Nottingham, United Kingdom: England captain Alastair Cook said Tuesday he had no qualms about having Joe Root open alongside him in the cauldron of an Ashes Test.
All of Root's six previous Tests hav

Jan. 5: Centuries by Alastair Cook and Ian Bell put England within sight of their first series victory in Australia for 24 years after a dominant third day at the final Sydney Ashes Test on Wednesday.

Jan. 4: England closed to within 113 runs of an innings lead over fighting Australia on Tuesday, after an engrossing second day of the final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The tourists, chas

Jan. 2: Stand-in skipper Michael Clarke said on Sunday he intends to lead Australia his way in this week’s final Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Clarke, captaining in place of

Dec. 30: Michael Clarke will captain Australia for the first time and Usman Khawaja will make an historic debut in next week’s final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), in the absence of in

Dec. 30: Ecstatic after England’s Ashes triumph, former skipper Ian Botham said he does not care where the once number one Australia is headed now but lashed out at host skipper Ricky Ponting for his

Dec. 15: Australia are considering an all-pace bowling attack for the crucial third Ashes Test, but skipper Ricky Ponting admitted on Wednesday that he was still unsure of his best starting lineup.

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Nov. 25: Peter Siddle celebrated a hat-trick and career-best Test figures on his birthday to bowl Australia into a commanding position against England after the opening day of the first Ashes Test at