Smith celebrates after scoring his 11th Test century
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England were left reeling at the end of the second day of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval as they lost eight wickets in almost no time at all after Australia batsman Steven Smith scored 143.
Warner played some spectacular shots during his innings of 85
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Australia opener David Warner scored 85 and batsman Steven Smith made an unbeaten 78 to put England under the cosh on the first day of the fifth Ashes Test at the The Oval.
“He does have some niggling problems that we would like to manage”
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Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood will not be part of the Baggy Greens’ squad for the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at The Oval as he has been rested due to his heavy workload as of late.
“I think the ankle problem that I’ve got may need some work doing to it”
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After taking the wicket that led England to Ashes glory during the fourth Test in Nottingham, pace bowler Mark Wood’s fairytale has come to an end as must now face up to the dark reality of undergoing surgery to repair his chronic ankle problem.
“Everyone obviously wants to finish on a high even though the series has been won”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has urged his team to go all out to win the fifth and final Test against Australia at The Oval.
“I think I’ll be quite aggressive and try to be as proactive as possible”
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Steven Smith has vowed to maintain Australia’s aggressive mindset and approach if he were to succeed Michael Clarke as captain.
Anderson will only play the fifth Test is he is deemed to be fully fit
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England pace bowler James Anderson has returned to the Ashes squad for the fifth and final Test against Australia at The Oval on August 20.
“I’m hoping that I’m going to get myself fit for the Oval”
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England pace bowler James Anderson is aiming to be fully fit before the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval gets underway on August 20.
Anderson has picked up 10 wickets in the series at an average of 27.50
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England pace bowler James Anderson has been ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test in Nottingham due to a side strain.
Jordan will be out of action for approximately six weeks
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England pace bowler Chris Jordan will be sidelined for approximately six weeks after suffering a side strain.
