Ian Healy douses rumours of Brad Haddin`s retirement after Ashes

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 06:54

Australian wicketkeeping legend Ian Healy has doused the rumours of an imminent retirement of Ashes hero Brad Haddin, saying that he has confirmed from Haddin that the player is not going anywhere at the moment.

5th Test, Day 3: Australia on brink of Ashes whitewash over England

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 22:52

Australia were closing in on a 5-0 Ashes sweep after demolishing England`s batting and pushing their lead to 311 runs after just two days of the final Sydney Ashes Test on Saturday.

Haddin`s Ashes turnaround inspired by daughter`s remission from cancer

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 21:35

Veteran Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, who has inspired his team`s Ashes triumph more than any other batsman, was accompanied by his daughter Mia, who has herself made a remarkable recovery from the dreaded cancer neuroblastoma, onto the SCG for the national anthems on Friday.

Daughter`s birth helps Johnson banish his `failure demons`

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 21:24

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, who has been a terror for England batsmen during the current Ashes series, has reportedly managed to beat his demons of the past and is enjoying the game again after recently becoming a father.

The Ashes: Australia vs England, 5th Test, Day 2, Sydney – As it happened...

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 13:43

When they come to the field on day two of the fifth Test match, England will have an uphill task ahead of them to put a fight in order to avoid a whitewash against the in-form Australian team.

Smith relishes home ton to tilt final Test to Aussies

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 15:19

Steve Smith savoured an Ashes Test century on his home Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday to put Australia in a strong position for a 5-0 series clean sweep over beleaguered England.

The Ashes: Smith ton sends England reeling in final Test

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 13:26

Australia recovered on the back of a Steve Smith home-town century and more Brad Haddin batting heroics to put reeling England on the rack again in the final Sydney Ashes Test Friday.

Australia vs England: The Ashes, 5th Test, Day 1, Sydney – As it happened...

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 13:24

Michael Clarke and his boys would leave no stone unturned in order to seal the fifth and the final Test against England to claim the series 5-0.

The Ashes: Johnson would once again be Australia`s main weapon in 5th Test

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 03:28

Mitchell Johnson has bowled several venomous spell in the series and it has been his intimidating bowling, which has probably set a kind of fear into the minds of the English batsmen who looked so confident when they toured India in 2012, or when the Aussies toured the Poms on their home soil in the beginning of 2013.

Glenn McGrath declares current crop best Aussie pace attack ever

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 15:14

Test legend Glenn McGrath has declared the current Ashes arsenal equal to the best Australian fast-bowling attack he`s ever seen.

England to stick with Bairstow behind the stumps

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 11:15

Captain Alastair Cook says Jonny Bairstow will continue behind the stumps for England in the final Ashes Test starting from Friday despite support for the experienced Matt Prior from rival skipper Michael Clarke.

The Ashes: Clarke says SCG wicket pace-friendly for 5th Test

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 10:34

Australia captain Michael Clarke says he`s never seen more grass on a Sydney Cricket Ground pitch and predicts it will suit a pace bowling attack as the home side attempts to complete a 5-0 Ashes sweep over England.