Australia v England

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 5th day

Meticulous Flower helps England bloom

Jan 7, 2011: Andy Flower is not a man for the limelight, but that should take nothing away from his enormous contribution to England's first Ashes triumph in Australia in 24 years

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 5th day

Clarke wants Australia to learn from England

Jan 7, 2011: After seeing their world-beating game-plan improved on by England, Australia are now looking to their Ashes dominators to provide a way out this mess

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 5th day

Unstoppable England create their own history

Jan 7, 2011: England were kept waiting for their moment of sweet release - an hour and 53 minutes in fact - until Chris Tremlett kicked a length ball off the inside edge and into the stumps of Australia's No. 11, Michael Beer

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 5th day

Australia in crisis, but also in denial

Jan 7, 2011: Michael Clarke does not think Australian cricket is in crisis, but there can be no other description after what has happened over the past seven weeks

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 5th day

Cook's shining example

Jan 7, 2011: Alastair Cook walked away with the Compton-Miller medal following his recording-breaking Ashes series, but along with the 766 runs he took a shine to Australia in another crucial fashion

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 5th day

England complete crushing Ashes victory

Jan 7, 2011: England ended 24 years of hurt in crushing style at the SCG as they secured an innings-and-83-run victory to take the Ashes series 3-1

Australia v England, fourth Test, Sydney, fourth day

Into cricketing heaven

Jan 6, 2011: Has gone this fan who came to Australia just so he could get some sleep

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 4th day

'The perfect moment for me to go' - Collingwood

Jan 6, 2011: Paul Collingwood believes he has chosen the perfect moment to end his Test career, as England close in on an unprecedented third innings victory of their tour of Australia

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 4th day

'We've let ourselves down' - Watson

Jan 6, 2011: Shane Watson was almost too depressed to speak after another one-sided Ashes day left him and his team-mates searching for answers

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 4th day

Awful Australia sink to new depths

Jan 6, 2011: Smart cricket is not a feature of this Australian team, which provides patches of promise followed by hours of misery

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 4th day

No-balling and no calling

Jan 6, 2011: Plays of the day from the fourth day of the 5th Test between Australia and England at Sydney

Paul Collingwood's Test retirement

A man worth more than numbers

Jan 6, 2011: Paul Collingwood will be remembered as a cricketer who was greater than the sum of his parts

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 4th day

England on the brink of series glory

Jan 6, 2011: England were three wickets away from an emphatic 3-1 series victory after more superlative all-round cricket left Australia in tatters on 7 for 213, still 151 runs short of making the visitors bat again

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Collingwood retires from Test cricket

Jan 5, 2011: Paul Collingwood has announced he will retire from Test cricket following the current Sydney encounter against Australia

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 3rd day

Bell finally ends quest for Ashes ton

Jan 5, 2011: Ian Bell has played some sublime innings on this tour, and after 18 Ashes Tests he has finally registered a hundred against Australia

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 3rd day

Another epic from conquering Cook

Jan 5, 2011: Alastair Cook's latest Ashes ton has effectively thwarted Australia's faint hopes of saving the series

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 3rd day

Clarke defends Hughes over claimed catch

Jan 5, 2011: Michael Clarke has defended Phillip Hughes against Ian Botham's accusation of cheating and also cleared Ian Bell for not walking to a ball he was later shown to edge

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 3rd day

Hosts slide towards series defeat

Jan 5, 2011: There are still two days left in this match, but in reality Australia are simply waiting to become the first team since 1986-87 to be beaten by England at home

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

Hot pink and Hot Spot

Jan 5, 2011: Plays of the day from the third day of the 5th Test between Australia and England at Sydney

Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 3rd day

Cook and Bell build commanding lead

Jan 5, 2011: England are well placed to earn their first series victory in Australia for 24 years having already retained the Ashes after a day of dominant batting at the SCG as they built a lead of 208