Australia has strengthened its hold on the second Ashes Test. In this match being played at Gabba, Australia has scored 378 runs at the loss of 6 wickets by the end of the second day’s play. Australia is currently ahead by 44 runs in the first innings, because England’s first innings was reduced to 334 runs. On the second day, captain Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Jack Weatherald scored half-centuries for the Kangaroo team.

England increased their score to 325/9 on the second day. The English team had added only 9 runs to the scoreboard, then Archer was out after scoring 38 runs. England’s first innings was limited to 334 runs. Joe Root returned unbeaten after scoring 138 runs.

Second test in the hands of Australia

In the absence of Usman Khawaja, Travis Head started the Australian innings along with Jack Weatherald. There was an opening partnership of 77 runs between the two. Head was out after scoring 33 runs, but Weatherald scored 72 runs playing at a strike rate of 92. Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith took the lead, but when Labuschagne was out after scoring 65 runs, Australia lost the third wicket at the score of 196.

The England team seemed to be in a comeback mood, but then Smith and Green made a partnership of 95 runs. At one time, Australia had scored 291 runs at the loss of 3 wickets, but meanwhile, Brydon Carse brought England back into the match by taking the wickets of Cameron Green and Steve Smith in the same over. Ben Stokes gave the sixth blow to Australia by clean bowling Josh English.

Now Alex Carey and Michael Neser are becoming a problem for England. Their partnership of 49 runs for the seventh wicket seems to be very heavy for England.

Stokes and Kars got beaten up a lot.

On the second day, England’s bowlers were also beaten badly. Later Stokes bowled well, but at one time his economy rate was touching around 7. Stokes has taken 2 wickets so far, but has given away 93 runs in 17 overs. On the other hand, Brayden Kars has given away 113 runs in 17 overs and has also taken 3 wickets.

The famous Test series Ashes 2025-2026 played between England and Australia is going on. In the second Test, which started on 4 December, England, batting first, were all out for 334 runs, Australia is in a good position. Australia also won the first match. Meanwhile, former England fast bowler James Anderson chose the all-time perfect playing eleven for the Ashes. Anderson did not choose former Australian captain Ricky Ponting as captain. Rather, he was included as a wicket keeper, which surprised everyone.

Who is the captain of all time Ashes XI?

43-year-old former cricketer James Anderson chose the all-time perfect playing eleven by including players from England and Australia. The fans were most surprised when in the end he chose Ricky Ponting as the wicket keeper, while he made Ben Stokes the captain.

TNT Sports asked James Anderson to select his all-time Ashes XI. Anderson first took the name of Donald Bradman, whose average was around 99. This was also surprising, because this great batsman never opened in his Test career. Bradman batted at number 3 in 40 matches, scoring 5078 runs. Anderson chose former England captain Alastair Cook as the second opener.

In case you missed it, here is @Jimmy9 explaining his selections in his All Time Ashes X1.

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Ricky Ponting at number three

James Anderson chose Ricky Ponting at number three and Joe Root at number four. Anderson did not include Steve Smith, who is the third highest run-scorer in the Ashes, in his playing 11.

He placed Kevin Pietersen at number five. After Ian Botham, he included Ben Stokes, whom he later made the captain. He included the late Shane Warne in this team. After this he included Bob Wills, Glenn McGrath and Stuart Broad in the team.

After revealing his team, he made Stuart Broad the captain, but the interesting twist came at the end. He had forgotten to choose the wicket keeper, after which he said that he would like to give this role to Ricky Ponting. Let us tell you that in the 90s, Ponting kept wicket 4 times in club cricket, although he never kept wicket in professional cricket.

Anderson’s all-time Ashes XI

Donald Bradman, Alastair Cook, Ricky Ponting (wk), Joe Root, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Botham, Ben Stokes (c), Shane Warne, Bob Willis, Glenn McGrath and Stuart Broad.

The IPL 2026 auction will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. It is being told that a total of 1355 players have registered in the auction, but only 77 slots are vacant. Crores of rupees are left in the purse of all the teams. Many veteran and young players from India and abroad will be seen in this auction, but some international stars will not be seen in the auction this time. So here is the list of those 5 international players who will not be a part of the IPL 2026 auction.

1. Glenn Maxwell

After playing 13 seasons in IPL, taking 2819 runs and 41 wickets, Australia’s legendary all-rounder Glenn Maxwell himself has confirmed that he will not be a part of the IPL 2026 auction. Although he has not taken retirement from the Indian Premier League. He was released by Punjab Kings before the 2026 auction.

2. Andre Russell

Andre Russell has retired from the Indian Premier League. He was associated with Kolkata Knight Riders team since 2014. In his entire IPL career, he took 2651 runs and 123 wickets. Russell played for Delhi Daredevils and KKR in his IPL career.

3. Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis was the first player to withdraw his name from the IPL 2026 mini auction. He told in a social media post that he will not be a part of the IPL 2026 auction, instead he has decided to play in PSL 2026. Du Plessis played for Delhi Daredevils last season.

4. Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali, who has been playing in IPL for 8 consecutive seasons, has also chosen the path like Faf du Plessis. He has also confirmed not to participate in the IPL 2026 auction. He will also be seen playing in Pakistan Super League (PSL). Moeen Ali played 73 matches in his IPL career and scored 1167 runs and took 41 wickets.

5. Ben Stokes

England team captain Ben Stokes will not be able to be a part of the auction due to a strict rule of BCCI. Actually, before the mega auction last year, BCCI had made a rule that if any player does not become a part of the mega auction, then he will be banned from the next 2 auctions. This is the reason why Stokes will not be able to be a part of the auction even if he wants to.

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Test cricket’s most exciting series, the Ashes, is starting in Perth from 21st November. The top players of both England and Australia will perform well and try their best to win the series for their team. England captain Ben Stokes can create a unique record in the upcoming Ashes.

The first Ashes series was played in 1882-83. After this, this prestigious series is organized every two years. The record of hitting most sixes in the history of Ashes is in the name of current England captain Ben Stokes. Ben Stokes has scored 1,562 runs in 45 innings of 24 Test matches between 2013 and 2023, scoring 4 centuries and 8 half-centuries. During this period, he has hit 39 sixes with his bat. No batsman from England or Australia has hit so many sixes in the history of the Ashes. If Stokes is able to hit 11 more sixes in the next series of 5 Test matches, then he will become the first batsman to hit 50 sixes in the history of Ashes.

In terms of hitting the most sixes in the Ashes, after Stokes is England’s Kevin Pietersen (24 sixes). Steve Smith (21 sixes) and Ian Botham (20 sixes) are at third and fourth place respectively.

The England team came to Australia for the last time in 2021-22. Australia won the 5 test match series 4-0. The last series was played in England in 2023. The series was drawn 2-2. England last won the Ashes in 2015. England won the series 3-2 at home. After 10 years, England will try to become champion once again on Australian soil. England last defeated Australia in the 2010–11 series in Australia.

The 2025-26 Ashes series will be played between Australia and England from 21 November. This historic test series of five matches will start from 21st November, while the final match will be played from 4th January 2026. England has announced a 12-member team for the first test of the Ashes series. England has included five fast bowlers in the team along with off-spinner Shoaib Bashir.

The first test match is to be played between Australia and England in Perth. In such a situation, the picture of England’s playing eleven has also become almost clear. Perth is expected to get momentum and bounce. In such a situation, the English team can only stick to its strategy of relying on fast bowling attack. The England team has players like Mark Wood, Joffra Archer, Gus Atkinson, captain Ben Stokes and Brydon Carse, who can bowl at a speed of 90 miles per hour.

History of Ashes Series

The Ashes series started in the year 1882. Since then, a total of 345 matches have been played between Australia and England under this historic series, in which Australia has won 142 matches, while England has won 110 matches.

England’s 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test- Ben Duckett, Jack Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Shoaib Bashir.

Full schedule of 2025-26 Ashes series

First Test, November 21 – Perth, 8:00 AM IST

Second Test, December 4 – Brisbane, 9:30 am IST

Third Test, December 17 – Adelaide, 5:30 am IST

Fourth Test, December 26 – Melbourne, 5:30 am IST

Fifth Test from January 4 – Sydney, 5:30 am IST

Where to watch live in India?

Indian viewers will be able to watch the live telecast of Ashes 2025-26 on Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be available on JioHotstar app and website.

The IPL 2026 auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16, in which a maximum of 77 players will be able to bid. All 10 teams have retained 173 players for the next season, after which 77 slots are left vacant. Veteran T20 specialist players like Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell and David Miller can come in the auction. But there are some players who, even if they want, will not be able to come to the IPL 2026 mini auction.

BCCI had made a new rule

Before the IPL 2025 mega auction, BCCI had made some new rules regarding the auction. The first rule was that any foreign player would have to register for the mega auction. If that player does not register his name for the auction, he will not be able to participate in the auction to be held next season.

The second rule was that if a player, after being bought in the auction, withdraws his name before the start of the season. Then he will be banned for 2 years from participating in the auction and playing in the tournament.

These 3 players will not be able to take part in the auction

Ben Stokes- England’s Test captain Ben Stokes is also in this list. He had not registered in the mega auction last year. Giving the reason for this, he said that he wants to prolong his career for England by paying attention to his fitness. Due to lack of registration, Ben Stokes will no longer be able to be a part of the mini auction.

Harry Brook- England’s ODI and T20 team captain Harry Brook had withdrawn his name from the IPL in 2024 due to the death of his grandmother. After being bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.25 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, he withdrew his name from the tournament citing focus on his England career. For this reason, he too will not be able to come to the auction this year.

Jason Roy- Jason Roy has also been a stormy opening batsman for England. He had withdrawn his name from IPL 2024 due to personal reasons, while his name was also not there in the 2025 mega auction. Due to not being in the 2025 auction, he will also not be able to come in the IPL 2026 mini auction.

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Quinton de Kock International Cricket Comeback: South African wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock has withdrawn his retirement from ODI and T20 International. De Kock played his last ODI match in the 2023 ODI World Cup, after which he retired. He played his last T20 International match in the 2024 T20 World Cup and like ODI, he also took retirement from T20 International. De Kock has once again started playing for South Africa in the white ball format. However, he has still not retired from the longest format of cricket.

Quinton de Kock has been included in South Africa’s T20 International and ODI squad. De Kock has so far scored 6770 runs in 155 ODI matches at an average of 45.74 and strike rate of 96.64. De Kock has been selected in the South African team for the ODI series against Pakistan. He has also been selected in the South African team for the T20 International series. He has scored 2584 runs in 92 T20 International matches.

Star players who came back from retirement to play international cricket again

1- Shaheed Afridi (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s explosive all-rounder Shahid Afridi is best known for his return from retirement. He said goodbye to international cricket several times and then came back to play. Afridi retired from international cricket after the 2011 World Cup, but returned in 2011. After this he made a comeback once again in 2016.

2- Ben Stokes (England)

England’s legendary all-rounder Ben Stokes had announced his retirement from ODI cricket in 2022, so that he could focus more on Test cricket, but he withdrew his decision of retirement in the 2023 ODI World Cup and returned to the team.

3- Mohammad Aamir (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir retired at the age of 28 in December 2020 due to some disputes with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). But three years later, he took back his retirement and returned to the team to play T20 World Cup 2024 for Pakistan.

Let us tell you that we have mentioned only star cricketers here, whereas the list of cricketers who have taken a U-turn from retirement is quite long. This includes the names of Ambati Rayudu, Tamim Iqbal, Brendan Taylor, Kevin Pietersen and Ross Taylor.

ICC No-1 Allrounder Rankings in Test, Oneday or T20Is: ICC keeps releasing rankings of players from time to time, which is based on the performance of the players. ICC’s latest rankings for October 2025 are shocking, in which the number-1 all-rounders in all three formats are different players. India’s legendary all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is the number-1 all-rounder in Test, while players from other countries are present in ODI and T20 International.

Number-1 all-rounder in test cricket

India’s legendary all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continues to dominate the ICC Test all-rounder rankings. He has been present at the position of number-1 all-rounder in Test cricket for a long time. In the latest ICC rankings for October 2025, Jadeja is at number one with 430 rating points. Jadeja has performed brilliantly with both bat and ball, due to which his ranking as number-1 all-rounder has remained intact for a long time. After Jadeja, Mehdi Hasan Miraj of Bangladesh is at second place in the ranking and England captain Ben Stokes is at third place.

Number-1 all-rounder in ODI cricket

Zimbabwe’s all-rounder Sikandar Raza has done wonders in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings. At the age of 39, Alexander achieved the ranking of number-1 all-rounder for the first time in his career. In the latest ICC rankings for October 2025, Alexander has come at number one with 302 rating points. He has left behind Afghanistan’s all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai. Now Omarzai is at second position in the ranking and another experienced all-rounder of Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi is at third position in the ranking.

Number-1 all-rounder in T20 International

Pakistan’s Sam Ayub is at number one in ICC’s T20 International all-rounder rankings. In the latest ICC rankings for October 2025, Ayub has achieved 241 rating points and has left behind India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Now Hardik is at second place in the ranking. At the third position is Afghanistan’s experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.

All -rounder Jamie overton, who was part of the England team in the recently played against India, has suddenly decided to take a break from the red ball cricket for an indefinite time. The England and Wales Cricket Board has given this information. Let us know that Overton has not announced retirement, he has just announced a break from Test cricket and red ball domestic cricket.

In a statement issued by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Jamie Overton said, “After much deliberation, I have decided to take a break from the red ball cricket indefinitely.” He further said, “Red ball format has had an important role in my career. Because of this I have got so many opportunities. Here I learned the game and this is where my goals and ambitions increased, which kept inspiring me for so long.”

Overton further said, “Due to the increasing demands of cricket in the 12 -month calendar at this turn of its career, it is no longer possible to give 100 percent of your 100 percent in all formats physically and mentally.”

For your information, let us know that Jamie will continue to play white ball format for England and in domestic cricket. That is, he will play in ODIs and T20 International for England. Apart from this, he will also participate in the franchise league around the world.

Last Test played against India in late July

The fifth Test match between India and England was Jamie overton’s last Test match. Jamie Overton took only two wickets in this match, which he got in the second innings. Overton dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal and Akashdeep. In batting, he could score zero in the first innings and 09 runs in the second innings. Overton has played only two Test matches for England. During this, he scored 106 runs and took 4 wickets. The highest score in the overton Test is 97 runs.

The Indian cricket team’s tour of England is over. After the five-match Test series against Team India, they have also reached their respective homes. Today, Indian players also tied Rakhi to their sisters on the occasion of Rakshabandhan, but do you know that Team India will go on tour to England again. This time in England, the Indian team will play a five -match T20 series and a three -match ODI series. The England and Wales Cricket Board has also released the schedule of the limited overs series.

The Indian team equalized the five-match Test series by two. When a Test match of the series was a draw, Team India won two matches and two Test hosts England. The Indian team showed amazing passion in the Test series. India drawn the lost bet in the fourth Test and won the lost bet in the fifth and final Test match.

Now Team India will play T20 and ODI series on England tour

The Indian team will once again go on a tour of England, but this tour will not happen this year, but next year. Yes, in 2026, Team India will again go to England and will play T20 and ODI series there. The first T20 match between India and England will be played on 1 July at Chester Lee Street. After this, the second T20 match will be played on July 4 in Manchester, the third T20 match will be played in Nottingham on 7 July, the fourth T20 match will be played on 9 July in Bristol and the fifth and final T20 match in Southampton on 11 July. After this, the first match of the ODI series will be played on July 14 in Birmingham, the second ODI will be played in Cardiff on July 16 and the third and last ODI will be played at Lord’s on 19 July.

India’s England tour schedule

First T20- 1 July (Indian time from 11 pm)
Second T20- 4 July (Indian time from 7 pm as per Indian time)
Third T20- 7 July (Indian time from 11 pm)
Fourth T20- 9 July (from 11 pm Indian time)
Fifth T20- 11 July (Indian time from 11 pm)

First ODI- 14 July (Indian time from 5:30 pm)
Second ODI- 16 July (Indian time from 5:30 pm)
Third ODI- 19 July (Indian time from 3:30 pm)