May 18, 2013

Why I don't really care about the Ashes

Page 2: The tide of hyperbolic drivel has been rising with every series since 2005

May 10, 2013

When AB and Thommo nearly pulled off a Melbourne heist

The Cordon: One December afternoon in 1982, Allan Border found an ally in the form of No. 11 Jeff Thomson and they almost pulled off the greatest last-wicket chase in history

May 9, 2013

School's where it's at

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Apr 29, 2013

We'll miss Mitch

The Cordon: Risky or not, Johnson is thrilling in his unpredictability. More's the pity we won't see him this Ashes

Apr 25, 2013

My Australian XI for the Ashes

The Cordon: The squad that has been selected isn't bad at all. The quicks could trouble batsmen, and someone like Usman Khawaja needs just one good score to start a chain of them

Apr 5, 2013

'Do you think about the Ashes when you're with me?'

Page 2: Players' love lives affected by focus on upcoming mother of all series

Apr 1, 2013

Meet Australia's future Ashes stars

Page 2: Not excited by what's been on offer so far? These players will get you perked up

Mar 28, 2013

One big muddle, 23 million solutions

The Cordon: Once upon a time, selecting the Australia Test XI was a straightforward business but, nowadays, you could ask everyone in the country and get an entirely different team from each of the them. Here's mine

Mar 21, 2013

Ashes talk undermines Australia effort

The Cordon: A rivalry that used to be hotly contested and for a decade produced some of the finest cricket in the world seems to have been sidelined by the Australians because of an obsession with their Ashes preparation

Mar 20, 2013

Don't mention the Ashes

Page 2: Build-up? I'll tell you where to stick your build-up

Mar 8, 2013

The worst Australians since the last lot

The Cordon: Australia need to make changes to the team of lumberjacks that have chopped themselves down in India - but those yukking it up in England should know that we've seen worse and haven't given up on the Ashes yet

Mar 5, 2013

Singing or shouting?

Cricinfo: I covered the entire Ashes tour of England in 1989 and I hadn't looked at these photographs since that time.

Dec 29, 2012

A guide to 2013 in cricket

Page 2: Includes the formation of a new planet, a scandal about Alastair Cook, and the ashes of the Ashes

Sep 3, 2012

Strauss' Ashes ecstasy, framed

Cricinfo: I've decided to jump on the Andrew Strauss bandwagon. He retired from all professional cricket just last week

Jul 10, 2012

The 'Rashes' effect

The Cordon: If you listen intently you can almost hear the hum of a huge Test series coming up. That is if you have an ear trumpet and it's aimed at Somerset this week

Jun 27, 2012

The astonished MCC members

Cricinfo: There was a lot of excitement before Australia visited England in 2005. England hadn't won the Ashes since 1986-87, but I for one thought that this time they had a very good chance of reclaiming the famous urn

May 9, 2012

An action shot in the English countryside

Cricinfo: The photo I've chosen for this post is a shot of Adam Gilchrist from the opening match of Australia's 2005 Ashes tour of England against the Professional Cricketers Association Masters XI

May 1, 2012

Shooting the PM

Cricinfo: How often do you see a national leader sitting in a Test match dressing room?

Mar 3, 2012

A remote camera captures a McGrath milestone

Cricinfo: The photograph chosen for this piece is from the famous 2005 Ashes series in England

Jan 17, 2012

Ashes emotion: jubilant England, dejected Australia

Cricinfo: For my first blog in a long time, I've picked a photo from the end of the 2010-11 Ashes

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