First direct arena, Arena in Leeds, England

Australia and England have the oldest rivalry in cricket and fans of both countries have always been enthusiastic about voicing their opinions and as the team from Down Under retained the Ashes, Australian Federal Police (AFP) jumped on the bandwagon to mock the Three Lions.Aussies defeated England by 185 runs in the fourth Test to retain the Ashes."Good to see reports that a group of Australians in Manchester overnight have foiled the activities of a gang involved in a series of robberies targeting Aussies and Kiwis in England this Northern summer. You're welcome, @metpoliceuk," AFP tweeted on Monday.[{258f30bf-6664-435e-bed0-51ffb54ca2b9:intradmin/1_ILJCoPS.JPG}]In another tweet, AFP mocked England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who originally hails from New Zealand. They also took a jibe at the Three Lion's first 50-over World Cup triumph.England had won the World Cup after the boundary-countback rule came into play as both normal 50-overs and super over ended as a tie."This gang previously stole a valuable cup from the hands of some of our NZ neighbours in London, followed by one of their red-headed members attempting to wrestle an antique urn away from its rightful owners during a visit to Headingly," AFP tweeted.[{6784e111-8d06-4ff1-b37c-2e7aed683537:intradmin/2_sYfqHU6.JPG}]They also mocked Ashes urn, tweeting "We are glad to see the urn is back where it belongs - even if the contents appear to be badly damaged by fire. Sorry @nzpolice, we understand that gang does not want to hand over the cup anytime soon".[{6fd82f85-62d9-4d3f-a0a3-16d86a3652d7:intradmin/3_xDRSYXv.JPG}]The 30-year-old Steve Smith, who scored 82 runs in the second innings of the fourth Test of the ongoing Ashes on Saturday, has been having an exceptional series. He has amassed 671 runs and has become the second-fastest batsman to register 26 Test centuries.In the first innings of the match, he scored a double ton, enabling Australia to post 497 on the board.The team then bundled out England for 301 to gain a lead of 196 runs.In the second innings, Australia was in a spot of bother at 44/4, but Smith played a vital 82-run knock to enable the side to declare at 186/6, setting England a target of 383 runs.Paine was able to contribute himself in the second innings as he scored a half-century. He has become the first captain to retain the Ashes in England since Steve Waugh in 2001.In the final innings, England's wickets kept on falling at regular intervals but Australia had to toil hard to take the final two wickets.England was finally bundled out for 197 in the fourth innings. Pat Cummins took the maximum number of wickets as he scalped four batsmen.Currently, Australia has a 2-1 lead in the series with one match left to play.England and Australia next face each other in the final Test, beginning September 12 at the Oval.( With inputs from ANI )

First Direct ArenaFOLLOW

First direct arena, Latest News

Two months after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the finals of the 50-over Cricket World Cup against England, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has said that the entire team is still thinking about the match and trying to make sense of it. ...

Australia coach Justin Langer has said one good innings from opening batsman David Warner will help the team win the fifth and final Ashes Test. ...

England coach Trevor Bayliss on Tuesday said skipper Joe Root is under 'no pressure' at all in his position as team's captain. ...

England coach Trevor Bayliss has made it clear that captain Joe Root is not under any pressure despite failing to regain the Ashes against Australia. Tim Paine's team has taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with the last Test set to get underwa ...

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that Jack Leach has swiftly become a joke as he has been unable to perform his duties as the main spin bowler. ...

Former England cricketers Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss were conferred 'Knighthood' on Monday (local time). ...

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has backed struggling opener David Warner to retain his position at Old Trafford. While Australia may have retained the Ashes with Warner taking a few stunners on the field, he has had a bit of a horror tour wit ...

Australia and England have the oldest rivalry in cricket and fans of both countries have always been enthusiastic about voicing their opinions and as the team from Down Under retained the Ashes, Australian Federal Police (AFP) jumped on the bandwagon ...