Peter English

First-timer Beer prepares for SCG debut

On Monday Michael Beer is expected to be handed a baggy green three weeks after he was the latest slow bowler to be parachuted into Australia's Test squad

01-Jan-2011•Peter English

McGrath not interested in official bowling coach role

Australia are looking for a new bowling coach with Troy Cooley leaving to head their Centre of Excellence, but Glenn McGrath won't be applying

01-Jan-2011•Peter English

Melbourne hangover sorted out - Swann

Graeme Swann insists there will be no hangover from England's Ashes-retaining heroics in Melbourne as they eye a first series win in Australia in 24 years

01-Jan-2011•Peter English

Australia fall short on coaching front too

Basic skill issues have not being identified and fixed by the Australia's bulging batch of professional support staff

31-Dec-2010•Peter English

Haddin backs Clarke as captain

Brad Haddin spent his first full day as Australia's vice-captain insisting Michael Clarke, his new master, is the right man for the top job

31-Dec-2010•Peter English

Clarke focussed on delivering results

Michael Clarke is prepared for even more criticism in his latest role, but he knows captaining Australia is about achieving good results rather than winning the popular vote

30-Dec-2010•Peter English

Childhood dream comes true for Khawaja

From hanging around the gates of the SCG to catch a glimpse of his heroes as a young boy, Usman Khawaja is now at the cusp of making his Test debut in Sydney on Monday

30-Dec-2010•Peter English

There goes Ponting the Test hero

When thinking and grumbling about Ricky Ponting in his current state, don't forget that he has been Australia's best batsman since Bradman

30-Dec-2010•Peter English

Clarke replaces Ponting as Test captain

Michael Clarke is Australia's 43rd Test captain after succeeding the injured Ricky Ponting for Monday's fifth Ashes Test in Sydney

30-Dec-2010•Peter English

Ponting fights for his captaincy

Ricky Ponting knows his case to hold on to the captaincy is not strong, but he is desperate to retain the job and lift Australia from their lowest period since the mid-1980s

29-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Ponting considers a move down the order

Ricky Ponting was asked before the Ashes series started to consider moving from No.3, but only in the past fortnight has he considered shifting from his home of nine years

29-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Ashes loss will be 'horrendous' - Watson

Shane Watson says it will be "shattering" and "horrendous" to be part of the first Australian side in 24 years to finish a home Ashes series without the urn

28-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

The sad demise of Ponting

His team needed a huge score, but Australia's captain managed just 20 as the end of a career looms larger

28-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Writing on the wall and in the sky

Plays of the day from the MCG as the fourth Ashes Test continues

28-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English

$Stress fracture leaves Harris needing surgery$

Stress fracture leaves Harris needing surgery

Ryan Harris is expected to undergo surgery for a stress fracture on his left ankle after suffering an injury that threatens to curtail his promising Test career

28-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Siddle's efforts clouded in controversy

Peter Siddle was Australia's everywhere man, including a brief stint as a self-appointed on-field spokesman, as the hosts tried but failed to stay in touch with England at the MCG

27-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

A thin line for Johnson, a rare failure for Bell

Plays of the day from the second day between Australia and England at the MCG

27-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the MCG

Ponting fined as the match slips away

Ricky Ponting finally cracked under the strain of impending Ashes defeat when he picked a series of arguments with the umpires and Kevin Pietersen after the batsman correctly survived a caught-behind referral

27-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Clarke lost for words after awful display

"What can you do?" Michael Clarke and the Australians are almost out of answers on how to fix Australia's regular batting collapses

26-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Edge ends Hussey's run, but restarts Cook

Plays of the day as the Boxing Day Test gets underway at the MCG

26-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the MCG

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