Raise courage and commitment, England

Dec 10, 2013: The ability to respond to challenges that are beyond the daily call is diminished by overkill, but that is precisely the task ahead of Cook and Co

A unique double, and an Ashes record

Dec 10, 2013: Also, all-round feats in a match, debutant captains, most runs by Under-25s, and fathers and sons playing together

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

Fun, frolic and Ashes Pashes

Dec 9, 2013: Day 4 at Adelaide was a reversion to the grinding-out cricket that makes Test matches real tests of patience and skill

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

All calm in Johnson's slipstream

Dec 9, 2013: Somehow, in 88 days, the Ashes flipped around. Even the Barmy Army's Mitchell Johnson song doesn't make sense any more

It's a draw!

Dec 9, 2013: After Darren Bravo's superb effort in Dunedin, a look at some other famous match-saving innings in Tests

Warks test rebrand loyalty

Dec 9, 2013: The news that Warwickshire will be known as Birmingham Bears in next season's T20 is another example of the muddled thinking that surrounds the format in England

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

Mighty young Joe

Dec 8, 2013: He stood up to Mitchell Johnson and showed the fight England and their fans needed. Joe Root was the boy who wouldn't back down

Martin McCague

'I used to sledge while batting too'

Dec 8, 2013: An Aussie who played for England remembers how the press reacted to his selection

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

From outcast to beast

Dec 7, 2013: Mitchell Johnson may not be a gigantic, horned, fire-breathing dragon with seven heads - but he could not have done much more damage if he were

'Sandra Bullock would play me in a film'

Dec 7, 2013: England's batsman-keeper on the highlight of her career, wearing hockey shin pads, and buying a house with a pool and a cinema

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

Teething troubles at the new-look Adelaide Oval

Dec 6, 2013: The new Adelaide Oval is so good, it should be on your bucket list. But if the weather is going to stay this way, bring a jacket.

Role reversal and ugliness add to the excitement

Dec 4, 2013: Australia are on top, Johnson is firing, Cook and Flower are struggling, Clarke and Lehmann are clicking. We can't wait for Adelaide

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

Pietersen's hour

Dec 3, 2013: He and the rest of England's top players will have to stand up and be counted in Adelaide

Kohli's runs, and lots of catches

Dec 3, 2013: Also, six-for losers, fastest keeper to 100 dismissals, Clifford Roach's unbreakable records, and keeper-captain feats

The Ashes 2013-14

Trott has brought us closer as a group

Dec 2, 2013: It's been hard to see him struggle but his troubles have brought the squad together and the break in Alice Springs has allowed them to regroup for Adelaide

'Standing up to the wicket is what keeping is all about'

Dec 2, 2013: Former England keeper Bob Taylor talks about what you need to be world-class behind the stumps

England need a plan for Johnson

Dec 1, 2013: They must respond to the Australian bowling threat adequately or the series will slip away from them fast

The masks we wear

Nov 28, 2013: Often what we see of cricketers on the field is not their real selves. It's just a facade that hides the confusion that resides within

Reg Simpson 1920-2013

One of England's finest against pace

Nov 27, 2013: Reg Simpson, who has died aged 93, would have played far more for England but for the country's wealth of batting talent in the 1950s