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No talk of whitewashes

Jul 24, 2013: England were ruthless at Lord's, but against Australia, there's never any room for complacency

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

Late wickets dampen Bell's day

Jul 18, 2013: Ian Bell conceded that England were "disappointed" to lose three late wickets to surrender a strong position towards the end of the first day

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

Bell and the art of making perfection pay

Jul 18, 2013: Ian Bell has always had a textbook technique but now he is turning aesthetic perfection into Ashes hundreds

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

A priceless inch for Bairstow

Jul 18, 2013: While it was galling for Jonny Bairstow to fall to a Steve Smith full toss, his innings had looked to have ended much earlier but Peter Siddle's overstepping have him a crucial second chance

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

Bell prevents meltdown but Smith turns up heat

Jul 18, 2013: Ian Bell produced his third Ashes hundred in succession to try to guard against an England calamity on the first day of the second Investec Test

Unassuming Bell begins to growl

Jul 17, 2013: He has always possessed skill and style but his recent success is owed to cussedness and patience

England need to up their post-match game

Jul 17, 2013: Nine Tests to go is no time to be sitting on your laurels, presentation talk-wise

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge

Broad shoulder was major worry

Jul 15, 2013: Andy Flower has defended the performance of England's bowlers after suggestions his team have an over-burdening reliance on James Anderson

The Investec Ashes 2013

Tension? We sat around eating Cornettos

Jul 15, 2013: I was delighted to play such a key role in a memorable victory and although the Trent Bridge Test became very tight, we were all very calm during the lunch break

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Hundred was Ashes best - Bell

Jul 13, 2013: Ian Bell rated his century his "best Ashes innings" after helping England into a strong position going into the final day at Trent Bridge

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Clarke draws line under Broad debate

Jul 13, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Trent Bridge

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Roared on and roared off

Jul 13, 2013: The day began with a tribalistic welcome for Ian Bell and Stuart Broad and ended with a great wave of relief at Michael Clarke's dismissal

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Starc begins with a car crash

Jul 13, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Trent Bridge

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Bell stands tall when England need him

Jul 12, 2013: There were very few of the strokes he is gifted with but Bell's fortitude has given England the platform to strike the first blow in this series

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Test slows down, but remains exhausting

Jul 12, 2013: After the mayhem of the opening two days, Friday was a test of concentration and hydration. But an infinitely rewarding one

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Broad's edge

Jul 12, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at Trent Bridge

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Bell and Broad take control as controversy erupts

Jul 12, 2013: England will be convinced that they finally broke Australia in a heated final session at Trent Bridge, that the 261-run lead established by the end of the third day is already enough

Foolish to write off any Australian side

Jul 9, 2013: In the first of a series of columns on the Ashes, the England middle-order batsman looks back at his performances in the mother of all contests

England v India, Champions Trophy, final, Edgbaston

Stumpings bring implementation of laws into spotlight

Jun 24, 2013: It was not just Ian Bell's dismissal that demanded a careful look at the interpretations of the laws of cricket

Are England's top three too slow for ODIs?

Jun 21, 2013: Alastair Cook, Ian Bell or Jonathan Trott are not out-and-out aggressive batsmen, but they haven't done too badly in ODIs in the last 18 months