Is the Ashes bigger for Australia in terms of money or the Border Gavaskar Trophy series? Find out
Both the Border Gavaskar Trophy and the Ashes are big tours on the Australian cricket calendar and are very similar from a commercial perspective: Nick Hockley Australia Cricket Team (Image Source: Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley has said that the commercial value of the Ashes and Border Gavaskar Trophy series has become equal. Despite the series being held in November, the CA chief said that ticket sales are already increasing rapidly. Notably, Australia has a huge history associated with the Ashes. Meanwhile, the Test series between India and Australia has become one of the most exciting series in the last few years. The series later this year will be even bigger as India has won the last two series in Australia. Nick Hockley, the board’s chief executive, has resigned from his post. He will step down after the end of the current 2024-2025 cricket season. Meanwhile, speaking to Hindustan Times, Hockley said: “Both the Border Gavaskar Trophy and the Ashes are big tours on the Australian cricket calendar and are very similar from a commercial perspective, with both mega series drawing huge fan turnouts and huge TV viewership. Ticket sales from India are already six times higher than the previous non-COVID series.” 5 match Border Gavaskar Trophy will be played between India and Australia Both teams are set to play a five-Test series for the first time since 1991-92. On this, the CA chief said that this will be an interesting series, because every pitch and ground behaves differently. He further said: “Each of Australia’s iconic cricket grounds has its own unique pitch characteristics and conditions which make this series so interesting, including the introduction of day-night Tests in recent years.” The series will start in Perth on November 22. The remaining Tests will be played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. India won the last two series played in Australia 2-1. Rohit Sharma and Co. also won the last series on their home ground. Adelaide will host the only day/night Test match of the series in December
When all the players were encouraged by Ben Stokes’ speech after the fourth Test of Ashes 2023
England won the fifth and final Test at Kennington Oval by 49 runs to level the series. Ben Stokes (Photo Source: Twitter) In Ashes 2023, England had to face defeat in the first two Test matches and the team was under a lot of pressure. England’s performance was very poor throughout this series. However, England made a strong comeback in the third Test played in Leeds and won the match by three wickets. It was very important for England to win both the remaining matches to win the series, but the fourth Test played in Manchester ended in a draw. Rain interrupted the match played at Old Trafford and due to this England’s dream of winning the Ashes 2023 was completely shattered. All the players were very disappointed. However, after this, English captain Ben Stokes gave an important speech to encourage all his teammates. During the documentary of the Ashes 2023 series, Ben Stokes was heard giving an important speech to all his team players. According to cricket.com.au, Ben Stokes said, ‘We are not going to stop what we have done so far because we have not taken back the urn yet. We do not get the reward until we work hard and win and make what we want ours. We have earned the thing for which we performed very well as a team and all the people who saw us playing cricket were very lucky.’ Let’s become a team that everyone will remember forever: Ben Stokes Ben Stokes further said, ‘I know it will be very flat going forward. The next match is to be played at the Oval and we will all feel bad that we could not get the urn back. But everyone will remember what we have done. Become a team that everyone remembers and we have performed like that.’ Let us tell you, England won the fifth and final Test match at Kennington Oval by 49 runs and ended the series in a draw. Even though England could not win the Ashes 2023, the team’s performance was praised by many people. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Joe Root also agreed, Johnny Bairstow was run out due to his mistake in Ashes 2023
The series ended in a draw and Australia retained the Ashes. Jonny Bairstow. (Image Source: Twitter) Ashes 2023 was a roller coaster ride for both England and Australia. The series ended in a draw and Australia retained the Ashes. There were many memorable moments for England in this five-match Test series, however, despite this, the English team failed to win this Test series. During this series, a controversial dismissal of English player Jonny Bairstow in the match played at Lord’s was also much discussed. Actually, after playing the ball, the English batsman left his crease and moved forward. He did not know that the umpire had not said for the over to be completed. As soon as Jonny Bairstow moved forward, Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw the ball towards the stumps and Bairstow was run out. Jonny stood at the crease for a while because he could not believe how it was out? Many former English players believed that Australia should have withdrawn their appeal, however, this did not happen. Veteran batsman Joe Root has given his opinion on this. According to Joe Root, it was Jonny Bairstow’s mistake and he should not have left the crease. Joe Root said in the new documentary series The Ashes 2023: Our Take, ‘To be honest, I was very angry, but as the game is changing, it is very important to put your side and understand the game. By the end of the day it was within the rules. As a player, you need to be completely careful. Bairstow will misunderstand me but it was very important to stay inside the crease.’ Jonny Bairstow also gave his side on this English player Jonny Bairstow said about this run out, ‘Whatever you think is right or wrong or in between but as long as you go home and are happy with yourself then everything is fine.’ 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Joe Root also strongly agreed, Johnny Bairstow was run out due to his mistake in Ashes 2023
The series ended in a draw and Australia retained the Ashes. Jonny Bairstow. (Image Source: Twitter) Ashes 2023 was a roller coaster ride for both England and Australia. The series ended in a draw and Australia retained the Ashes. There were many memorable moments for England in this five-match Test series, however, despite this, the English team failed to win this Test series. During this series, a controversial dismissal of English player Jonny Bairstow in the match played at Lord’s was also much discussed. Actually, after playing the ball, the English batsman left his crease and moved forward. He did not know that the umpire had not said for the over to be completed. As soon as Jonny Bairstow moved forward, Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw the ball towards the stumps and Bairstow was run out. Jonny stood at the crease for a while because he could not believe how it was out? Many former English players believed that Australia should have withdrawn their appeal, however, this did not happen. Veteran batsman Joe Root has given his opinion on this. According to Joe Root, it was Jonny Bairstow’s mistake and he should not have left the crease. Joe Root said in the new documentary series The Ashes 2023: Our Take, ‘To be honest, I was very angry, but as the game is changing, it is very important to put your side and understand the game. By the end of the day it was within the rules. As a player, you need to be completely careful. Bairstow will misunderstand me but it was very important to stay inside the crease.’ Jonny Bairstow also gave his side on this English player Jonny Bairstow said about this run out, ‘Whatever you think is right or wrong or in between but as long as you go home and are happy with yourself then everything is fine.’ 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Australian media had to pay heavily for showing wrong comments on Ashes, Ben Stokes gave a befitting reply
In this documentary, Ben Stokes was seen giving an encouraging message to his team after the fourth Test of Ashes 2023. Ben Stokes (Image Credit- Twitter X) England Test captain Ben Stokes has recently criticized the Australian media for misquoting his words in the recently released Ashes documentary. In this documentary, Ben Stokes was seen giving an encouraging message to his team after the fourth Test of Ashes 2023. England could have levelled the series during the fourth Test. Australia were trailing by 61 runs in the second innings with five wickets in hand. However, the match was later abandoned due to rain. Before the fourth Test, England were trailing 2-1 in the series. Ben Stokes on Ashes 2023 ‘Our Take’ The England and Wales Cricket Board said, “What we have been able to do as a team in a game will be remembered for a long time. Anyone who watches this match will consider themselves lucky. What we have done is much more than the Ashes trophy, as a team. Let’s become a team that people will always remember.” Ben Stokes gave a befitting reply to the Australian media However, his comment was misinterpreted by the Australian media in which they were trying to say that the English captain was praising himself. Ben Stokes immediately gave a strong reply to this. Ben Stokes tweeted, ‘This is what I said to the team that watched the rain for 2 days when we had our foot on your throat. I was just trying to encourage people but you give the rent for free and keep doing all this.’ Said this to the team who had watched it rain for 2 days when we had our foot on your throats, just tried to cheer up the disappointment tbh,but anyways rent free and all that 🫡 — Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) July 3, 2024 England now has to play a three-match Test series against West Indies which starts on July 10. The first Test between these two teams will be played at Lord’s which will be the last international match of veteran fast bowler James Anderson’s career. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024