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Aussies turning up heat ahead of Ashes series vs England

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) David Warner isn’t the only Australian player talking about hatred when it comes to the Ashes.

1st test: India reaches 251-5 at lunch on day 5 vs Sri Lanka

KOLKATA, India (AP) Skipper Virat Kohli was batting on 41 as India reached 251-5 at lunch on day five, building a 129-run lead and pushing the opening test against Sri Lanka toward a draw.

India all out for 172 against Sri Lanka

KOLKATA, India (AP) India lost its last five wickets in a single session to be all out for 172 in the first test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Aussies secure women's Ashes with opening T20 win vs England

SYDNEY (AP) Australia has successfully defended the women’s Ashes with a six-wicket win in the opening Twenty20.

Malan makes 109, England batsmen flourish in tour match

TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AP) Dawid Malan followed Mark Stoneham to a century as England extracted every ounce of value from its last Ashes warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI.

Pujara unbeaten on 47 as India struggles to 74-5in 1st test

KOLKATA, India (AP) Cheteshwar Pujara batted through another rain-affected, difficult session to remain unbeaten on 47 and guide India to 74-5 at lunch on day two of the series-opening test against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan's Hafeez banned because of illegal bowling action

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for the third time in three years after the sport’s governing body found his bowling action to be illegal.

Rain threatens to hold up 1st test as India faces Sri Lanka

KOLKATA, India (AP) Persistent rain is threatening to hold up the first test on Thursday when India begins its three-match home series against Sri Lanka.

NZ's Watling in doubt for 1st test vs. West Indies

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Wicketkeeper B.J. Watling is in doubt for New Zealand’s first home test against the West Indies because of a hip injury.

England unfazed by Australian banter ahead of Ashes olpener

SYDNEY (AP) England’s cricket captain Joe Root has dismissed suggestions his team ”feared” Australia’s fast bowlers, saying his players were fully-prepared for a hostile Ashes series.

Dar and Erasmus to umpire Ashes opener

SYDNEY (AP) Pakistan’s Aleem Dar and South Africa’s Marais Erasmus will umpire the first Ashes cricket test between Australia and England, which begins in Brisbane on Nov. 23.

England holds on for draw in Ashes test match vs Australia

SYDNEY (AP) England held on for a draw in the one-off test during the women’s Ashes series against Australia, a match that was memorable for Ellyse Perry’s 213 not out for the hosts.

Perry's 213 puts Australia on top in Ashes day-night test

SYDNEY (AP) Ellyse Perry has added another milestone to an impressive sports resume that includes appearances at soccer and cricket World Cups, scoring an Australian record 213 not out to give her team control of the women’s Ashes test against England.

India beats New Zealand in T20 shootout, wins series 2-1

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (AP) India beat New Zealand by six runs in a thrilling finish to win the third Twenty20 on Tuesday.

Injured Finn ruled out of England's Ashes tour to Australia

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) England fast bowler Steven Finn will miss the Ashes series in Australia after medical scans revealed torn cartilage in his left knee.

Aussie pacer Starc takes 2 hat tricks in warmup for Ashes

SYDNEY (AP) Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc is in ominous form leading up to the Ashes after snaring a hat trick in each innings of a domestic first-class match, creating a first in Australia.

England bowlers struggle in 2-day tour match

PERTH, Australia (AP) James Anderson took 4-27 but England’s other front line bowlers failed to fire as their two-day tour match against a Western Australia XI ended in a draw Sunday.

Munro's swashbuckling century helps NZ level T20 series

RAJKOT, India (AP) Colin Munro smashed an unbeaten 54-ball hundred as New Zealand beat India by 40 runs in the second Twenty20 on Saturday and tied the series.

New Zealand chooses to bat vs India in 2nd T20

RAJKOT, India (AP) New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat in the second Twenty20 against India at Rajkot on Saturday. The hosts lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the Delhi opener by 53 runs.

England 349-6 at stumps in 2-day tour match vs. WA

PERTH, Australia (AP) Key batsmen Alastair Cook and Joe Root failed but England rallied to reach 349-6 at stumps Saturday on the first day of its two-day tour match against Western Australia at the WACA Ground.

Finn, Ali to miss 1st 2 games of England tour of Australia

PERTH, Australia (AP) Paceman Steven Finn and allrounder Moeen Ali will miss England’s first two matches of its tour of Australia.

Finn, Ali injured in training for England, sent for scans

PERTH, Australia (AP) Paceman Steven Finn and allrounder Moeen Ali are in doubt for England’s first pre-Ashes tour match.

Paine to lead inexperienced Cricket Australia XI vs England

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Wicketkeeper Tim Paine will lead an inexperienced Cricket Australia XI against England in warmup matches in Adelaide and Townsville ahead of the Ashes series.

Zimbabwe 326 all out, West Indies 78-1 in 2nd test

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) Zimbabwe was 326 all out and West Indies 78-1 in reply at stumps Monday on Day 2 of the second test at Queens Sports Club.

Gayle wins defamation case against Australian publisher

SYDNEY (AP) West Indies cricket star Chris Gayle has won his defamation case against an Australian media organization which published reports that the player indecently exposed himself to a woman in a dressing room after a practice session during the 2015 World Cup.

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