James Faulkner talks about adding swing to his repertoire, and striking a balance between tough talk and tough cricket

Australia's problematic cricketers overwhelmed Mickey Arthur, just as they did his former assistant Lachlan Stevens last summer

Australia's new coach Darren Lehmann has pushed enjoyment and a balanced perspective on life as part of his remedy for a team culture that has variously been described as toxic, insular, selfish, undisciplined, and just plain stupid

Australia's Ashes vice-captain Brad Haddin has expressed earnest hope the new coach Darren Lehmann can help provide the rapid fixes the tourists desperately need if they are to seriously challenge England after Mickey Arthur's "cut throat" removal

Australia's captain Michael Clarke has insisted he had nothing to do with the summary removal of Mickey Arthur. If that is so, it confirms him as a figure of much reduced influence in Australian cricket

Were Australia's selectors to be required to choose their XI for the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge today, and be compelled to do so purely on accomplishment and current form, they would include at least six bowlers, one wicketkeeper and, at most, four

Uncertainty surrounding the durability of Michael Clarke's back and the suspension handed out to David Warner have forced Australia's selectors to add Steve Smith to the Ashes tour party until at least the start of the second Test at Lord's

Fawad Ahmed pull off a stunning piece of fielding during Australia A's tight win over Gloucestershire, but his bowling did not make a huge statement

Even if recent scores do not suggest it, Usman Khawaja is slipping closer to a Test match recall in the Ashes series, more than 18 months after his last appearance

Khawaja, Hughes, Smith and Ahmed failed collectively as Gloucestershire rounded up Australia A for 111 in their second innings, before a strong batting performance left them sniffing at an unlikely win

Miserly on his return to action for Australia A following the back injury that curtailed his India tour, Jackson Bird has outlined the tourists' Ashes bowling blueprint

A rapid hundred from Nic Maddinson showed why he is among the best young batsmen in Australia, but also why he still has a way to go

Chris Rogers believes Australia might be underestimated in the Ashes due to the failed Champions Trophy campaign

Australia's coach, Mickey Arthur, has warned his side to be "street smart" to prevent the English media and the ECB having a field day during the Ashes after David Warner was pilloried for throwing a punch in a Birmingham bar.

Ryan Harris will make his return to the bowling crease in Australia A's match against Gloucestershire in Bristol on Friday, as he steels himself for an Ashes campaign that looms as the defining moment of his international career

Channel Nine will not be picking Australia's teams nor dictating their schedule over the term of the network's new $400 million broadcast deal, James Sutherland said

A strong show of unity is needed after the problems that have dogged the start of their tour

Phillip Hughes is adamant he can repair his shaken confidence in three warm-up matches ahead of the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge

A victorious Sri Lanka will play in Cardiff on Thursday. A humbled Australia will start pondering the Ashes, and the state of disrepair their cricket has fallen into

Australia's captain Michael Clarke has conceded the actions of David Warner and other team-mates in Birmingham have constituted a serious blow to his leadership