The Ashes 2013-14

Lyon a likely starter in Perth

Dec 11, 2013: Nathan Lyon is expected to retain his place for the third Test at the WACA, with the coach Darren Lehmann reluctant to ask too much of his fast bowlers

Australia news

Marsh receives settlement from SLC

Dec 10, 2013: Geoff Marsh has reached an undisclosed financial settlement with Sri Lanka over his sacking as coach of the national team in 2012

The Ashes 2013-14

WACA will offer 'something for everyone' - Bailey

Dec 10, 2013: George Bailey, the Australian batsman, has said that the conditions at the WACA, the venue for the third Ashes Test, will suit both the batsmen as well as the bowlers

The Ashes 2013-14

'England can fight back' - Flower

Dec 10, 2013: Andy Flower has said he believes England can fight back against Australia, despite heavy defeats in the first two Tests

The Ashes 2013-14

McDermott says bouncer barrage will continue

Dec 10, 2013: Australia's bowling coach Craig McDermott is unapologetic about the short-pitched assault that has rendered England's tail all but irrelevant over two Tests

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

Stokes, Johnson avoid punishment

Dec 9, 2013: On-field flashpoints have been a feature of the first two Tests between Australia and England but Ben Stokes and Mitchell Johnson have avoided punishment for their coming together on the fourth day

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

Lord's humiliation fired turnaround

Dec 9, 2013: Australia's dramatic turnaround from Test match lightweights to the brink of regaining the Ashes is the flowering of a regeneration that began in the aftermath of shattering defeat in the second match of the previous series at Lord's

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

Reactive England dance to Australia's tune

Dec 9, 2013: England have lost control of their game in a very public fashion

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

Shocked Cook searches for answers

Dec 9, 2013: The lips said one thing; the eyes quite another. Alastair Cook, as is his way, led from the front after England's harrowing defeat in Adelaide. He faced the media with the same undemonstrative determination with which he faces the new ball. He didn't shir

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

Siddle and Harris give Australia 2-0 lead

Dec 9, 2013: Australia took a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series, with three to play as they inflicted a 218-run defeat on England in the Adelaide Test to follow up their overwhelming 381-run win in the opening match in Brisbane

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

Can England Flower again?

Dec 8, 2013: England's second-innings resistance should not mask the need for change in the team; the only question is whether Andy Flower is the man to lead it

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

Siddle thrives on hard day's fight

Dec 8, 2013: As Australia grafted for wickets, Peter Siddle restated his immense value to the team

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

Root fights but Australia tighten grip

Dec 8, 2013: As Joe Root led a stubborn England rearguard action in a third Test that logically seems as good as lost, perhaps the name of Faf du Plessis occasionally sustained him. It was du Plessis who stonewalled for seven-and-a-half hours on this ground a year ago

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

England performance 'not good enough' - Bell

Dec 7, 2013: Ian Bell could hardly hide his frustration after seeing his England team-mates deliver another batting performance of striking incompetence

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Johnson 'emotional' after dispelling doubts

Dec 7, 2013: Mitchell Johnson admitted he had doubts about his own consistency after blowing England away in their first innings in Adelaide

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Johnson joins pace pantheon

Dec 7, 2013: With a spell for the ages, Mitchell Johnson appears to have discovered how to harness his formidable gifts

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Johnson's Ashes best, England's long tail

Dec 7, 2013: Stats highlights from the third day's play between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval

Big Bash League 2013-14

Dwayne Smith joins Perth Scorchers

Dec 7, 2013: West Indies allrounder Dwayne Smith has joined Perth Scorchers for the upcoming Big Bash League season

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Johnson annihilates listless England

Dec 7, 2013: Mitchell Johnson produced a blood-curdling display of world-class fast bowling to destroy England in the second Test in Adelaide. Johnson's sustained menace bore comparison with the great fast bowling spells of the modern age as he took 5 for 16 in five o

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 2nd day

Battle-weary England slide again

Dec 6, 2013: England look jaded, joyless and over-reliant on tired players who have too many miles on the clock; it is hard to avoid the sense that their time has passed