The Ashes were born in a cauldron of rage and resentment, otherwise known as the Oval Cricket Ground, on August 29, 1882. In what was only the ninth Test match ever played, that notorious cad and ...

A shot off the hips, or a shot from the lips – in cricket, one can be as brutal as the other. As England and Australia’s players gather in Birmingham for the start of the 71st Ashes series on Thursday ...

The England vs Australia Ashes Series has been the ultimate series that not only highlights the quality of the match but also the psychological battles that often start with words. And these words ...

JONNY Bairstow says Australia’s sledging in the Ashes has gone beyond the “headbutt” saga that made an ugly appearance in Brisbane. He has been in the eye of the storm since revelations of “headbutt ...

MELBOURNE, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Hotheaded Australia batsman David Warner concedes he overstepped the mark in sledging England, and Jonathan Trott in particular, during the first Ashes test but made it ...

Josh Hazlewood has issued a bold warning to England, claiming that they should think twice before dishing out sledges to any of Australia’s batsmen during this summer’s Ashes Series. It comes as stand ...

England could not escape Australian sledging on their break from the Ashes series in the beach town of Noosa. As the squad assembled on the beach on Wednesday morning, the players were approached by ...

London - Steven Finn is ready for any verbal stick that comes his way on the upcoming Ashes tour after Australia's Shane Watson said the 21-year-old novice seamer would be singled out for 'sledging'.

SLEDGING isn’t about being vicious or yelling bravado, it’s a fine art aimed at unsettling your opponent. Shane Warne was one of the best exponents of the verbal and here’s how he did it. As tensions ...

Shane Watson admits Australia may have to get nasty in the Ashes because their competitive edge has been blunted since they were told to stop sledging. Ahead of the series in England, Cricket ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Hotheaded Australia batsman David Warner concedes he overstepped the mark in sledging England, and Jonathan Trott in particular, during the first Ashes test but made it clear his ...