The coach Andy Flower believes England still have a chance of taking a 2-0 Ashes lead despite the third day being washed out at Edgbaston

Australian bowlers search for seam movement and variation in bounce instead of swerve in the air. When it comes to swinging the ball they are always behind

Ricky Ponting climbed to the summit of Australia's run list but refused to enjoy the view until after the third Test.

Ricky Ponting has become Australia's leading Test run-scorer after passing Allan Border's mark of 11,174 during the third Test at Edgbaston

Ricky Ponting has become Australia's leading Test run-scorer after passing Allan Border's mark of 11,174 during the third Test at Edgbaston

Australia's batsmen refused to suffer further from the team's Edgbaston curse as they raced to 126 for 1 on a first day significantly curtailed by rain

Ricky Ponting is 25 runs from becoming Australia's leading scorer and the third most prolific in Tests, but he has greater team pursuits to achieve this week in Birmingham

Mitchell Johnson will get a chance to re-group and toughen up away from international glare if he is dropped

The fast bowler refuses to blame his mother for his off-the-rails Ashes campaign

An Australian cricketer's confidence never wavers. Not in the face of sparse results or being behind in the Ashes for the second time in consecutive tours

There are three things Michael Kasprowicz is always being asked: what's Shane Warne really like? What do you do in retirement? And what happened at Edgbaston in 2005?

Habits of a lifetime are difficult to change for Andrew Strauss, who despite England's strong Ashes position believes it's too dangerous to glance ahead

A corrected technical flaw has been behind Michael Hussey's confidence-boosting return at Lord's

Brett Lee's chances of returning for next week's third Test have been reduced after he was left out of Australia's tour match against Northamptonshire

However, the allrounder expects it will be the added value of his bowling that will earn him a Test return

Tim Nielsen wants to step up in an effort to show that his men are capable of combating Flintoff and Co, starting at Edgbaston on July 30

Two years of steady development have won Mitchell Johnson some extra time as he tries to save his Test spot

Ricky Ponting has blamed "fundamental skill errors" for Australia's second Test defeat but remains convinced his side can be patched up in time to hit back at Edgbaston next week

Andrew Strauss remains convinced he caught Phillip Hughes cleanly on the fourth day at Lord's