Ricky Ponting looked ahead to Cameron White's debut, and insisted that the one-day outfit's confidence had not been dented by the Ashes debacle

Australia A tours of the past decade have usually been reconnaissance for future national team trips and a chance to give fringe players a back-slap of recognition

The popular comparison between Australia and New Zealand is with two sport-loving siblings

The loyalty ride of Australia's brilliant but ageing crop of world champions is slowly ending

Belinda Clark, the country's greatest women's player, has announced her retirement

Australia's Ashes marks out of ten

Peter English watches as the Ashes slip from Australia's grasp

Shane Warne's last wave - his final wrist flick occurs today - has been wildly successful

Peter English says it's almost time for Australia to concede the Ashes

Peter English on the renaissance of Matthew Hayden

Peter English observes that Australia's most formidable opening combination has re-discovered its reliability at a crucial moment.

As this captivating series draws to a close, Peter English looks back at the months of pre-Ashes hype

The Australian view after the fourth day of the third Test at Old Trafford

Peter English's Verdict from the fourth day of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge

Peter English's Verdict from the third day of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge

No contest shows the dramatic reversal of the Ashes more than Matthew Hayden's woes against Matthew Hoggard

Shaun Tait showed the qualities that have had lovers of pace drooling

Nathan Hauritz rescued Australia as the game was gradually drifting away

A showcase of the world's best players could not produce a gripping finish, but Ricky Ponting led the list of memorable performances in tribute to the more than 150,000 victims of the Boxing-Day tsunami