Images from Day 3 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's.
Hosts England dominated the proceedings to take control at the end of Day 1 over visitors Ireland at Lord's.
Images from Day 2 of the third Ashes Test on Friday.
Images from Day 1 of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Headingley in Leeds on Thursday.
Warner's place looked uncertain after his double failure in the third Test at Headingley where the opener managed a total of five runs and fell to Stuart Broad in both innings.
David Warner's place in the side remains a matter of speculation after his twin failure in Leeds.
Here's a glimpse of the carnival-like atmosphere in the stands...
As curtains dropped on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand, England strengthened their stranglehold with Stuart Broad ripping through the Kiwi top-order at the Bay Oval.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali said he will not travel to India next year for the Test series.
England's latest version of cricket is set for its biggest test as they face world champions Australia in a bid to reclaim the Ashes.
Moeen cautioned that the team cannot solely rely on him, especially when there are other talented players in the squad.
The 34-year-old signs off as a T20 World Cup winner after returning to the international fold to be a part of England's winning squad last year in Australia.
England, who are lagging 0-2 in the five-match series, left out Broad along with three others for the Boxing Day Test, which began in Melbourne on Sunday.
The last time England toured India, back in early 2021, Joe Root's team went back home beaten and bruised 3-1.
No one expected Australia to win after they lost 8 wickets, but they didn't reckon with Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon.
'He's already thinking about going back in the nets and working hard at his game and that's a good sign for me that he's still got that hunger. He's, what, 10 wickets away from 700 (Test wickets), and that will keep him going for a while yet.'
After exchanging heated words with all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, Yuvraj was all fired up. Stuart Broad, who came in to bowl the 19th over, was smashed for 6,6,6,6,6,6.
'Ultimately, (Australia captain) Pat Cummins is a really great guy and I would be amazed, once the emotion settles, if he does not sit back and think, 'I got that one wrong', even though his bottom line at the time was winning a Test match.'
England batted with positive intent to take control of the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Saturday, moving on to 389-9 at the close on the third day with a 377-run lead over Australia.
'A year ago, if you told me we were coming here I would have been very confident, they were struggling a fair bit, the batting looked like they weren't really sure how to go about it.'
After England dominated the proceedings on Day 1 of the first Test at the Bay Oval, Tom Blundell struck a century to revive New Zealand's chances.
McGrath shared a word of caution that promises to prolong Bumrah's career.
'If all the pitches are like that I'm done in the Ashes series.'
David Warner said he will call time on his Test career after playing against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) next January.
With three goals, Diop, who won 62 caps, is Senegal's top scorer in World Cup finals.
Senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has backed Alex Carey's decision to run out a wandering Jonny Bairstow on the final day of the second Ashes Test.
Australia's pacemen Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins ripped out England's top order with a masterclass of textbook bowling to put their side in sight of a 2-0 Ashes lead on Saturday.
'The joy of winning the World Cup cannot be compared with any amount of money!'
'BOOM What play, captain saab!'
The match is delicately poised after a see-saw battle on Monday with Australia on 107-3 in their second innings chasing a victory target of 281 to take a series lead.
Rain is expected early on Tuesday before drier conditions and, with Australia requiring a further 174 runs and England needing seven wickets, a classic is brewing.
Brendon McCullum wants James Anderson and Stuart Broad to be in his Ashes squad
England fast bowler Jofra Archer was ruled out of the Ashes series against Australia.
Veteran England pacer James Anderson backed Stuart Broad, who was on the receiving end of an unwanted record on Day 2 of the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Warner has also taken aim at his Ashes nemesis England veteran pacer Stuart Broad, implying that he will not be the force that derailed the opening batter's 2019 trip this time.
Cummins also expected Warner and other Australia batters to go after England's spin all-rounder Moeen Ali
'I really hope we've inspired a new generation.'
England, chasing 251 to win the must-win third Ashes Test, closed the rain-delayed day three on 27/0.
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