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Ashton Agar 98 on debut

Ashton Agar: Shane Warne’s advice will help me regain Test spot

Ashton Agar is chasing a Test return and feels that the advice given to him by the Australian spin legend Shane Warne will help him regain his place in the team.

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Ashes 2013: Darren Lehmann has got everything right so far, good riddance to Mickey Arthur

All of Darren Lehmann's selections for the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge were both brave and successful. He pulled 19-year-old left-arm spinner Ashton Agar out of the hat and threw him in, something that none of the pundits of Australian cricket had seen coming, as far as I know.

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Ashes 2013: Darren Lehmann remains positive despite loss at Trent Bridge

Australia coach Darren Lehmann remains positive after Australia's 14-run loss to England at Trent Bridge. Lehmann has told his top order batsmen to up their game in time for the second Test against England at Lord's starting on Thursday. The tourists came close to a stunning win in the first Test at Trent Bridge before...

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Australia need to use DRS wisely, admits Darren Lehmann

Australia coach Darren Lehmann has told his top order batsmen to up their game in time for the second Test against England at Lord's starting on Thursday.

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Ashes 2013: James Anderson, DRS and other talking points from the 1st Test at Trent Bridge

After five pulsating, chaotic and topsy-turvy days of Test cricket at Trent Bridge, where judging which way the result would go was next to impossible until the final delivery, England finally came out on top in the afternoon of Day Five after bowling Australia out 15 runs short of their target. Jaideep Vaidya goes through the major pub discussions in the build up to the second Test at Lord's.

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Ashton Agar now part of Ashes folklore

Ashton Agar's world record innings of 98 batting at No 11 is now part of Ashes folklore. Australia were dug out of a deep pit by the most unlikely of ‘batsmen’ when they were reeling on 117 for nine in response to England’s 215 in the first Test of The Ashes 2013. As Agar eased...

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Ashes 2013: Ashton Agar’s sensational debut attracts sponsors’ attention

After a sensational debut innings in the first Ashes Test for Australia, sponsors are keen to ride on Ashton Agar’s success story with many of them already in talks with his manager Jason Bakker.

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Ashton Agar: Australia’s very own smiling assassin delights Trent Bridge with a multiple record-breaking debut

Australia were dug out of a deep pit by the most unlikely of 'batsmen’ when they were reeling on 117 for nine in response to England’s 215 in the first Test of The Ashes 2013. Jaideep Vaidya revisits the happenings of a day when a cherubic teenager broke multiple records, buoyed his team on his wiry frame and lifted them out of trouble.

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