Guts and balls of steel: Steve Smith returns to Test cricket in trademark fashion
Sports | August 02, 2019 15:05 ISTGuts and balls of steel: Steve Smith returns to Test cricket in trademark fashion
Guts and balls of steel: Steve Smith returns to Test cricket in trademark fashion
The pacer, who boasts of 540 wickets in 138 Tests, said that the 2012 series victory over India was on par with many of his Ashes performances.
As per the video surfaced on social media, Aussie batsman Cameron Bancroft was spotted appearing to pour sugar into his left pocket during the fifth Test in Sydney against England.
Take a look at some of the highlights that went down in the 4th Test between Australia and England at Melbourne.
Earlier, the ICC anti-corruption general manager Alex Marshall had also said that so far no evidence has been discovered to support the alleged sport fixing of the third Ashes.
Dar will also officiate in the second Test in Adelaide, along with New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney, while Erasmus team up with Gaffaney for the third Test in Perth.
Anderson who is England's all-time leading wicket-taker with 506 in 129 Tests, will look to add experience to the team.
Pace bowler Jake Ball added to England's injury problems before the first Ashes Test against Australia when he sprained an ankle in a warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI.
Finn had already been ruled out of England's first two tour matches before the team issued a statement on Tuesday confirming the pacer would fly home within 48 hours.
The left-arm pacer ripped through the Western Australia tail, first bowling Jason Behrendorf, then trapping David Moody leg before wicket before scattering the stumps of Simon Mackin with consecutive deliveries.
Captain Root said the appointment of vice-captain will be done before the Gabba series after discussions with the team management.
The English all-rounder found the backing of two gay men, who praised him for defending the duo from a homophobic attack that night when a brawl broke out.
The Root-Warner controversy is not new in cricket. In 2013, Warner punched Root in a bar during Australia's England tour.
Stokes still remains under investigation and is waiting to find out if he will be charged or not.
In the all-rounder's absence, Steven Finn was roped into the squad as Stokes' replacement for the full five-match Test series.
The 30-year-old said the Ashes still brings his deepest competitive edge to the surface.
The medical staff revealed the seriousness of his lower back stress fracture which ruled Pattinson out of Australia's recent tour to Bangladesh.
Moeen, the man of the series in ODI series against West Indies, believes England can retain the Ashes even if Stokes doesn't feature in the five-Test series.
England are in dire need of batsmen like Buttler or Hales to support England's Test skipper Joe Root and veteran batsman, Alastair Cook.
Jones could be a doubt for the Ashes series in Australia after sustaining a stress fracture in his lower back.
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