Peter English

Australia confirm their hunger

Australia have treated England like peas on a dinner plate. In the field they were pushed around, squeezed and skewered before Ricky Ponting eventually decided to end his batsmen's meal. Then it was Glenn McGrath who picked up the fork

24-Nov-2006•Peter English at Brisbane

Quick singles: A subdued Army

Peter English with some behind-the-scenes action from the second day of the Brisbane Test

24-Nov-2006•Peter English

Revenge not on Ponting's mind

Ricky Ponting doesn't want anybody to look too deeply into the exuberant celebration for his 32nd Test century

23-Nov-2006•Peter English at Brisbane

Revenge not on Ponting's mind

Ricky Ponting doesn't want anybody to look too deeply into the exuberant celebration for his 32nd Test century

23-Nov-2006•Peter English at Brisbane

Wayward England miss their mark

It may not have been as bad as it could have been but England can't afford too man more days like Flintoff and Co. experienced at Brisbane on Thursday

23-Nov-2006•Peter English at Brisbane

Stop the talk, start the Ashes

The local slogan for the Ashes is "It's definitely on!" Finally, after 15 months of build-up, it's definitely here

22-Nov-2006•Peter English

Golden boy grows up

Michael Clarke has grown up and is ready to seize his chance, writes Peter English

22-Nov-2006•Peter English

Gilchrist prepared for round-the-wicket attack

The pressure of the Ashes is not showing on Adam Gilchrist. Two night from the toss Gilchrist laughed at his misfortune against England in 2005 and spoke of the unusual "new challenge" Australia face

21-Nov-2006•Peter English in Brisbane

Jostling fast men unsure of next step

Shaun Tait expects the next couple of days to count for little, Mitchell Johnson doesn't plan to lift his training intensity above the usual level and Stuart Clark is pretty happy to be in Brisbane after his thigh injury recovered ahead of schedule

20-Nov-2006•Peter English in Brisbane

Clarke replaces sidelined Watson

Shane Watson has been ruled out of the Brisbane Test aand will be replaced in the Australian squad by Michael Clarke

19-Nov-2006•Peter English in Brisbane

Australia roll in the heavy artillery

Australia's selectors have unveiled their forceful plans to liberate the Ashes urn

16-Nov-2006•Peter English

Judgment days

Australia's three selectors will debate the first-Test squad in Melbourne over two days in one of the most difficult choices of their tenures

15-Nov-2006

Opening batting specials

It was strange to watch Matthew Hayden become overwhelmed and a little teary at the launch of his second eponymous cookbook

07-Nov-2006•Peter English

Spirit of Bradman lives on

At the Bradman Oration in Brisbane last Friday Bill Brown's 94-year-old charm again showcased him as Australian cricket's greatest living treasure

06-Nov-2006•Peter English

The Invincibles

Many things make Australian teams such dominant outfits, but the knowledge they can win from virtually any position is one of the most devastating characteristics

05-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Peter English

Going full throttle

Given New Zealand's desire to step up whenever Ricky Ponting's men arrive, it was a meek surrender of the top order in a showpiece match as Australia reached their first Champions Trophy final

01-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Peter English

Hayden unconcerned by disrupted start to season

Matthew Hayden is certain his recovery from a broken finger and a dog bite will not disrupt his preparations for the Ashes

01-Nov-2006•Peter English

You can't keep a good man down

Damien Martyn hardly ever looks ruffled. Not when arching his back leg to dissect two gullies or when sipping a freshly ordered coffee. Not even when answering his thousandth question about the 1993-94 SCG Test

01-Nov-2006•Peter English

Firing on more cylinders

Three of Australia's headaches eased as they dumped the hosts and moved into Wednesday's semi-final against New Zealand

29-Oct-2006•The Australian view by Peter English

The young guns show the way

Instead of Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath arm-wrestling with Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen and Steve Harmison for mythical points ahead of the Ashes, the main men were mostly overshadowed by youthful figures who played no part in the 2005 campaign

21-Oct-2006•The Verdict by Peter English

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