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talking points of Ashes 2013
Sat, August 24 2013
Ashes 2013: Talking points from Day 3 at The Oval
On a slow day at The Oval, England laboured their way to 247 for four and may have just put Australia's chances of a win in the Ashes, in jeopardy. The Australian bowlers kept it tight and the English batsmen were more than happy to defend all day. Prakash Govindasreenivasan has more.
Sun, August 11 2013
Ashes 2013: Talking points from Day 2 of 4th Test
On a day when the conditions were just right for the England quicks to run through the Australian line-up, a 35-year-old man stood in the way and brought up his maiden Test century. This came after Stuart Broad picked up three early wickets to bring the momentum back in balance. Prakash Govindasreenivasan has more in the talking points of the day.
Mon, August 05 2013
Ashes 2013: Talking points from Day 4 of Old Trafford Test
Australia were on the verge of finishing the penultimate day of the Test on a positive note and leave the ball in England’s court ahead of the final day but rain and bad light turned up and disrupted Michael Clarke’s plans. Having said that, the crowds at Old Trafford got their money’s worth on a day that saw a lot of fast-paced action. Wickets were tumbling, batsmen were showing urgency and a possible declaration total was being pondered upon. Prakash Govindasreenivasan has more.
Mon, July 22 2013
Ashes 2013: Joe Root, DRS and other talking points from 2nd Test at Lord’s
Through an excruciatingly narrow finish at Trent Bridge, Michael Clarke’s Australia managed to change perceptions of those who rated them as nothing but pushovers. However, a four-day affair at the Lord’s Test, with the home side clearly ruling over Australia like never before has well and truly brought the detractors back to life. Prakash Govindasreenivasan looks back at the one-sided action of the second Ashes Test and what lies ahead for the dreary visitors.
Sun, July 21 2013
Ashes 2013: Talking points from Day 3 of Lord’s Test
After a topsy-turvy day of cricket on Friday which saw as many as 16 wickets fall, England came out and showed why they were dubbed as favourites even before the tournament began.
Sat, July 20 2013
Ashes 2013: Talking points of Day 2 of Lord’s Test
Australian batsmen yet again lost their plot as England dominated the day’s play. Abhijit Banare presents a quick recap of how the day unfolded.
Fri, July 19 2013
Ashes 2013: Talking points of Day 1 of Lord’s Test
After a nerve-wrecking contest in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, England and Australia returned to the field, this time at Lord’s, for the second round of the highly-engaging duel. Here are the talking points from the first day’s play.
Mon, July 15 2013
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.
Sat, July 13 2013
Ashes 2013: Best moments from Day 3 of 1st Test
The first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge has seen three days of absolutely riveting cricket from both Australia and England. Here are some of the best moments from the third day.
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.