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Simon Katich provides inspiration for Phil Hughes

26.10.09
Discarded Australian opener Phil Hughes will draw inspiration from New South Wales team-mate and captain Simon Katich as he sets about winning back his Test spot this summer... more

Marcus North looking to improve his bowling

01.09.09
Australia batsman Marcus North has vowed to continue working on his bowling as he looks to become more of an attacking weapon in future Test series... more

David Warner pressing for one-day inclusion

01.09.09
Australia opener David Warner is looking to use the second Twenty20 international against England to press his claims for inclusion in the 50-over side... more

Shane Warne would relish captain's role, says Dean Jones

24.08.09
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes Shane Warne would come out of retirement "in a heartbeat" if offered the chance to succeed Ricky Ponting as Test captain... more

Test pressure not too hot for Jonathan Trott

21.08.09
It was not a debut innings to quicken the pulse rate. Indeed, only Jonathan Trott's dismissal was dramatic. But for a little more than two hours, England's newest Test player looked like a man perfectly at home on cricket's biggest stage ... more

Woeful England put to the sword by Siddle

07.08.09
Keep the champagne on ice and reach for the panic button instead. England plunged into desperate trouble at Headingley as Australia ripped through their fragile looking batting line-up... more

I'd rather see an Australian win than have to listen to Bumble Twittering all day

31.07.09
Tuning in expectantly for the first session at Edgbaston yesterday, and being lumbered instead with David Gower chatting away with Beefy, Athers and other fellow inmates at the Sky Sports Sheltered Home for Former England Captains, it was hard to avoid joining in the current weather forecasters hate-fest... more

Day 1 report: Cocky England are silenced by Shane Watson

31.07.09
Never mind the 'aura', concentrate on winning the Ashes - and 30 overs at Edgbaston was more than enough cricket to remind everyone that England still have a mountain to climb this summer... more

The short stuff is still too tall an order for Phillip Hughes

24.07.09
Aussie opener falls to the lifting ball yet again as tourists are made to struggle by Northamptonshire... more

Justin Langer offers to come to rescue as Hughes falls short

23.07.09
Record-breaking Australian opener ready to come out of retirement as his current successor struggles yet again... more

Katich has the itch to show he's no longer frightened of Flintoff

10.07.09
Before this Ashes series began, England's coaching team tried to come up with plans to combat Phillip Hughes. Unfortunately, it appears they forgot all about his opening partner, Simon Katich... more

Dodgy Katich call backs case for trial by TV

10.07.09
Following the controversy caused by the umpiring referral system during England's tour of West Indies, Andrew Strauss and his players were probably glad to see the back of it for this summer's Ashes series... more

England's top order batsmen admit they should have scored more runs

10.07.09
Graeme Swann has revealed that England's top batsmen accept they have given the Australians the initiative in the opening Ashes Test by failing to score centuries... more

Early optimism turns to misery as Australia regroup with run-fest

10.07.09
England were in danger of being buried under a mountain of runs at Sophia Gardens as Australia shrugged off the loss of three wickets in 10 overs and regained control of the first Ashes Test... more

Odds against England as wily 'Punter' puts Aussies on a winner

10.07.09
England never tried to kid themselves that winning back the Ashes was going to be easy. But now they know just how hard it will be to break down a new-look Australian side appearing every bit as determined as those of old... more

Usual suspects were missing but Ashes battle is just like the old script

09.07.09
As Sunday's events at Wimbledon proved, the failure to live up to impossible standards isn't necessarily a failure in itself, because without coming within a hundred leagues of its immediate predecessor the men's final was still one to savour... more

Flintoff back with a bang but Aussies hold firm

09.07.09
Andrew Flintoff claims crucial wicket of opener Phillip Hughes after a brilliant rearguard action by England's tail but Ponting and Katich combine to raise tourists' spirits... more

England edge ahead after thrilling first day of Ashes

08.07.09
England's evening counter-attack ended a positive opening day in their attempts to regain the Ashes from Australia... more

Player Profiles: Australia

07.07.09
Phillip Hughes will lead the charge of Australia's young guns when the battle for the Ashes begins in Cardiff on Wednesday... more

Phillip Hughes can be Australia's Ashes trump card

07.07.09
Phillip Hughes has taken the cricketing world by storm since making his test debut in February and is suddenly lurking as one of Australia's trump cards in this year's Ashes series... more

Australia can still land killer blow

07.07.09
View from Australia:They may have lost their stars and their swagger but the Aussies can still land the killer blow... more

Test hopefuls turn up heat on tourists

01.07.09
Cricket: Australia wilted in the afternoon sun at Worcester, losing four wickets in quick succession just when they looked set to take command against England’s second string... more

Aussies suffer humiliation at the hands of Sussex rookie

24.06.09
Cricket: Australia suffered a spectacular batting collapse during the afternoon session of their tour match against Sussex — one that will have left England’s bowlers licking their lips in anticipation... more

New faces have the same old attitude

20.05.09
Cricket: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting tells England that their West Indies wipe-out counts for nothing with his young side... more

The men from Down Under

20.05.09
Cricket: With the Ashes set to start in less than 50 days, we take a look at the players Ricky Ponting will have at his disposal... more

Ponting is rescued by Katich and Clarke

17.12.08
Michael Clarke and Simon Katich helped Australia recover from a desperate start in the First Test against South Africa... more

Australia humbled by rookie Southee

20.11.08
Australia appeared to be suffering a hangover from their recent defeats in India as they were bowled out for 214 on the opening day of the First Test against New Zealand in Brisbane... more

Kevin Pietersen over Stanford farce

07.11.08
Kevin Pietersen insists England have put their humiliation in the $20million Stanford Series behind them as they prepare for a tough challenge in India... more

India opener Gautam Gambhir is hit with ban

31.10.08
India opener Gautam Gambhir banned for one Test following his clash with Australia's Shane Watson.... more

Ponting's ton lifts Aussies

09.10.08
India as Australia reached 254 for four by the close on the opening day of the series in Bangalore... more

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