George Dobell

Panesar favoured for Swann role

23-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Swann leaves huge hole for England to fill

Graeme Swann will be remembered as England's finest spinner since Derek Underwood and their finest off-spinner since Jim Laker. The fact that he had a bowling average of 22 in the Tests he won underlines his colossal value to the side

22-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Finn desperate to find an answer

After a 2013 where Steven Finn's stock fell considerably, he thinks he is finding his way back to becoming the fearsome fast bowler he has hinted at being

20-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Stokes stands out amid the rubble

England's Ashes tour has been one car cash after another but in Ben Stokes they have found a cricketer who should be with them for many years

19-Dec-2013•George Dobell

World Test Championship 'in doubt'

The future of the World Test Championship has been thrown into doubt after it emerged that broadcasters and sponsors still hold grave reservations over the value of the event

19-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Criticism is deserved - Flower

England's head coach Andy Flower accepted that questions would be asked about his own role and that of many of England's senior players after the 3-0 Ashes defeat

18-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Can England's senior players fight back?

It used to be said that a player never recovers from the disappointment of a poor Ashes tour. What are the prospects for the senior England players who failed to deliver?

17-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Cook faces up to senior players' failure

Alastair Cook admitted to the "lowest moment" of his career as England slumped to Ashes defeat in Perth and said several members of his side would be "playing for their future" in the remaining two games of the series.

17-Dec-2013•George Dobell at the WACA

Exhausted and broken

ESPNcricinfo looks at five reasons for England's failure to compete in Australia

17-Dec-2013•George Dobell

England sailing on a sinking vessel

James Anderson flogged, Kevin Pietersen throwing away his wicket and Stuart Broad hobbling around painted a picture of defeat as the Ashes drifted away from England

16-Dec-2013•George Dobell at the WACA

England return to the bad old days

After years of improvement and investment, an ageing England side produced a medley of the bad old days at the WACA

15-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Cook proves his worth as a leader

Forcing heart and nerve and sinew, Alastair Cook showed a precious ability to fight even when hope was fading, providing an example of the character and courage required in his team

14-Dec-2013•George Dobell at the WACA

Frustrated Saker wonders about selection blunder

David Saker, England's bowling coach, made no attempt to disguise his disappointment at the end of the first day at the Waca, even conceding that England's selection might have been mistaken as a result

13-Dec-2013•George Dobell at the WACA

Cook faces 'biggest challenge'

Alastair Cook admitted he is facing the biggest challenge of his career as England go into the Perth Test knowing that another defeat will see the Ashes lost.

12-Dec-2013•George Dobell

'Doesn't get any harder than this' - Prior

Matt Prior accepted that the England side was struggling for form but said that he was counting on the side's ability to fight its way out of a corner in the third Ashes Test, which starts in Perth on Friday

11-Dec-2013•George Dobell in Perth

Pietersen, Anderson rested from limited-overs squads

England have rested Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann and James Anderson from the limited-overs squads for the series in Australi

10-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Shocked Cook searches for answers

The lips said one thing; the eyes quite another. Alastair Cook, as is his way, led from the front after England's harrowing defeat in Adelaide. He faced the media with the same undemonstrative determination with which he faces the new ball. He didn't shir

09-Dec-2013•George Dobell at Adelaide Oval

Can England Flower again?

England's second-innings resistance should not mask the need for change in the team; the only question is whether Andy Flower is the man to lead it

08-Dec-2013•George Dobell at Adelaide Oval

England performance 'not good enough' - Bell

Ian Bell could hardly hide his frustration after seeing his England team-mates deliver another batting performance of striking incompetence

07-Dec-2013•George Dobell at Adelaide Oval

Wretched, weak, timid and gormless

England's batsmen threw their wickets away and set the team on a path to destruction in a display that must rank among their most humiliating

07-Dec-2013•George Dobell at Adelaide Oval

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