England cemented their position by finishing day two on 202-5 riding fifties by Ben Duckett and Harry Brook.
'The environment has been great and the guys are having fun in the last four weeks. There is absolute clarity when we were chasing it down and there was total belief.'
Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc was not part of the first Test against England, which Australia won by two wickets.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting backed Labuschagne to return to his best.
Trailing by 352, Ireland slumped to 18-2 and reached 97-3 at stumps as Tongue took all three wickets and finished with figures of 3-27.
Indicating that he wants to get a good grip on the shortest format, given that all the money now is in domestic leagues, Root hoped he could score big in ILT20 and then take his T20 career further.
Bollywood star Ranveer Singh had a day to remember as he caught up with some of the world's greatest sportspeople at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday.
Glimpses from the Chennai Super Kings-Rajasthan Royals IPL 2023 game at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from the first day of the India-England Test at Trent Bridge.
Images from Day 2 of the third Ashes Test on Friday.
Zak Crawley said England's upcoming tour to India in January-March 2024 presents them with an 'amazing opportunity' to showcase 'Bazball'.
Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
England will not change their attacking philosophy in the second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord's this week.
Jos Buttler concedes 'incredibly difficult' for England to progress to semi-final
An unbeaten Joe Root century and a bowling masterclass by James Anderson put England in complete control of the second Test on Saturday.
'(The target of) 378 five weeks ago would have been scary, but it's all good.'
Broad, England's second-highest wicket-taker in tests behind James Anderson, said he was focused on returning to the England
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put England on course for a ground-breaking run chase against India despite Jasprit Bumrah's brilliance on day four of the rescheduled fifth Test, setting up a fitting series finale in Birmingham on Monday.
Joe Root compiled his second straight century, an unbeaten 119, as England batted their way to a commanding position in the second Test against West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.
They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension, notes Sreehari Nair.
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen berated the England team for their performance on the first day of the second Test match of the Ashes.
Batsman Harry Brook and seamer Matthew Potts received maiden call-ups as part of the 13-man squad announced on Wednesday.
Pat Cummins could win the Ashes in England if Australia emerge victorious in the second Test, feels pace legend Glenn McGrath.
'The facts are staring us all in the face, except Joe doesn't want to see it'
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
'His dot ball percentage is unbelievably low, his average is high, his strike rate high. From a number three that's all you can ask.'
Holder highlighted the case of West Indies' Test captain and opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who has played 83 times since his Test debut in May 2011, while England's Joe Root has 129 caps since his Test debut in December 2012.
'Let batters play the switch hit, but give us LBW when they miss'
Joe Root scored his fastest Test century while Ollie Pope struck a superb 145, as England launched a stirring fightback to reach 473/5 at the close of play on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand on Sunday.
England were spared the ignominy of the follow-on but Australia appeared on course for victory after dominating day three of the day-night second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Former captain Mike Atherton believes Joe Root is reaping the benefits of the 'incredible work' the England Test skipper has put into his batting during COVID-19 lockdown last year.
Afghanistan dismissed England for 215 to create one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes said he will leave the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League early.
IMAGES from the World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on Thursday.
During the third day of the opening Test against New Zealand, England skipper Ben Stokes entered the history books as he broke Brendon McCullum's record.
India captain Virat Kohli retained his fifth spot, while teammates Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant were joint sixth in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai.
'I think some people can make it a bigger thing than it is.'
England have a lead of 27 runs and the Indian batsmen will come in on a Sunday morning to face the English fast bowlers led by the magnificent Jimmy Anderson.
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