Phillip Hughes is sick of defending his play against the short ball, but unless he can prove to England's fast men that he can cope over the next week, the questions will keep coming on and off the field

Australia's struggling outfit has received some much needed good news after Ryan Harris was cleared of a serious shoulder injury

Replacing Simon Katich for the third Test is the easy part for Australia. Deciding what to do with the rest of the side in Perth is the difficult bit

Ricky Ponting isn't sure whether the situation he'll face over the next three Tests is the biggest challenge of his career. He must quickly realise it is because he is fighting for runs, his team and his captaincy

Simon Katich doesn't think he has played his last Test despite a painful Achilles tear ruling him out of the rest of the Ashes series

Simon Katich will have to wait until Tuesday morning to discover whether he has any chance of playing in the third Ashes Test after suffering a painful Achilles injury

Michael Clarke has said sorry for not walking during a dramatic last-over dismissal that swung the second Test further towards England

Australia's vice-captain made a tough start to the Ashes series, but dug deep when his team really needed it only to fall with the job half done

Over the past week Australia have been asking the same question as everyone else. Why aren't they taking wickets?

As England piled on the runs with a Kevin Pietersen double hundred, the local supporters were grateful for other attractions at the Adelaide Oval

If you say something often enough you start to believe it. At least that's what Australia's resident hypnotist Brad Haddin is hoping

The hosts shuffled their quick-bowling pack before the second Test but so far it has made little difference and Ricky Ponting has nowhere left to turn

Michael Hussey is a man of lists and routine but he was forced into an uncomfortable rush as Australia started the second Test by losing three wickets in 13 balls

Captain and vice-captain made a combined total of two runs for the home side and with the leaders removed Australia stumbled badly

Kevin Pietersen will not be disciplined for his latest Twitter outburst but his captain Andrew Strauss has warned him to be responsible with his comments in the future

Mitchell Johnson will aim to straighten out the kinks in both his head and action after being dropped from the Test team for the first time - but he will do it without leaving the squad

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval

Ricky Ponting called the technology used to rule on disputed low catches "a blight on the game" after his take of Alastair Cook was turned down

Ricky Ponting says none of Australia's bowlers from Brisbane are safe after Doug Bollinger and Ryan Harris were added to a 13-man squad for Friday's second Test in Adelaide

With no consideration of reality, Marcus North has already been tipped as a future captain this summer, and this fantasy paints him as Australia's bowling saviour