Cricket

Skipper Stokes determined to snap long winless streak in Australia

Stokes has been open about the mental health issues he has faced during his career and took a lengthy break from cricket in 2021 to focus on his well-being

Key backed head coach Brendon McCullum, despite the Ashes being lost inside 11 playing days, the joint fastest defeat for more than 100 years

England’s Ashes demise in just 11 days was the joint-second quickest in more than a century

Todd Murphy, Corey Rocchiccioli and Matthew Kuhnemann would be options to replace Lyon if the 38-year-old does not recover in time

Australia wrapped up the Ashes in just 11 days of play after some dogged resistance from England's tail briefly threatened a great escape

In doing so, he joined rarified company with only three other Australians notching centuries in four successive Tests at the same venue

England's high-risk 'Bazball' approach, built around swashbuckling batting, failed to deliver in Perth and Brisbane, leaving their Ashes campaign in disarray

Australia were 185 for five when Khawaja walked off to a big ovation on a hot afternoon

Special security-response police, armed with rifles, would be present in and around the Adelaide Oval during the Test

A win for the hosts will ensure the five-match showdown will be over inside three Tests for the fourth consecutive series in Australia

After winning the second Test in Wellington, New Zealand lead the three-match series 1-0, with the last game to be played from December 18

At stumps, the Windies are 32-2 in their second innings, still trailing by 41 runs

Hazlewood suffered a hamstring strain before Perth and last week had a separate setback while working his way back

Australian selectors deal with question of when to phase out senior players

Shakib requested to play a farewell Test at home in the series against South Africa but the interim government was unable to guarantee his safety due to his political past

McCullum said his team’s thorough training after Perth’s opener may have backfired

The hosts chased down the paltry target of 65 in just 10 overs