Michael Neser thought his last chance to play another Test for Australia may have passed him by, only for the Queenslander to live out his dream one more time and trigger a special Saturday night at the Gabba.

The most prolific batter in English history finally scored his first Test hundred in Australia to prove he is an Extraordinary Joe

Mitchell Starc made a late-career bid for all-rounder status when he scored a half-century and grabbed two wickets under the Gabba floodlights to push Australia to the brink of victory at the close of day three of the second Ashes test on Saturday.

Travis Head has dominated England's pace bowlers with a stunning century to guide Australia to an eight-wicket win with three days to spare in the Ashes series opener.

The Ashes have been rocked by the sudden and unexpected death of one of the game’s great batsmen at age 62 in a Perth apartment. England cricket icon Robin Smith has died aged 62. The legendary batsman passed away in Perth, his former teammate and close friend Kevan James has announced.

Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood's hopes of playing in the third Ashes test in Adelaide have dimmed after he suffered a new injury setback during his recovery from a hamstring strain.

Ben Stokes won the toss again and opted again to bat first in the second test, aiming to get England's Ashes campaign on track after a lopsided loss in Perth. Stokes also won the toss and batted first in the series-opening match but ended up losing by eight wicket on Day 2.

The opener did not hide his displeasure at the surface in Perth despite it being rated "very good" by the ICC | ESPN.com

ENGLAND are on the brink of another crushing defeat after they repeated their doom loop of idiotic cricket and self-destruction. First, they were powerless to prevent Australia exceeding 500 in