Starc, Hazlewood rip through England for 2-0
Josh Hazlewood struck twice in his first two overs before Mitchell Starc cleaned up England with the new ball to banish any thoughts of a famous upset
01/12Result
2nd Test (D/N), England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide, Dec 2-6 2017
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442/8d & 138 -
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227 & 233 (84.2 ov)
Player of the Match
01/12Result
2nd Test (D/N), England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide, Dec 2-6 2017
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442/8d & 138 -
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227 & 233 (84.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Spectre of the whitewash will test Root's belief
The Ashes currently seem a distant prize for England after they went 2-0 down but the captain believes the team are in a better state than they were four years ago
Australia 4-0 in day-night Tests
Stats highlights from the final day's play between Australia and England at Adelaide
Smith needed sleeping pill ahead of final-day showdown
Steven Smith was nervous enough about Australia's chances of closing out a 2-0 Ashes series lead that he popped a sleeping pill the night before day five in Adelaide
Hazlewood steps up in shades of McGrath
Josh Hazlewood has not been at his best in this series, but his pinpoint onslaught on the fifth day at Adelaide effectively sealed the Test
Day 4
Root keeps England alive in record chase
England gave themselves a chance of pulling off an unlikely victory with Joe Root anchoring their pursuit of 354 after James Anderson led the way with the ball
Smith feels the pressure under a blood-red sky
For the first time in the series, Steven Smith was not smiling as Australia's limitations began to tell
We got DRS wrong, will review follow-on - Saker
Australia's assistant coach admitted the team probably made an error in not enforcing the follow-on on the third day in Adelaide
Smith's burned reviews bring England fans cheer
Plenty has gone right for Steven Smith so far in the Ashes, but he endured a frustrating evening in Adelaide
Anderson's maiden five-for in Australia
James Anderson took his first five-wicket haul in Australia after 30 innings and also became the oldest to do so in Australia since Glenn McGrath in 2006
Anderson haul shows he is not the retiring type
James Anderson finally has a five-for in Australia and his continued excellence should be enough to win over his most reluctant admirers
Four omens for England Ashes despair ...
Think England have got a chance on the final day at Adelaide? Pah, think again. Australia always find a way to be killjoys in crucial Ashes contests.
Day 3
Australia extend lead despite wobble under lights
England claimed four cheap wickets in the final session after Australia opted not to enforce the follow on but they were still facing a 268-run deficit at the end of day three
Batting again 'Smith's call' - Starc
Mitchell Starc said that Steven Smith did not consult his fast bowlers before opting not to enforce the follow-on on the third day of the second Ashes Test
Lyon goes from cult hero to real hero
For many years a support act, then last summer a novelty, Nathan Lyon has become very much the main attraction this summer
England provide a glimmer of what might have been
The realisation that Australia are not an outstanding side will just add to England's belief that they have let themselves down
Day 2
Marsh makes his case as England are forced to toil
Shaun Marsh completed his fifth Test hundred as Australia declared on 442 for 8 to pile the pressure onto England
England's death by a thousand off-cutters
England have been hamstrung by injuries to the bowlers who could have added some extra zip to the Ashes squad, but regardless of success at home they must address the need for speed
Uncomfortable Bayliss would like stump mics 'turned down'
The England coach said he had not been involved in any planning for the on-field verbals and does not believe they send a good image to the next generation
England look to Wood as pace deficit starts to tell
England hope Mark Wood will be available to play for them in the two-day warm-up match in Perth ahead of the third Test.While Wood is not currently part of the England squad, the Test team's chronic l
'Can everyone leave Shaun Marsh alone now?'
The reactions on Twitter after Shaun Marsh, one of the much-debated picks in Australia's Ashes squad, scored a hundred in Adelaide
Marsh delivers signature moment
Shaun Marsh celebrated his hundred by launching Stuart Broad for six and it is a shot that will take its place in Ashes history
Day 1
Australia battle through after Root's toss gamble
England managed to take four wickets - including that of Steven Smith for 40 - but Australia had nevertheless built a solid platform after Joe Root's decision to put them in
Top order wasted starts - Khawaja
Usman Khawaja accepted there was a lingering frustration that Australia's top order had spurned a chance to bat England out of the game
Overton's silent answer to Smith's jibe
Craig Overton's parents were in the 55,000-strong crowd at Adelaide to see his debut - and a memorable maiden Test wicket
Smith becomes Australia's lightning rod
England were enraged by Australia's conduct at the Gabba and Steven Smith was their chief target
England wait for Australian cat to skin itself
England managed plenty of verbal aggression but bowling aggressively was strangely beyond them
Others
Being obliterated abroad: it's an English tradition
Also, Moeen Ali won't be England's saviour. You heard it here first
Ashes memento cheers Bairstow's troubled tour
A gift of a pair of signed wicketkeeping gloves belonging to his late father has been a happier Ashes moment for Jonny Bairstow
ABC, BBC locked out of Ashes radios
Fans wishing to listen to commercial-free, ball-by-ball radio coverage of the Ashes series at the venue will need to bring their own radios after Cricket Australia froze out the ABC and the BBC
Reliable Smith seeks end to Australian rollercoaster
Steven Smith's extraordinary returns in recent years have contrasted with Australia's hit-and-miss results. Something will have to give at Adelaide
Ashes Quiz #2: Adelaide, day-nighters and day-nighters at Adelaide
Take our quiz, which also doubles up as your handy, go-to cheat-sheet for everything you need to know ahead of the first-ever day-night Ashes Test
Have your say: What was your favourite moment from the Adelaide Test?
The second Test swung back and forth multiple times, before Australia made sure of victory on the fifth morning
Aussies in the pink as England face fight to revive fortunes
Jonny Bairstow in the spotlight as England embark on a must-win second Ashes Test under the floodlights at Adelaide
