England's young batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell spoke on smashing his first Test century against Australia.

Australia vs England Ashes 5th Test Day 4 Highlights: Rock-solid Jacob Bethell plundered a chanceless maiden Test century Wednesday as England reeled in Australia then built a tenuous 119-run lead to leave the fifth and final Ashes Test on a knife edge.

England great Stuart Broad has reflected on how Yuvraj Singh smashing him for six sixes in an over ultimately ended up shaping his career for the better.

England pacer Brydon Carse received an odd request from Australia star Steve Smith during the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.

As Joe Root slammed his 41st Test hundred, Sanjay Manjrekar questioned Virat Kohli's decision to quit the longest format.

Australian legend Don Bradman is the leading run-getter in Ashes history. The great batter amassed 5028 runs in 37 matches and 63 innings at an astounding average of 89.78. Bradman smashed 19 centuries and 12 half-centuries.

Marnus Labuschagne was the centre of attention on Day 2 of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, making his presence felt with both bat and ball, and engaging in a fiery on-field exchange with England captain Ben Stokes

England batter Joe Root defended fellow teammate Jamie Smith for his dismissal in the first innings of the final Sydney Test, saying that the job is to "score runs, not to survive".

Playing his fifth Test in the ongoing Ashes series, Travis Head has become the first batter to rack up 500 in an Ashes series with a strike rate of more than 75.

England cricket team batter Jamie Smith faced scathing criticism for throwing away his wicket during Day 2 of the fifth Ashes Test match against Australia.

England captain Ben Stokes drew criticism after putting his hand on Aussie batter Marnus Labuschagne's neck, prompting umpire intervention.

In the elite list of Most Test hundreds, Joe Root is just behind South African great Jacques Kallis (45) and Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar (51).

Frustrated Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg vowed Monday to take up "archaic" bad light rules with the sport's governing body after a third of the opening day at the fifth Ashes Test was lost.

Australia vs England Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test Monday before Travis Head let rip to haul Australia back into the contest with a rapid-fire unbeaten 91.

Former England captain and batter Alastair Cook said that he would like to get involved with the English men's team at "some stage of his life" and "try to make a difference".

Former England captain Michael Atherton believes the ongoing Ashes series has become "one-dimensional" due to the lack of spin bowling caused by pitches being more in favour of fast bowlers.

The Australian cricket team made a stunning decision while picking the Playing XI for the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney.

Australia's spin bowling coach, Daniel Vettori, insisted that spin bowling remains very important in the longer format.