Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, is not plotting any changes to the batting line-up for the two Tests in India in October

Ricky Ponting is not planning to retire from Tests after the Ashes and Australia's selection chairman is hoping he maintains the desire to stay on

Phillip Hughes is going back to England to state his Ashes case after recovering from a dislocated shoulder

Alan Isaac will replace John Howard as the ICC vice-presidency nomination following Cricket Australia's refusal to choose another candidate

But Jason Gillespie's first full-time coaching job shows his commitment to his new field

Sir John Anderson does not want to be the next ICC vice-president in a decision that further complicates the search for a suitable candidate

Rather than trimming a format slowly being reduced to un-coveted ashes, Cricket Australia is involved in a dramatic redesign of one-day cricket

Ashes tickets go on sale to England supporters from Tuesday after more than 160,000 were sold to Australian fans last week

Split-innings games offering bowlers more incentives and the possibility of a batsman getting two lives are some of the innovative options being considered by Cricket Australia

The first roll-out of Ashes tickets did not match the stampede for the 2006-07 series but more than 60,000 seats were sold

Cricket Australia will not finalise its next candidate for the ICC vice-presidency until August

Cricket Australia's board will select its replacement for John Howard as the candidate for the ICC's vice-presidency on Friday

Peter George and Doug Bollinger will replace Ryan Harris in the Test and Twenty20 squads to play Pakistan in England

Cricket Australia is not rushing towards a decision on whether to re-nominate John Howard as ICC vice-president

Cricket Australia is standing by John Howard and seriously considering whether to repeat its push to have him installed as ICC vice-president

Jack Clarke, Cricket Australia's chairman, will be more cautious in his dealings with India following its role in dismissing John Howard as the ICC's vice-presidential candidate in Singapore

The Australian and New Zealand chairmen are united in their anger at not being given a reason for John Howard's scratching as ICC vice-president

The ICC has demanded another vice-presidency candidate after John Howard's nomination was rejected by its executive board in Singapore

Glenn McGrath has been able to achieve something with fast bowlers that Shane Warne couldn't with legspinners

Cricket Australia officials are still lobbying to gain enough support to install John Howard as the ICC's vice-president in Singapore