The move to return England’s captaincy to Andrew Flintoff instead of Andrew Strauss has not been a popular one with the press

England thought their captaincy problems were solved with the return of Michael Vaughan for the CB Series but the hamstring tear he suffered against New Zealand on Tuesday has brought the issue to the fore again

Tom Moody is the favourite to take over from John Buchanan as Australia’s coach, according to press reports in Australia

Justin Langer has made the all-important decision on who will take his place as leader of the team song, Beneath the Southern Cross

Shane Warne’s 700th wicket really was memorable stuff – he did it on his home ground, on Boxing Day, with a typical legbreak and went on to take four more

The imminent departure of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath from the Australia side might be giving parochial fans conniptions but as Peter Roebuck writes in the Sydney Morning Herald , the pair should be celebrated, not mourned.

News of Shane Warne’s likely retirement puts the Australian media in a frenzy

The Ashes series was all but decided after the Adelaide Test, so the British press had plenty of time to come up with their back-page headlines when the urn was finally lost

The supposed lack of character in Australia's Test pitches has kept all sorts of "experts" talking during the Ashes series

The Australian media has been obsessed with Monty Panesar in the lead-up to the third Test and after the way he bowled when finally given an opportunity, that is unlikely to change

Damien Martyn’s retirement came as a surprise to everyone but according to the Australian media, he never was one to follow the pack

Accusations of negativity and boring play were coming thick and fast after day two at Adelaide Oval, but the Australian media couldn’t decide which team was at fault

Moises Henriques has shown his team-mates that to handle the challenging conditions on this tour they need to be alert, but not alarmed

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the first Test between India and Australia in Chennai

The fast bowler Jackson Bird will fly home from Australia's tour of India to have precautionary scans on his back

It is easy to suggest that this Test slipped from Australia's grasp because they chose only one spinner. The truth is that nobody, fast or slow, could stop MS Dhoni on a day like this.

Plays of the day from the third day of the first Test between India and Australia in Chennai