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Ashton Agar
Thu, July 11 2013
Ashes 2013: Ashton Agar breaks record of highest score by No 11 on debut
Australia's 19-year-old debutant Ashton Agar (69 not out) entered the record books as he made the highest score by a No 11 on Test debut against England on Day Two of the first Test at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
Thu, July 11 2013
Ashton Agar’s half-century on debut overshadows James Anderson’s heroics on Day 2 of 1st Ashes 2013 Test
James Anderson took five wickets, before 19-year-old Australian No 11 Ashton Agar had to break records one after the other to rescue his team, who took lunch on Day Two at 229 for nine in the first Test of The Ashes played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Thu, July 11 2013
England vs Australia Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2013 1st Test Day 2: England take stumps at 80/2
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry's coverage of the most-awaited blockbuster series of the season, the Ashes 2013. After months of one-sided predictions we are finally here to witness the series. Are Australia as bad and inexperienced as they have been portrayed as? Can England really pull off a cleansweep? All these questions will be answered over the course of the next six weeks, which started yesterday. So join in and please remember to refresh every now and then.
Thu, July 11 2013
Ashes 2013: Cricket tradition kept alive at Trent Bridge
Stewards in white coats, gentlemen wearing Panama hats and an expectant crowd milling their way towards Trent Bridge - there were some familiar scenes on Wednesday in the build-up to the first Ashes Test in Nottingham.
Thu, July 11 2013
Ashes 2013: Ashton Agar excited about his unexpected debut at Trent Bridge
Australia debutant Ashton Agar inclusion in the first Ashes Test might have surprised few people. However the 19-year-old was selected ahead of Nathan Lyon because he can spin the ball away from right-handers.
Thu, July 11 2013
Ashes 2013: Best moments from Day 1 of 1st Test
The first round of the much-awaited bout is finally underway as the bright sunny weather settled in at Nottingham, as if it was there to watch the two teams contest, on Wednesday. The first day of the first Ashes 2013 Tests which witnessed 14 wickets ended right in the balance, making for four interesting days to follow. Here were five of the top five moments from the first day at Trent Bridge.
Thu, July 11 2013
Ashes 2013: Ashton Agar an outstanding prospect, says Darren Lehmann
Australia coach Darren Lehmann forecast "outstanding" teenage sensation Ashton Agar would come into the game "more and more" after the left-arm spinner was handed a shock Test debut in the Ashes opener at Trent Bridge.
Thu, July 11 2013
Ashes 2013: Australian media criticise poor batting performance
Australian media bemoaned another brittle top-order batting display in undermining the good work from the bowlers on a topsy-turvy opening day of the Ashes series against England.
Thu, July 11 2013
Ashes 2013: ‘Dream come true’ to play for Australia, says Ashton Agar
Spinner Ashton Agar on Wednesday said that he wasn’t expecting to be selected in the starting XI of Australia against England for the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. He termed the experience as a ‘dream come true’. Agar was given his Baggy Green by former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath. Australia reached 75 for...
Wed, July 10 2013
David Warner released from Ashes squad to join Australia A tour of Africa
Australia's opening batsman David Warner, who was dropped from the first Ashes Test, was released from the squad and will join the Australia A squad in Africa to play Zimbabwe XI and South Africa A, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Wednesday.