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

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Can Australia hold their unfamiliar lead?

Dec 4, 2013: ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Lyon ready for hard toil on 'belter'

Dec 3, 2013: Nathan Lyon is preparing for a heavy workload in the Adelaide Test on a pitch he described as "a belter"

The Ashes Diary

Captain cautious

Dec 1, 2013: Michael Clarke's Ashes diary is guarded - as is to be expected from a book written at this stage of his career

The Ashes 2013-14

Siddle hopes to get through Adelaide grind

Nov 29, 2013: Like last year, there is only a three-day break between the Adelaide and Perth Tests, but Siddle is hopeful he will be able to walk out with the team at the WACA this time around

Australia news

Wade not warned over pitch tampering

Nov 28, 2013: Matthew Wade has said he had no warning from the umpires on field before he was suspended for pitch tampering and declared that he had done "the same thing" in every Sheffield Shield match he had played

The Ashes 2013-14

England 'rattled' by sledging - Johnson

Nov 27, 2013: Mitchell Johnson has told England not to expect any let-up in the verbal barrage they will receive from the Australians when the second Test begins in Adelaide next week

ACA Player of the month - October

White 'desperate' to return to international cricket

Nov 27, 2013: Cameron White has won the ACA Player of the Month award for October

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane

Australia all talk, but can they back it up?

Nov 20, 2013: ESPNcricinfo's preview to the first Ashes Test between Australia and England in Brisbane

The Ashes 2013-14

Warner in form after 'kick up the backside I needed'

Nov 19, 2013: David Warner has had frustrating six months, and has been the cause of much of that exasperation himself, but believes he is now in the form of his career and is better off for his wake-up call in England

The Ashes 2013-14

'This build-up is completely different' - Bailey

Nov 17, 2013: A Gabba Test, a so-called good bloke making his debut at 30-plus, a sense of uncertainty about whether he will make it as a Test batsman - it could just as easily be last year's build-up to the first Test against South Africa as this summer's lead-up to t

The Ashes 2013-14

Bailey not pretty, but finds a way - di Venuto

Nov 15, 2013: Australia's batting coach, Michael di Venuto, believes criticism of George Bailey's technique misses the point that Bailey is an adaptable player who has found a way to succeed in all formats over a ten-year period

The Ashes 2013-14

Bailey, the safe choice

Nov 12, 2013: One-day form does not make George Bailey certain of Test success, but a decade of solid state cricket means he is a viable Ashes campaigner.

The Ashes 2013-14

Bailey named in Test squad

Nov 12, 2013: George Bailey is set to become Australia's 435th Test cricketer after beating his fellow Tasmanian Alex Doolan for the final batting place in the squad for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

The Ashes 2013-14

Harris hopes 'scary' Johnson returns

Nov 11, 2013: Ryan Harris believes Mitchell Johnson will unsettle England's batsmen with his pace if, as anticipated, he is recalled for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

The Ashes 2013-14

Ferguson to face England again in tour match

Nov 11, 2013: Callum Ferguson, Aaron Finch, Adam Voges and Steve O'Keefe are among the players who will face England in a four-day match in Sydney this week as part of a Cricket Australia Invitational XI

Victoria v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Warner adds another fifty in rain-affected draw

Nov 9, 2013: David Warner is confident he has put his disappointing Ashes tour behind him, and his scores for New South Wales over the past few weeks suggest he is on the right track ahead of the rematch

Victoria v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Rogers shows results of work against spin

Nov 8, 2013: Chris Rogers hopes he will be better prepared to handle Graeme Swann's spin this summer after working on his footwork with Dean Jones over the past few weeks

The Ashes 2013-14

Watson not yet ruled out of Gabba Test

Nov 6, 2013: Shane Watson may yet play in the opening Ashes Test after scans showed his hamstring injury was only a low-grade strain, but his chances depend on how he responds to "intense treatment and rehabilitation" over the coming days

Australia news

Hick preaches Australian batting patience

Sep 26, 2013: Graeme Hick believes shifting the mindset of Australia's young batsmen away from a Twenty20 focus and back towards long, patient first-class innings will be key to his new role within the Australian setup