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Frustrated Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg vowed Monday to take up "archaic" bad light rules with the sport's governing body after a third of the opening day at the fifth Ashes Test was lost."There's a lot of things that I get frustrated with in cricket but bad light's one of them,
Australia lead 3-1 ahead of the Sydney Pink Test, with Steve Smith captaining and Usman Khawaja bidding farewell, while England aim for back-to-back wins under Ben Stokes’ Bazball approach.
The pitch used for the fourth Ashes test that finished inside two days has been rated as “unsatisfactory” by cricket's world governing body. No batter scored a half-century and 36 wickets fell across six sessions at Melbourne Cricket Ground as England beat Australia by four wickets in just 142 overs of play.
The Sydney Cricket Ground rarely plays host to a “live” Test. But the result of any series has always been irrelevant to attendance, while there’s plenty at stake for the players, too.
The Australian men will play a two-match series against Bangladesh in 2026, with the second venue yet to be decided.
Australia collapsed for 152 yet still claimed a 42-run lead over England on the first innings in a remarkable opening day of the fourth Ashes test in which 20 wickets fell.
Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has revealed that it was not his choice to retire from Test cricket almost 11 years ago. Speaking recently
Before the Ashes Test, Australian and English cricket teams honour responders who rushed to the site of the shooting.