Ashes

England v Australia, 1st npower Test, Cardiff, 5th day

The 'tenacious little redhead' does it again

Jul 12, 2009: Defeat today might not have been as painful for England as a collective, given how little of the match they had actually commanded, but for Paul Collingwood personally it would have been a low without compare

Second Test

Australia v England 2006-07

2007: Review of the Ashes, 2006-07

Second Test, Adelaide

Australia v England 2006-07

2007: Review of the Ashes, 2006-07

The difference between England and Australia

Dec 10, 2006: The final day of the second Ashes Test proved that the Australian way of playing is superior to the English

Heavy scrutiny over selection decisions

Defiant Fletcher blames batsmen

Dec 6, 2006: Duncan Fletcher was in a defiant mood on the morning after England's disastrous defeat in the second Test at Adelaide, insisting that England's batsmen were to blame for the collapse of their Ashes prospects, and not the defensive team selection that had

'Fletcher under immense pressure' - Hussain

Former captains savage England

Dec 6, 2006: Former England captains reacted with dismay at England's spectacular defeat to Australia in the second Test at Adelaide on Tuesday

Top Performer - Matthew Hoggard

The Ever-Ready Bunny

Dec 6, 2006: Matthew Hoggard toiled for 42 overs in the first innings, uphill and into the wind for the most part, for the heroic figures of 7 for 109

The List

England's unwanted records at Adelaide

Dec 6, 2006: England wrote themselves into several unwanted record books with a purposeless batting display on the fifth day of the Adelaide Test

ICC player ratings

Ponting closes in on history

Dec 5, 2006: On the back of his second match-winning display of the Ashes series, Ricky Ponting has moved up to joint-third in the all-time ICC player rankings for Test batsmen

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

Warne hits back

Dec 5, 2006: Shane Warne hit back quite magnificently on the last day after being clobbered in the first innings

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

Magical Warne continues to amaze

Dec 5, 2006: Shane Warne's right shoulder and fingers deserve to be aching after he provided the surge for a spectacular Australia win at Adelaide

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

Flintoff shocked after collapse

Dec 5, 2006: Andrew Flintoff has admitted that a single hour of madness on the final morning at Adelaide cost his side a share of the second Test at Adelaide

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

Ponting and Warne hail greatest win

Dec 5, 2006: In the euphoria of Australia's magnificent victory Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne agreed the performance was the best they had seen

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

Feeble England ruin series

Dec 5, 2006: What a waste. A decent Test series was developing over the first four days but it was ruined by two sessions of England negativity

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

Warne and Hussey sink England

Dec 5, 2006: Australia have won the second Test at Adelaide and taken a 2-0 lead in the Ashes, after Shane Warne bounced back to form on a sensational final day to spark a dramatic England collapse

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

Gilchrist counters the round-the-wicket attack

Dec 4, 2006: How Adam Gilchrist coped with England's plan to bowl from round the wicket

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

Coach praises Hoggard and Harmison

Dec 4, 2006: Duncan Fletcher believes that England's maverick strike bowler, Steve Harmison, has turned a corner in the second Test after his wayward display last week

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

Fletcher calms Flintoff injury concern

Dec 4, 2006: Duncan Fletcher has allayed fears about the fitness of England's captain, Andrew Flintoff, who bowled just four overs on the fourth morning at Adelaide

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

Maturing Clarke grabs his chance

Dec 4, 2006: Michael Clarke has followed the advice he had stencilled on his left forearm during the off-season by seizing his first Ashes century

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

Heading for a draw but certainly no bore

Dec 4, 2006: England's first objective of this match is almost in the bag. After that chastening series opener at Brisbane, Matthew Hoggard hedged his bets on the eve of the second Test and said that it was important "not to lose"