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

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

Clarke, Haddin plump records

Dec 6, 2013: Stats highlights from the second day's play between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval

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

Robo England suffer malfunction

Dec 6, 2013: A team that used to programme calculated destruction of the opposition has been reduced to making flawed, human gambles

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

Warne, Haddin fortify Clarke

Dec 6, 2013: Brad Haddin and Shane Warne have both provided reassurance to Michael Clarke during his captaincy and helped him, in different ways, during his hundred in Adelaide

Big Bash League 2013-14

Mendis signs for Sydney Thunder

Dec 6, 2013: Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lanka spinner, has signed with Sydney Thunder for the upcoming season of Big Bash League

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

Clarke, Haddin tons put Australia in command

Dec 6, 2013: It has been a while since an Australian captain has looked as serene during an Ashes Test as Michael Clarke did at the Adelaide Oval. During a period of England domination, uncomprehending exasperation of Ricky Ponting has been followed by the lurking fea

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 1st day

England fail to grasp advantage

Dec 5, 2013: On a day littered with self-inflicted mistakes, England dropped three catches and missed the opportunity to gain anything more than a foothold in the match

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 1st day

Clarke grins and bears it, again

Dec 5, 2013: As Australia's top-order batsmen squandered their starts, the job of ensuring a score the situation merited was once more left to Michael Clarke

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 1st day

CA issues apology for Panesar tweet

Dec 5, 2013: Cricket Australia was compelled to apologise after its official Twitter account posted a picture of four bearded, turbaned men dressed up as Teletubbies with the caption "will the real Monty Panesar please stand up?"

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 1st day

Missed chances cost England ground

Dec 5, 2013: Adelaide's first transportable Test pitch, as far as batsmen were concerned, promised to be more check-in than drop-in. England had no option but to hang in there

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Trott could return for England - Cook

Dec 4, 2013: There is no reason why Jonathan Trott cannot return to international cricket, according to England captain, Alastair Cook

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Cook wants no repeat of 'ugly' Brisbane scenes

Dec 4, 2013: Alastair Cook has called upon both teams to "play the game in the right way" on the eve of the second Ashes Test

England in Australia 2013

Brett Lee to captain Prime Minister's XI

Dec 4, 2013: England's batsmen will face retired international fast bowler Brett Lee one more time after he was named to captain the Prime Minister's XI in January

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Cook looks to senior players to up their game

Dec 4, 2013: Alastair Cook has demanded a response from his senior players as England attempt in Adelaide to stem the feeling that power is shifting towards Australia