Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane

Smith likens pace trio to Johnson in 2013-14

Nov 22, 2017: The Australia captain acknowledges the importance of using Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood in short bursts, but assures that they are more than capable of keeping at it for longer periods

Australia news

Selection shift 'surprised' Smith - Cowan

Nov 22, 2017: Ed Cowan has revealed that Australia captain Steven Smith was surprised at how the national selectors ignored Cricket Australia's directive to choose younger players for the first Ashes Test

The Ashes 2017-18

Ashes Quiz #1: All things Gabba

Nov 22, 2017: Can you crack this quiz and be as dominant as the Aussies at the Gabba? Go on, take a stab and find out

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane

History says Australia but new chapter can be written

Nov 22, 2017: England have not won at the Gabba in 31 years and few give them a chance on this occasion, but for all the talk Australia are not without their issues

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane

Marsh joins Warner on Australia's injury-watch list

Nov 22, 2017: Glenn Maxwell, called in as cover for Warner, will now be on standby for both batsmen

Australia v England, 1st Ashes Test, Brisbane

Fortress Gabba, and key head-to-heads

Nov 22, 2017: Stats preview to the opening Ashes clash at the Gabba

Here's the Ashes

Nov 22, 2017: Commentators, presenters, spectators, players - we're all waiting for the latest edition of the storied series to kick off

Features

Welcome to the fortress

Nov 22, 2017: From sticky wickets to Aussie bastion: a brief and stormy history of the Gabba

Betting news

Australia remain favourites despite squad doubts

Nov 21, 2017: England's Ashes tour gets underway at a venue where Australia have not lost since 1988-89

India news

IPL franchises split over player retentions

Nov 21, 2017: While a few franchises have suggested retaining five players, others favoured utilising the right-to-match cards

Dhaka Dynamites v Rangpur Riders, BPL 2017, Dhaka, 2017

Rangpur bowlers clinch thriller after Gayle's fifty boost

Nov 21, 2017: A combined effort from Rangpur Riders' bowling attack ensured a successful defence of 142, in a match that was decided off the last ball

County news

Thakor career in ruins after Derbyshire release

Nov 21, 2017: From the moment that a Derbyshire court found Thakor guilty of sexual exposure, Derbyshire were committed to only one course of action

National T20 Cup

Butt takes Lahore Whites into semi-final

Nov 21, 2017: Salman Butt's unbeaten 85 carried Lahore Whites into the final four on a day that saw Peshawar and Rawalpindi eliminated

The Ashes 2017-18

'We've won four of the last five Ashes series' - Root

Nov 21, 2017: Joe Root has admitted England were given a "massive shock" by their experiences in Brisbane four years ago but believes it will be different this time

The Ashes 2017-18

Trashes to Ashes: England find the calm before the storm

Nov 21, 2017: Given their imperfect preparation, England are probably just about as well-placed as they could be going into the series

Rajshahi Kings v Khulna Titans, BPL 2017-18, Dhaka

Ariful scores Khulna's last 36 runs to pull off heist

Nov 21, 2017: Mahmudullah top-scored with a 44-ball 56 to help Khulna ace their 167 chase, consigning Rajshahi Kings to their fifth loss in seven games this season

Australia v England, Women's Ashes, 3rd T20I, Canberra

Twin tons: A first in women's T20Is

Nov 21, 2017: England's Danielle Wyatt and Australia's Beth Mooney smashed a number of records during the course of breathtaking centuries in the Women's Ashes finale

India news

Vijay Shankar, TN's 'tough runs man'

Nov 21, 2017: Singled out as a bright prospect in the domestic circuit, the Tamil Nadu allrounder has earned a call-up to the Indian side for the Sri Lanka Tests by dint of his all-round abilities

Australia v England, Women's Ashes, 3rd T20I, Canberra

Wyatt's 56-ball century wipes out Australia

Nov 21, 2017: Danielle Wyatt recorded the first-ever century by an England batsman in women's T20Is to set up a record chase in the final T20I, a result that had no bearing on Australia's hold on the Ashes

It's going to be Steve and Joe's excellent adventure

Nov 21, 2017: The Ashes captains' journeys have been similar: each having spent some of his formative years in the other's country