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Australia captain Tim Paine said it was mission accomplished even though his team lost the fifth and final Ashes Test against England to draw the series 2-2. (Photo:AFP)

Tim Paine happy with Australia despite defeat in 5th and final Ashes...

The tourists came into the match at the Oval seeking their first series victory in England since 2001 but came up...

16 Sept 2019 10:40 AM IST

Joe Denly made a battling 94 to ensure England had a healthy lead. (Photo:AFP)

England fought back with great spirit says Joe Root

England captain Joe Root spoke of his pride in his team after they won the final test against Australia by 135 runs to...

16 Sept 2019 9:55 AM IST

Matthew Wade had looked set to take the match into the final day but he was dismissed for 117 and England grabbed the last two wickets in quick succession to level the series at 2-2. (Photo:AFP)

Matthew Wade scores ton in a losing cause as Australia ties Ashes...

Australia, chasing a stiff target of 399, lost the wickets of Marcus Harris, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne in the...

16 Sept 2019 9:43 AM IST

Stuart Broad celebrates the fall of Steve Smiths wicket. Smith, however, this time managed to score only 23 in the second innings. (Photo:AFP)

Ashes 2019: England win fifth Test to level Ashes series

Victory for the home side at the Oval means the Ashes ends in a draw for the first time since 1972, although Australia...

16 Sept 2019 9:19 AM IST

Paceman Stuart Broad pounded in, roared on by a packed crowd, who raised the roof when he demolished Marcus Harriss off-stump in the fifth over, removing the batsman for nine. (Photo: AFP)

Ashes 2019: Stuart Broad ensures England close in on Ashes-levelling...

Joe Root's side set the tourists an unlikely 399 to win in London after adding just 16 runs to their overnight total.

15 Sept 2019 6:55 PM IST

Steve Smith, who is in exceptional form, had recently taken an in-human catch to sent Englands Chris Woakes back into the pavilion. (Photo: England and Wales Cricket Board/Twitter) [ECB])

Steve Smith grabs one-handed catch to dismiss Chris Woakes

Following Smith's sensational catch, current Australian captain Tim Paine described the top scorer of Ashes as a...

15 Sept 2019 4:10 PM IST

During the on-going fifth and final Ashes Test, Joe Root scripted history by becoming the third youngest batsmen to score 7,000 run in the longest format of the game. (Photo:AP)

Joe Root creates history, joins Alaistair Cook, Sachin Tendulkar in...

Root touched the milestone after former England captain Alaistair Cook and Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar.

15 Sept 2019 12:37 PM IST

Joe Denly says Pat Cummins side makes England work hard for every run. (Photo:AP)

Australia's bowling line-up forces England work hard for every run,...

England ended day three of the final Test in a strong position after extending their lead to 382.

15 Sept 2019 11:29 AM IST

Steve Smith has been Englands tormentor-in-chief in the ongoing Ashes series, which Australia have already retained after winning the fourth Test in Manchester on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Ricky Ponting believes Australia's Ashes success is more than Steve...

Australia was folded for 225 in their first innings of the last Test match with Smith again was the lone survivor,...

15 Sept 2019 11:14 AM IST

Only three Australian batsmen are certain to start the summer Test series against Pakistan, according to former skipper Ricky Ponting, with David Warner among them. (Photo:AFP)

Ricky Ponting aims to change batting order for summer Tests

Australia have chopped and changed their top and middle order, with Usman Khawaja and Cameron Bancroft among those...

15 Sept 2019 10:59 AM IST

Opener Joe Denly and Ben Stokes, playing as a specialist batsman, put on 127 for the third wicket as a tiring Australia attack ran out of steam in the September sunshine. (Photo:AP)

England in commanding state as Australia stutter in fifth Ashes Test

Jos Buttler, who top-scored for England with 70 in the first innings, started fluently as he and Jonny Bairstow took the...

15 Sept 2019 10:47 AM IST

Australia captain Tim Paine admitted he was having a mare after twice failing to review umpiring decisions in the fifth Ashes Test even though the challenges would have brought wickets. (Photo:AFP)

Australia having problems with DRS

Australia toiled in the field at the Oval on the third day of the match on Saturday and were not helped by Paine's...

15 Sept 2019 10:37 AM IST