England v Australia

You can't manufacture presence on demand

Jul 15, 2012: Australia's coach wants his players to be aggressive, but that will only be effective if it comes through in their performances, not just their attitude

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Old Trafford

Clarke digests first series loss

Jul 10, 2012: Australia's captain Michael Clarke is digesting the first series defeat of his reign, and its nature cannot go down easily

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Old Trafford

Australia make sacrifices to focus on Test rebuilding

Jul 10, 2012: A 4-0 beating by England will not go down well at home but Australia's ODI fortunes pale in significance when set alongside the Ashes

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Old Trafford

Clarke picks the wrong man

Jul 10, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the final ODI between England and Australia

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Old Trafford

Bopara stars as England make it 4-0

Jul 10, 2012: Australia's coach, Mickey Arthur, had called for more mongrel but the Australian attack dog barely raised a whimper as England were set 146 for victory

Somerset v South Africans, Taunton, 2nd day

Duminy finds valuable form ahead of Tests

Jul 10, 2012: JP Duminy and Hashim Amla made half-centuries ahead of the Test series as Somerset gave the South Africans a useful work-out

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Old Trafford

England aim to finish in style

Jul 9, 2012: That an England v Australia series could at times feel so mundane must have been quite a shock to the administrators who foisted it upon us

Australia in England 2012

Watson and Lee fly home to uncertain future

Jul 9, 2012: Shane Watson and Brett Lee are flying home early from Australia's poor ODI tour of England

Australia in England 2012

Australia have been 'bullied' - Arthur

Jul 8, 2012: Mickey Arthur has challenged Australia to stand up to the bullying they have received so far in the final match at Old Trafford on Tuesday

Australia in England 2012

Lee, Watson injuries add to insult

Jul 7, 2012: Shane Watson and Brett Lee may be taking early leave from Australia's sobering tour of England after both suffered calf injuries in the tourists' eight-wicket loss to England at Durham.

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Chester-le-Street

Loud shots land softly for Bell

Jul 7, 2012: Ian Bell's return to England's ODI side was not championed throughout the land but he is now liberated of his troubles over the winter and in some form to take on South Africa.

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Chester-le-Street

Bowlers fail their own expectations

Jul 7, 2012: Australia were hoping to prove that their latest crop of seam bowlers can hold a candle to their attacks of the past, once again the reality was far different from their ambitions

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Chester-le-Street

Lee takes his leave

Jul 7, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the 4th ODI at Chester-le-Street

England v Australia, NatWest series, Chester-le-Street

England take series with clinical win

Jul 7, 2012: With an ease that would have been quite unthinkable a few years ago, England cruised to victory over Australia in the fourth ODI in Durham

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Chester-le-Street

Swann fitness distracts from Tredwell return

Jul 6, 2012: Graeme Swann's chronic elbow problem means England may well be sweating on the fitness of their No. 1 spinner ahead of the South Africa Tests

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Chester-le-Street

Hilfenhaus values Ashes reconnaissance

Jul 6, 2012: Ben Hilfenhaus wants Australia to prove why they are the top-ranked ODI side ahead of next year's return to England for the Ashes

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Chester-le-Street

Bopara pushing for Test place

Jul 6, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth ODI between England and Australia at Chester-le-Street

'The team have tended to win when I've done well'

Jul 6, 2012: Jonathan Trott, the ICC player of the year, talks about England's ODI progress, being British, and the Test series against South Africa

Australia in England 2012

Saker's other student prospers

Jul 5, 2012: Clint McKay may be one of Australia's less-heralded bowlers but his success reflects that of his fellow Victorian with England

Australia in England 2012

Swann ruled out of last two ODIs

Jul 5, 2012: England's offspinner Graeme Swann has been rested from the final two fixtures in the NatWest Series against Australia