Tag Archives: The Ashes 2009

England regained the Ashes after beating Australia by 197 runs on Sunday on the fourth day of the deciding fifth Test to take the five-match series 2-1. Michael Hussey was the last man out after tea at The Oval, caught ... Read More »

England set Australia a world record 546 on Saturday to win the fifth and final Ashes Test after Jonathan Trott (119) scored a century on his Test debut. At the close of the third day, Australia had scored 80 for ... Read More »

Stuart Broad re-ignited England’s hopes of Ashes glory with a sensational five-wicket burst on the second day of the decisive fifth Test against Australia at The Oval on Friday. Broad took five wickets for 27 runs in 12 overs to ... Read More »

Australia will target England’s vulnerable middle order in an effort to force the victory which will give them a 2-1 Ashes series victory in the fifth Test starting at the Oval on Thursday. Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood ... Read More »

Ricky Ponting’s legacy as captain is at stake in the deciding fifth Ashes Test against England and his phenomenal success of the past would be forgotten if the team doesn’t win the match, reckons former Australian skipper Allan Border. “In ... Read More »

Australia’s spearhead Brett Lee said on Wednesday he hoped to be at his best in time for the Ashes, saying he had the knowledge to be leading his team’s bowling against England in two months’ time. The 32-year-old, who has ... Read More »

London, Apr. 15 (ANI): Andy Flower, who is set to become the new permanent coach of the England cricket team, has been told to win back the Ashes this summer.   Flower has been elevated to the full-time position of ... Read More »

England do know what it is like to win the World Cup on Australian soil and they have had the measure of their oldest enemy in recent times. Unfortunately for Andrew Strauss’s side, the form of England’s women’s team is ... Read More »