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‘He Is a Clown…’ – Former England All-rounder Responds To David Warner Over Joe Root Comment As The Ashes 2025 Heats Up

Amogh Bodas

The Ashes series will commence from November 2025.

You hit me once, I hit you back. You give a kick, I’ll give a slap! No, these aren’t just the lyrics of a song. These lines demonstrate the fierce nature of The Ashes. The coveted rivalry is within touching distance. Australia will host England for The Ashes series in 2025, with the five-match conquest beginning in November. But when it is about something as big as The Ashes, one doesn’t need to wait till the series to start for the mind games and sledging. With three months to go for the first Test at Perth, the banter has already started.

Result – t20 – South Mackay
India A Women tour of Australia, T20, 2025
Australia A Women AUSA-W

137/6

India A Women INDA-W

124/5

Australia A Women beat India A Women by 13 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Kakinada Kings KNK

Amaravati Royals AMR

Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
Purani Delhi 6 PD

186/6

West Delhi Lions WDL

171/8

Purani Delhi 6 won by 15 runs

Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
Central Delhi Kings CDK

82/1

South Delhi Superstarz SDS

80/10

Central Delhi Kings beat South Delhi Superstarz by 9 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
08 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
East Delhi Riders EDR

Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
New Delhi Tigers NDT

Purani Delhi 6 PD

Result – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

155/6

Cyprus CYP

213/3

Cyprus beat Croatia by 58 runs

Result – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

132/10

Cyprus CYP

136/3

Cyprus won by 7 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
08 Aug 2025, 12:30 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
08 Aug 2025, 05:00 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
East Molesey ESM

123/0

London County Cricket LCC

122/7

East Molesey beat London County Cricket by 10 wickets

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Kreative Sports XI KSP

106/9

Spencer SPE

136/3

Spencer beat Kreative Sports XI by 30 runs

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Banstead BAN

137/9

CFS Pinnacle Pro CPP

82/10

Banstead beat CFS Pinnacle Pro by 55 runs

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Wimbledon WIM

187/5

Weybridge WEY

115/3

Wimbledon beat Weybridge by 72 runs

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 02:30 PM IST
TBC TBC

Spencer SPE

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 04:30 PM IST
TBC TBC

East Molesey ESM

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:45 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:45 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Result – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Sussex SUSS

288/7

Kent KENT

287/9

Sussex beat Kent by 3 wickets

Abandoned – oneday – Neath
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Glamorgan GLAM

Derbyshire DER

Match abandoned due to rain

Result – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Nottinghamshire NOT

326/9

Worcestershire WOR

312/7

Result – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Hampshire HAM

288/5

Essex ESS

285/10

Hampshire beat Essex by 5 wickets

Upcoming – oneday – Northampton
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Northamptonshire NOR

Yorkshire YOR

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Surrey SURR

Gloucestershire GLO

Upcoming – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Somerset SOM

Durham DURH

Canceled – t20 – Stockholms län
France tour of Sweden 2025
Sweden SWE

France FRA

MATCH CANCELLED

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
91 Yards Club 91YC

165/7

Navarang Club NVR

149/10

91 Yards Club beat Navarang Club by 16 runs

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Nabajyoti Club NAJC

99/7

Gauhati Town Club GTC

156/7

Gauhati Town Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 14 runs (D/L) method

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:00 AM IST
Gauhati Town Club GTC

91 Yards Club 91YC

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:15 PM IST
Navarang Club NVR

Bud Cricket Club BCC

Result – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
Bihar CC BCC

48/10

Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

107/4

Gujrat Cricket Club beat Bihar CC by 59 runs

Toss – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 12:15 AM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

Khan Zalmi Kings KZK

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 08:00 PM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

CECC CEC-A

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Selangor SEL

Perak PRK

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:30 AM IST
Johor JOR

Penang PENG

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Melaka MEL

Kuala Lumpur KLPR

Abandoned – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Bengaluru Blasters Women BBW

Hubli Tigers Women HTW

Match Abandoned due to rain

Result – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Mysore Warriors Women MWW

98/2

Mangalore Dragons Women MDW

97/5

Mysore Warriors Women beat Mangalore Dragons Women by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:45 AM IST
Bengaluru Blasters Women BBW

Mysore Warriors Women MWW

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:45 PM IST
Mangalore Dragons Women MDW

Shivamogga Lioness Women SHLW

Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Eavion Eagles EAE

Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats PMW

Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 05:30 PM IST
Paratus Jets PAJ

NPL Bears NPB

Live – test – Bulawayo
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, Test, 2025
Zimbabwe ZIM

125/10

New Zealand NZ

127/0

Upcoming – t20 – County Dublin
Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 08:30 PM IST
Ireland Women IRE-W

Pakistan Women PAK-W

Upcoming – oneday – San Fernando
Pakistan tour of West Indies, ODI, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:30 PM IST
West Indies WI

Pakistan PAK

Result – t20 – Colombo
SLC T20 League, 2025
SLC Blues SLBL

143/10

SLC Greens SLGR

144/6

SLC Greens beat SLC Blues by 4 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Colombo
SLC T20 League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:30 PM IST
SLC Greys SLGY

SLC Blues SLBL

Live – 100-ball – Leeds
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
Northern Superchargers NOS

Welsh Fire WEF

108/5

Upcoming – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:00 PM IST
Birmingham Phoenix BIP

Trent Rockets TRR

Result – 100-ball – Leeds
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
Northern Superchargers Women NOS-W

141/4

Welsh Fire Women WFW-W

94/10

Northern Superchargers Women won by 47 runs

Upcoming – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Birmingham Phoenix Women BIP-W

Trent Rockets Women TRW-W

Result – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
Austria AUST

92/6

Norway NOR

87/10

Austria beat Norway by 4 wickets

Result – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
Sweden SWE

162/7

France FRA

128/8

Sweden beat France by 34 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
France FRA

Norway NOR

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 06:00 PM IST
Sweden SWE

Austria AUST

A few days ago, former Australian opener David Warner took a dig on England’s star batter Joe Root. He started off by acknowledging that Joe Root’s wicket will be very important for the Australians to get. He further reminded the English No.4 that he is yet to score a ton on Australian soil. Moreover, he also stated that speedster Josh Hazlewood has got the better of Root on multiple occasions. The highlight of the comment came up after that. Warner stated that Root will have to take the ‘surfboard off his front-leg’ indicating that he will have to be watchful about being trapped in front.

After listening to this, the English were never going to take it lying down. Former all-rounder Moeen Ali has come up in support of his teammate against the former Australian. Ali started off by saying that what Warner said is just reflective of what the former Aussie is all about. He asserted that Warner was trying to get into Root’s head and play mind-games. But Ali is sure that he won’t succeed at those mind games.

“He’s just being Warner. He’s a bit of a clown to be honest with you. He is trying to obviously get into Rooty’s [Joe Root] head, which he won’t”, said Moeen Ali as a part of a podcast.

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A New Challenge Awaits For Joe Root In The Ashes 2025

For a player with a pedigree of Joe Root, it is quite surprising to not register a single hundred on Australian soil. In 14 games Down Under, the England No.4 has scored 892 runs with nine fifties. But somehow, he hasn’t been able to convert them to get to the three figure mark. As expected, the biggest challenge in front of Root for the Ashes series coming up would be to break the ice on Australian soil.

The English batter is making headlines all around the globe for his sumptuous batting. In the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Root went past Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting for the most number of runs in Test cricket. He is only behind the great Sachin Tendulkar, and has amassed over 13500 runs in his Test career. Not just that. Root now holds 39 Test hundreds to his name, which is the fourth most for any batter in the world in the longest format.

The fiery series Down Under will revolve around Joe Root. With England’s bowling under some series questions, the batting unit will have to amp up the responsibility. Chris Woakes was injured on Day 1 of the fifth Test at The Oval. Though the series is three months away, there is no definite word on Woakes’ recovery timeline. England do have a gun fast bowler in Jofra Archer, but he is injury prone as well. The visitors will have to wrap their heads around the bowling plans, which might decide the fate of the series.

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