Following the pain of the past 18 months Australia now have a chance to never let the Ashes go

The "A" word has not been spoken much by the Australians this week but after Glenn McGrath swept two late wickets he realised how close the prize was to returning "home"

Terry Jenner fears the over-bowling of Shane Warne could cut short his career and as Australia's drive for the Ashes was interrupted it was easy to see why

Peter English reviews Andrew Symonds's new book, Roy: Going for Broke

Just when even Adam Gilchrist's greatest admirers were wondering if his batting powers would return, Australia's Superman unveiled the second-fastest century in Test history

Orderly queues snaked away from the water fountains as the temperature rose. At every interval the clever supporters sought any sort of shade

Stuart Clark has out-bowled Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee throughout the first three Tests and the thought of being the side's leading man seems a slightly uncomfortable one

Australia's plans for opposition batsmen have been so detailed in this series Ricky Ponting almost needs a dossier in the back of his whites to keep up. But despite the bulging digital library the home side is without a conclusive setting for Kevin Pieter

Michael Hussey is quickly becoming Australia's most complete batsman after steering the side through some unexpected trouble with an unbeaten 74

Ricky Ponting failed and Australia's batting faltered. The captain has been in such imposing form with 447 runs in the first two Tests his dismissal almost sparked Bradmanesque cries of "he's out"

Perth's WACA ground established its reputation as a fast bowler's delight but in recent seasons spinners have been having more success. Here, Cricinfo looks at the venue for the third Test

Last year's defeat has led to huge increases in Australian cricket-playing

Don't remember Damien Martyn's past two weeks when thinking of his wonderful career

On a day of shocks for Australian cricket the selectors produced two more by picking Andrew Symonds and Adam Voges in the 13-man squad for the third Test

Damien Martyn rated his centuries in India and Sri Lanka during 2004 as the best of his career. Here are five of his most impressive efforts from his 67 Tests

The first Monty to be a crowd favourite, M.A. Noble was the most complete player of the late 1800s and early 1900s

The person hoping most that Shane Watson's injured hamstring will prevent him from playing in the third Test is Damien Martyn

Shane Warne's right shoulder and fingers deserve to be aching after he provided the surge for a spectacular Australia win at Adelaide

In the euphoria of Australia's magnificent victory Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne agreed the performance was the best they had seen

What a waste. A decent Test series was developing over the first four days but it was ruined by two sessions of England negativity