home watching on their television sets.
Highlights, Ashes 2021-22, Australia vs England 3rd Test Day 2: Visitors in trouble, trail by 51 runs
Firstcricket Staff •Check out LIVE score from the third Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
India vs South Africa: KL Rahul's ton guides visitors to perfect start in Centurion Test
•Rahul and opener partner Mayank Agarwal, set up a strong platform for India with a 117-run stand, enabling the visitors to reach 272 for three at stumps.
India vs South Africa Highlights, Boxing Day Test at Centurion, Full Cricket Score: Visitors dominate Day 1, reach 272/3 at stumps
Firstcricket Staff •India vs South Africa Live Score, Final Cricket Score and Live Streaming, Latest Updates: Keshav Maharaj bowls out the final over of the day, signing off with a maiden. India end the day on a commanding position, collecting 272 runs along the way after opting to bat, losing three wickets along the way with Cheteshwar Pujara the only Indian batter to not get off to a start. KL Rahul’s continues to shine away from home with his second overseas ton of 2021 after his 129 at Lord’s. Rahane, meanwhile, is off to an impressive start, racing away to 40 with the help of eight boundaries.
Ashes 2021-22: Can't fathom Stuart Broad's omission from Boxing Day Test, says Michael Vaughan
•"How England have not seen Broad, with all his experience, such a wonderful Test career, is not going to be bowling a ball on a green top in Brisbane and now not here in Melbourne, that's staggering really," Vaughan said.
India vs South Africa: Internal conversation about captaincy is not for media, says Rahul Dravid
•The India head coach refused to divulge details of any internal conversation he might have had with the selectors on Virat Kohli's white-ball captaincy, saying it is not for public consumption.
India vs South Africa: Playing in our backyard gives us upper hand against visitors, says Dean Elgar
•"I think it's pretty even-stevens. Us playing at home, obviously, gives us a little bit of an upper hand," Elgar said ahead of the Boxing Day Test in Centurion.
Ashes 2021-22: I was really angry after missing Adelaide Test, says Pat Cummins
•Australia captain Pat Cummins didn't know how to channelise his anger after a fellow diner turned out to be COVID-19 positive, forcing him to miss the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.