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, 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, 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

Wretched, weak, timid and gormless

Dec 7, 2013: England's batsmen threw their wickets away and set the team on a path to destruction in a display that must rank among their most humiliating

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, 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

Schedule weighs heavy on England

Dec 4, 2013: The issue of player burnout may be among the most pressing matters confronting Paul Downton when he replaces Hugh Morris as the managing director of England cricket in the new year

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

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

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

England face up to rebuilding phase

Dec 3, 2013: Months of planning go into each Ashes series yet, ahead of this Test, England are in the uncomfortable position of having doubts over at least three positions in their side

CA Chairman's XI v England, Alice Springs

Announcer denies Panesar mockery claims

Dec 2, 2013: David Nixon, the announcer who was 'stood down' by Cricket Australia at lunch on the second day of England's tour game in Alice Springs, has vehemently denied any suggestion that he made racially insensitive remarks

The Ashes 2013-14

Bresnan likely to play in Adelaide

Dec 2, 2013: Allrounder Tim Bresnan has been added to England's Ashes squad and could play in the second Test in Adelaide, which starts on December 5

CA Chairman's XI v England XI, Alice Springs, 2nd day

Announcer sacked over Panesar comments

Nov 30, 2013: The public address announcer at England's tour game against a Chairman's XI in Alice Springs was sacked at lunch on the second day of the game after making comments deemed "inappropriate" by Cricket Australia

CA Chairman's XI v England XI, Alice Springs, 2nd day

England tour veering off course

Nov 30, 2013: A lacklustre display by England in Alice Springs has added to the impression of an Ashes tour veering off course

CA Chairman's XI v England XI, Tour match, Alice Springs, 1st day

Ballance lone bright spot for England

Nov 29, 2013: Gary Ballance pressed his claims for a Test debut with a half-century but England were otherwise underwhelming against weak opposition

The Ashes 2013-14

England 'heartbroken' by Trott departure

Nov 27, 2013: Stuart Broad has described the England squad as "heartbroken" by the loss of Jonathan Trott, but insisted the team can bounce back from crushing defeat

The Ashes 2013-14

Fun turns to fear for Jonathan Trott

Nov 25, 2013: A joyous debut century is now a world away for Jonathan Trott as the complexities of international cricket catch up with him

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 4th day

Deeper problems than first-Test nerves for England

Nov 24, 2013: England's recurring first-Test failure may this time point to more ingrained issues

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 4th day

Cook condemns "disrespectful" Warner

Nov 24, 2013: England's captain, Alastair Cook, has condemned David Warner's off-field implication that Jonathan Trott was afraid of the pace of Mitchell Johnson as "disrespectful"