The Ashes in numbers
England and Michael Vaughan have plenty of catching up to do when the Ashes starts on Thursday © Getty Images When Michael Vaughan goes out to toss with Ricky Ponting on July 21, it will…
Ntini blasts back
Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein saw the return to form of Makhaya Ntinibeing instrumental in bowling the Eagles out for 320. Having struggledso far this season his form will be welcome relieve before the tour toIndia…
Five-star McGrath stuns England
Close England 92 for 7 (Pietersen 29*) trail Australia 190 (Harmison 5-43) by 98 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Glenn McGrath: brilliant new-ball spell left England in tatters © Getty Images The big…
England battle to get Simon Jones fit
Simon Jones has troubled Australia throughout the series © Getty Images Although England are outwardly pessimistic about the chances of Simon Jones being fit for the Ashes decider at The Oval, they are doing all…
Flintoff criticism unfair, says Gavaskar
Gavaskar was not impressed by Flintoff's criticism of India's captain © Getty Images Sunil Gavaskar, Indian batting great and the man in charge of selecting the World XI, defended Sourav Ganguly, India's captain, after he…
Atapattu: 'We are all geared up for the tour'
Marvan Atapattu was recently voted the best one-day international captain by the ICC © Getty Images Sri Lanka's captain, Marvan Atapattu, has said that the tour of India will assess how well his team can…
Pietersen must change, says Maynard
Kevin Pietersen has looked completely at sea in the flat, dry conditions of Pakistan © Getty Images Matthew Maynard, the England batting coach, intends to speak to the likes of Kevin Pietersen about the importance…
Samuels cleared of serious knee damage
Marlon Samuels was able to take the field on the third day at Hobart © Getty Images Marlon Samuels has been cleared of serious knee damage after being hit while batting on Thursday. Samuels was…
Dorey and Stevens star on first day
ScorecardLachlan Stevens' maiden first-class century for Queensland wasn't enough to stop Brett Dorey running through the innings with a seven-wicket haul for Western Australia. Dorey took seven of the eight wickets to fall as Queensland…
Ponting labelled a disgrace to Australia
'Ponting is a smart arse and a disaster as leader' © Getty Images The 80-year-old former Test umpire Lou Rowan has branded Ricky Ponting a disgrace to his country and expressed his disgust at Australia's…