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January 5, 2026 4:44 PM

Ashes 5th Test: Root ton fires England before Head strikes back for Australia

Joe Root contributed a magnificent 160 to England's first-innings tally of 384 but Travis Head drove Australia to 166 for two in response on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes test on Monday. England's hopes of winning the urn are long gone after defeats in the first three tests of the series but they continued to show the spirit, lacking in previous beaten touring sides, that was evident in their victory in Melbourne last week. Until Australia took the second new ball, Root looked in...

December 31, 2025 12:33 PM

Australia’s Travis Head hopes Ashes rivals meet for post-series drinks

Opening batsman Travis Head hopes Australia and England will share a drink after the Ashes winds up in Sydney to revive a tradition that fell by the wayside after the 2023 series. Players and staff from both teams routinely meet for drinks at the end of an Ashes series but extended farewells for several England players and staff prevented it at The Oval after the fifth test in 2023. Australia batter Head said he looked forward to the prospect of post-series drinks at the Sydney Cricket Ground,...

December 29, 2025 11:57 AM

Ashes: Travis Head backs Jake Weatherald as Australia opening partner

Australia batter Travis Head has endorsed Jake Weatherald as an opening partner following the South Australian's rough start as a test cricketer in the Ashes. Weatherald's batting average is a tick under 21 since his test debut in the Ashes opener in Perth, dragged down by scores of 10 and five in the four-wicket defeat to England on a tough pitch in the fourth test in Melbourne. "He showed a lot of glimpses over his first four tests, and it's not always going to go your way," Head said on Sun...

December 19, 2025 2:23 PM

Adelaide Test: Travis Head’s masterclass takes Australia to 271/4 at stumps on Day 3, lead England by 356 runs

Opener Travis Head’s unbeaten 142, along with Alex Carey’s 52 not out, helped Australia build a commanding lead and push England to the brink of losing the Ashes series, as the hosts reached 271/4 at stumps on Day 3 of the third Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday, leading by 356 runs. Head, who was dropped by Harry Brook on 99, scored his second century of the series and the 11th of his Test career. Overall, it was his fourth hundred against England. England enjoyed a strong first session...

December 15, 2025 11:52 AM

Australia’s Khawaja fit for third Ashes test, unfazed by future talk

Australia's Usman Khawaja has declared himself fit for the third Ashes test against England next week, brushing aside speculation about his future and saying he will keep playing as long as he is valued by the team. The left-handed batter, who will turn 39 during the Adelaide test which starts on Wednesday, missed the pink-ball encounter against England due to a back problem, and was also unable to open in either of the innings in Perth last month. “I could have retired two years ago, or a...

December 2, 2025 10:24 AM

England bowlers have plans to tackle Travis Head in Brisbane: Brydon Carse

England fast bowler Brydon Carse said his team has firm plans to counter the threat posed by Travis Head after the Australian made a blistering century at the top of the order to set up an eight-wicket win in the Ashes series opener in Perth. Middle-order batter Head opened in place of the injured Usman Khawaja in Australia's second innings and the aggressive left-hander made a century in 69 balls - the second-fastest in Ashes history - en route to a match-winning 123. Head told reporters ahea...

November 30, 2025 4:00 PM

Travis Head prepared to open again for Australia after heroics in first Ashes test

Australia's Travis Head says he is prepared to open the batting once more against England during the ongoing Ashes series after his second innings display in the first test in Perth last week led the home side to an eight-wicket victory over the tourists. Head smashed a century in 69 balls, the second fastest in Ashes history, on his way to a match-winning 123 runs after being drafted in as a late replacement for Usman Khawaja, when the regular top-order batter was unable to take to the field. ...

November 27, 2025 5:56 PM

Travis Head worried about firing up England’s quicks during Ashes century

Australia's Ashes match-winner Travis Head said he was wary of inciting England's fast bowlers as he slogged his way to a stunning century in the first test in Perth. Head's brilliant 83-ball 123 as a makeshift opener in the second innings helped Australia seal an eight-wicket win in two days and give the hosts a 1-0 lead. He told Australian radio station Triple M on Thursday that he feared he might make the English bowlers angry with him too early in the five-test series. "I’m also very re...

November 3, 2025 12:06 PM

Australia’s Travis Head released from T20 squad for red-ball warmup for Ashes

Australia batter Travis Head has been released from the T20I squad against India to get some red-ball practice in the Sheffield Shield before the Ashes. The left-hander scored 28 in Australia's four-wicket win in Melbourne last week but managed only six from four balls in the third T20 in Hobart on Sunday as the hosts slumped to a five-wicket loss. Head will be available for South Australia's Shield clash against Tasmania next week, Cricket Australia said on Monday. The first Ashes test start...

March 4, 2025 10:42 AM

Familiar foes India and Australia collide in Champions Trophy semi-final

India and Australia are set for a high-octane clash in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. This will be the first time the two teams will collide in an ODI since the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad, which Australia won by six wickets. The weight of 2023 will be on India’s shoulders, along with lessons from their recent Border-Gavaskar campaign in Australia. The Aussies, however, have a history of excelling in crunch moments an...