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  The Aussies took three wickets in the last one hour of the second day, all through the short ball, to keep a hold of the advantage in the second test of The Ashes. England's Harry Brook ducks a bouncer on Day 2. (Reuters) A timely suggestion to persist with shorter fast-bowling lengths from Steve Smith to captain Pat Cummins gave Australia a way back into the  second Test of The Ashes  after England looked comfortable in responding to Australia’s first-innings score of 416. After dominating play on day one, Australia were bowled out within 17 overs of the morning session on day two, and England’s top order looked comfortable at the crease until tea. Things looked to be going from bad to worse after a calf injury to Nathan Lyon later on Thursday looked set to keep him out of the rest of the day’s play, when Smith gave the advice to Cummins that ultimately brought them back into the contest. “It wasn’t ideal,” Smith said of Lyon’s injury according to cricket.com.au. “We’r...

  Theekshana then took three wickets in the space of two overs to derail the Dutch chase as they were all out for 192 in 40 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga took 2 for 53. Sri Lanka now have six points from three games and are likely to finish among top two and qualify for the October 5 to November 19 tournament proper in India. (Twitter/Sri Lanka Cricket) Dhananjaya de Silva hit a career-best 93 while Maheesh Theekshana took three important wickets to ensure Sri Lanka’s pole position in the Super Six leg of the ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers here on Friday. Sri Lanka now have six points from three games and are likely to finish among top two and qualify for the October 5 to November 19 tournament proper in India. On the day, Dhananjaya’s 111-ball knock studded with eight fours and two sixes helped Sri Lanka recover from 96 for six to post a below-par 213 in 47.4 overs. Theekshana then took three wickets in the space of two overs to derail the Dutch chase as they were all out for 192 in 40 o...

  Josh Tongue had made his Test debut against Ireland earlier this month and has returned with a five-wicket haul. Josh Tongue has been names as Moeen Ali's replacement. (Twitter/ECB) Josh Tongue has been named as Moeen Ali’s replacement for the second Ashes Test as England are going with an all-seam attack for the Lord’s Test. Tongue has claimed a second-innings figures of 5 for 66 to set up a ten-wicket win for England against Ireland at the same venue against Ireland earlier this month. Moeen Ali , who suffered with a burst blister on his right index finger at Edgbaston, is left out in the only change from the narrow two-wicket defeat in the series opener. Mark Wood, England’s fastest bowler, has been overlooked once again. Seamer Chris Woakes and leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed were also overlooked in preference of Tongue. Joe Root, will be the lone spinner in the side. The Lord’s pitch appeared reasonably green two days before the test and, should it remain that way, is expected to pr...

  Sourav Ganguly spoke about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's ODI future after the 2023 ODI World Cup. Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (File) Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are two of the most successful batsmen in the history of Indian cricket. Both players have achieved great things in their careers and are still going strong. However, both players are also in their mid-30s, and it is natural to wonder how long they will continue to play international cricket. Both Kohli and Sharma will play in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, which will be held in India. However, it is unclear how much longer they will continue to play after that. Former India captain  Sourav Ganguly  did not want to get into the emotional part of it and said that performances will judge their longevity. “I don’t believe too much in last time, first time. I believe in performances. I think they are 34-35, I don’t know what’s going to happen in the next World Cup. There are world tournaments every ...

Resuming on 85 runs, Smith wasted no time in racking up his 12th Ashes century, making him only the second batter behind the great Donald Bradman to score that many tons in cricket's oldest contest. Australia's Steve Smith, right, celebrates getting 100 runs not out on the second day of the second Ashes Test match between England and Australia, at Lord's cricket ground in London, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP/PTI) Australia’s Steve Smith showed again why he is one of the finest batters of his generation before England fought back in the morning session of day two of the second Ashes test at Lord’s on Thursday by cleaning up Australia’s tail for 77 runs. Resuming on 85 runs, Smith wasted no time in racking up his 12th Ashes century, making him only the second batter behind the great Donald Bradman to score that many tons in cricket’s oldest contest. He clattered a loose ball through the covers to reach his hundred before raising both hands in the air and looking towards the b...