Australia beat England by an innings and 123 runs after lunch on the last day of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Monday to wrap up a 4-0 series triumph. The hosts, who scored 649 declared in their reply to England's first innings 346, dismissed the tourists for 180 at the Sydney Cricket Ground to seal a comprehensive victory.
'He's probably one of those players inspired by playing against the better teams and again that has a flow on effect to the fellas that don't have that sort of confidence. I don't think they've got a hope in hell without him'
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee could miss the first Ashes Test against England starting in Cardiff on Wednesday because of a rib injury, his team said on Monday. Lee, one of Australia's key bowlers in the 2005 series, suffered soreness in his ribs following the drawn warm-up game against the England Lions.
Australia completed a dominant eight-wicket victory in the fourth Ashes Test before tea on day four, swatting away a toothless England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to take a 4-0 lead in the five-Test series.
Archer spent 17 months on the sidelines with back and elbow injuries
Australia fast bowler James Pattinson will miss the rest of the Ashes series against England with a back injury, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
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Batsman Usman Khawaja and spinner Michael Beer will make their Australia debuts in the fifth Ashes Test against England, stand-in captain Michael Clarke said on Sunday.
Australia have sprung a surprise by picking untried spinner Michael Beer in a revamped 12-man squad for the third Ashes Test starting in Perth next week.
England are relishing the prospect of ending Australia's 22-year unbeaten run at the Gabba in the first Ashes Test to make the best possible start to their campaign to retain the urn, captain Andrew Strauss said.
Indian-origin Republican leader Nikki Haley on Wednesday asserted that like the erstwhile Soviet Union, Communist China will also end up on the "ash heap of history."
Cheteshwar Pujara continued to thrive in the English County circuit
'I felt comfortable knowing that I just needed to change a few things, to adjust, to try and bring the match back in my favour'
The 30-year-old missed England's opening two games in Perth and Adelaide but is available for the final warm-up game against a Cricket Australia XI starting on Wednesday.
Australia might have thrashed England 5-0 in their previous Ashes contest Down Under but key batsman Steve Smith feels their arch-rivals in Test cricket would be a force to reckon with in the July-August return series in England.
Pat Cummins took 10 wickets to lead Australia to Pakistan series triumph
Ben Stokes' participation in the Ashes would be an "absolute bonus" but England are preparing contingency plans after writing off the all-rounder for the series, coach Trevor Bayliss said.
Having been there and done that, Graeme Swann is now mentoring a group of young England spinners, who would feature in a 'Shadow Tour' of India next month with a couple of them in contention to make it to senior team for five-Test series, starting January 25.
Australia will beat England in the upcoming Ashes series if they play their best cricket despite their recent slump, bullish vice-captain Michael Clarke said on Monday.
'You cannot imagine, one player is going to die and then they're going to see'
Having already sealed the series 3-1, England coach Trevor Bayliss suggested they might experiment in the fifth final match starting at the Oval in London on Friday.
'It will be looking to score, and then if it's a good ball, defend.'
Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali led England's charge to a 169-run victory over Australia with a day to spare in the first Test in Cardiff, on Saturday to make a flying start in their bid to regain the Ashes
Australia batsman Darren Lehmann is suffering from an acute leg infection and is in doubt for the fourth Ashes Test against England
The last time England toured India, back in early 2021, Joe Root's team went back home beaten and bruised 3-1.
Ashes aspirant Fawad Ahmed is to join Australia 'A' on their tour of England after legislation designed to fast-track immigration applications passed through Australia's parliament on Wednesday.
India have recalled Ajinkya Rahane to reinforce their batting line-up, which will have to be at its best to negate the Australian attack.
The retirements of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer have added an emotional incentive to Australia's bid to win the fifth Ashes Test against England.
Even though Ravichandran Ashwin featured in just one game (against Australia), finishing with figures of one for 34, Mhambrey feels the veteran off-spinner has a lot to offer in terms of experience.
Since being dropped by his Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad in September, 35-year-old Warner rebounded to take Player of the Tournament honours during Australia's T20 World Cup triumph. He now sits third on the runs list in the ongoing Ashes series, with 240 at an average of 60.
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Australian captain Michael Clarke believes the Ashes series against England starting next month will be played in the correct spirit, even if some players come close to crossing a line.
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Ryan 'Ryno' Harris made a crucial contribution to Australian cricket at a critical time.
Clarke, like most of the visiting batsmen, has struggled in the English conditions and is averaging 18 compared to his Test career average of almost 50.
England batter Harry Brook admitted that he had a blow-up after he fell to Mitchell Starc on Day 4 of the third Test of the Ashes 2023 series on Sunday.
Images from Day 1 of the 5th and final opening Test between Australia and England at the SCG in Sydney on Thursday
Uncapped batsman Jonathan Trott will make his England debut in the Ashes decider against Australia next week, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday. The ECB also included all-rounder Andrew Flintoff in a 14-man squad for the fifth and final Test, which starts at The Oval on Thursday, but Essex batsman Ravi Bopara was left out after struggling for runs throughout the series.
Ahead of the WTC final between India and Australia, Ricky Ponting picked Australia's playing XI.
