| THEASHES | Remains of a fiery cricket test series? (3,5) |
| ETNA | Poker stake returned in place of a fiery mount (4) |
| AZHARALI | Former captain of Pakistan's ODI and Test sides who retired from Test cricket following the completion of the home Test series against England in 2022 |
| TRIALRUN | Hearing unit of scoring in cricket test (5,3) |
| MCCULLUM | Brendon _, the head coach of the England cricket test team (8) |
| URN | Container of the Ashes in the cricket Test series between England and Australia |
| FOLLOWON | Teams made to ____ have won four times in cricket Test matches |
| ASHES | The ... cricket Test series is between England and Australia (5) |
| ABEDNEGO | In the Book of Daniel, one of three men thrown into a fiery pit for refusing to bow to an image of the king of Babylon (8) |
| TRICYCLE | Test series of changes announced for three-wheeler (8) |
| ADELAIDE | India hadn't won the first match of any Test series in Australia until 2018, when it won in (8) |
| SHADRACH | One of three men who, in the Book of Daniel, emerge unscathed from a fiery pit (8) |
| SPITFIRE | A fiery-orange Montbretia/Crocosmia cultivar... for a quick-tempered person (8) |
| MITCHELL | Daryl, New Zealand batsman who scored the most runs against England in the 2022 Test Series (8) |
| ALDERMAN | Terry, Australian bowler who took over 40 wickets in Test series against England in 1981 and 1989 (8) |
| BODYLINE | Term used to describe the English bowler's attack in the 1932-33 Test series |
| CONFUOCO | Musical direction meaning 'to be played in a fiery way' (3,5) |
| ARDENTLY | Entry lad vandalised in a fiery way (8) |
| REDLABEL | Whisky blend with "vibrant flavors that add a fiery kick to any mix," per Johnnie Walker's website |
| STGEORGE | It's small time stuff, acquiring energy, for one taking out a fiery creature (2,6) |
