Peter English

Australian selectors face tough questions

Australia's 15-man World Cup squad must be named by Wednesday, but after years of planning the selectors face a string of last-minute decisions

17-Jan-2011•Peter English

Hussey the only light in darkest series

Australia's series started well but quickly became one to forget. Michael Hussey stood well above his team-mates, but even he couldn't stop the side from falling to a record three innings losses

08-Jan-2011•Peter English

Clarke and Nielsen differ on batting approach

Michael Clarke, the stand-in captain, and the coach Tim Nielsen have disagreed over Australia's Test batting tactics in the aftermath of the side's horrible Ashes loss

08-Jan-2011•Peter English

Clarke wants Australia to learn from England

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

07-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Australia in crisis, but also in denial

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

07-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

'We've let ourselves down' - Watson

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

06-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Awful Australia sink to new depths

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

06-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

No-balling and no calling

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the 5th Test between Australia and England at Sydney

06-Jan-2011•Peter English and Andrew Miller at the SCG

Clarke defends Hughes over claimed catch

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

05-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Hosts slide towards series defeat

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

05-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Hot pink and Hot Spot

Plays of the day from the third day of the 5th Test between Australia and England at Sydney

05-Jan-2011•Peter English and Andrew Miller at the SCG

Falling to earth

Their aura has been fading over the last couple of years, but in 2010 the harsh reality of their decline hit Australia hard

05-Jan-2011•Peter English

No-balls hurt Australia

Mitchell Johnson wants umpires to call no-balls immediately after Australia were the victims for the second consecutive Test when a front-foot decision was referred by an official

04-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Johnson's confidence sounds a warning

Mitchell Johnson has a habit of clicking as a bowler after runs with the bat have given him confidence, and England have every reason to be wary after his two wickets on the second afternoon kept Australia in the game

04-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Celebrity death match and tailend fun

Plays of the day from the second day of the 5th Test between Australia and England at Sydney

04-Jan-2011•Peter English and Andrew Miller at the SCG

Composed Khawaja conquers debut nerves

Usman Khawaja's start in Test cricket was stylish and breathtaking, a 24-year-old with enough faith in his game to express himself so beautifully, so quickly

03-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

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Ponting to undergo surgery on fractured finger

Ricky Ponting will have surgery on his broken finger on Tuesday but he remains on track to start Australia's World Cup defence next month

03-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Clarke still in Ponting's shadow

The leadership could be Clarke's for years or it might last the length of the fifth Test, depending on what happens when Ricky Ponting returns from his broken finger

02-Jan-2011•Peter English in Sydney

Khawaja relaxed ahead of big day

Khawaja is a run-maker who will be the first Muslim to wear a baggy green, instantly becoming a poster boy for a significant chunk of a country which has always had to watch a mono-culture team

02-Jan-2011•Peter English in Sydney

Hussey expects aggression from Clarke

Michael Hussey expects Michael Clarke to be a positive and aggressive leader in his first outing as Australia's Test captain on Monday

01-Jan-2011•Peter English

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