Ashes In Focus from ESPN Cricinfo.com

What to do when you feel frustrated

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If you're like Lehmann, you could swear, be comical, and not worry about having to think before you speak

The year of Bell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ashes 2013 will be defined by his delicate late cuts, precision drives, and by the sheer weight of runs he produced

Australia: land of cricketing opportunity

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Let it not be said that they looked a gift cricketer in the mouth

Bell's metamorphosis

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Vic Marks, writing for the Guardian, looks back at the rise of Ian Bell over the years, from the player who struggled in the 2005 Ashes, to the standout performer of 2013 series

Ian Bell the difference

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bell has demonstrated his ability to perform under pressure in this Ashes, much to England's benefit

Australia's No. 3 conundrum

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Greg Baum, writing for the Age, examines the void that Australia need to fill at No. 3 to replace Ricky Ponting

The giddy rush of a great bowling spell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In his column for the Guardian, Andy Bull writes about how he will remember Stuart Broad's match-winning spell at Chester-le-Street

Up close to greatness

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A new series of lunch-time shows on Sky takes us into the minds and methods of the legends of the game

Give the umpire a break

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Despite all the criticism that has been turned on them, the on-field officials are doing a decent job

Women's cricket on the up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Greater crowds and higher television coverage tally with England captain Charlotte Edwards prediction that women's cricket could attract as many people as the men's game writes Jenny Cornish in the Telegraph

When Australia's cricket was a 'very light shade of grey'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Neil Clark in the Spectator reminisces about the 1977 Ashes where he rooted strongly for the losing Australian team

'Michael Clarke is Australia's Moses'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Greg Baum writing for the Age links Australia's chances of squaring the Ashes to the Australian captain's form

What we talk about when we talk about KP

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Not just England's best player, Pietersen is also their most interesting. In the age of pro-speak, he is a gift to any writer

What ails Watson?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Malcolm Knox in the Age chronicles factors, both on-field and off-field, that might be affecting Shane Watson's form

The Umpire Didn't Really See system

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It will take more than the DRS and an infra-red camera to persuade us to ditch our cherished human errors

Looks new, still feels Old Trafford

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A redeveloped Old Trafford, clad in the Lancashire red, made its presence felt after an eight-year hiatus from Test cricket without trading in its traditional feel writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian

Bored of watching Australia's men lose? Go watch the women

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Women's cricket wins converts to its cause when their series are more competitive and closely fought than the men's

'Give them a bat and they reach nirvana'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the Guardian, Mike Selvey writes about Darren Lehman's prowess as a batsman, while Ian Bell tells Donald McRae why his century at Trent Bridge was special

Why is everyone talking about cricket?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's odd when those around you start taking an interest in your lifelong passion

Bring the angst

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For Australia, it's a time of bitter introspection about what has gone wrong