Live Cricket Score: England vs Australia, 1st Test: England elect to bat against Australia in Cardiff

Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2015: England take on Australia in the series opener in Cardiff on Wednesday. Catch the live scores and updates here. (Source: Reuters)

England take on Australia in the Ashes 2015 opener in Cardiff on Wednesday. England, unbeaten on home soil against Australia since 2001, would like to start the series on a positive note. Australia on the other hand will be looking to do what they do best – play hard cricket. Catch the Ashes 2015 live scores and live updates from the match here. (Full Coverage | Fixtures | Photos)

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Live Cricket Score – The social buzz from the Ashes 2015 opener

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Ashes 2015 Live – The Build-up

The Urning desire

Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2015: The first Test gets underway in Cardiff on Wednesday.

SO fervent is the fad to write eulogies about Test cricket these days, that it might turn into someone’s vocation soon. But if there’s one period during a cricket calendar that even the naysayers refrain from tuning up the death knell for the game’s traditional format, it’s the Ashes. While the onus will be on Alastair Cook & Co to regain the urn that they surrendered Down Under two years ago, no Aussie unit has won in England since Steve Waugh’s immortals in 2001. We take a look at some of the upcoming contest’s interesting aspects.

Warner ready and raring to go

Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2015: Final touches! David Warner during a practice session ahead of the opener. (Source: Reuters)

David Warner is all set for the Ashes opener which gets underway in Cardiff on Wednesday. The aggressive left-hander is expected to play a crucial role in his side’s pursuit for first series win on English soil since 2001.

The side has changed….: Cook

Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2015: England and Australia lock horns in the first Test which gets underway in Cardiff on Wednesday. (Source: Reuters)

England captain Alastair Cook has said he is willing to alter his leadership style if it helps get the best out of a new look side during the Ashes.