England's worst one-day run, and an innings of 298

Ask Steven: A team of 11 first-class centurions, and the man with more centuries than some teams put together

'Cricket at its worst'

Switch Hit: A look at the first two ODIs between England and Australia, Michael Clarke as captain, and chats with James Anderson and Alastair Cook

No. 38

Waugh gets a last-ball ton

50 Magic Moments: Against the old enemy, the old buzzard times it to a nicety

Poet of the willow

Print Run: Archie Jackson, who was born 100 years ago, was the Keats of cricket in more ways than one

'Ponting's the right man for the job'

Bowl at Boycs: Australia's leadership, where they slipped in the Ashes, Flintoff's legacy, and learning to bat attackingly

England have a long way to go

The Tony Greig Show: England's Ashes triumph, Australia's growing worries, and New Zealand's unimpressive performance in Sri Lanka

Slideshow

England glorious

Slideshow: An audio-visual look back at England's 2-1 Ashes-regaining series victory over Australia

When the numbers didn't add up

The List: Instances when teams with the leading run-scorers and wicket-takers in a series ended up on the wrong side of the scoreline

'Hard to see England winning from here'

We look at some Ashes predictions - after the fact

Ashes 2009

The battles within the war

A look at the head-to-head stats during The Ashes

'Trott's proved he's worth it'

The Switch Hit: England's remarkable Ashes win and the good news for the team's middle order, the road ahead for Ponting, and more

It was the allrounders wot won it

Tim de Lisle: Andrew Flintoff, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann made a telling impact with both bat and ball

England v Australia, 5th npower Test, The Oval, 4th day

Strauss's finest hour

He took over with England in turmoil, but in eight months has forged a team that has regained the Ashes

All-Time XI: England

Three lefties and an offie

All-Time England XI: Only four to pick from for the slow bowler's slot, but that doesn't make the task any easier

'I don't think England will win'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on the team selection for the Ashes decider, Justin Langer's dossier, drug testing and more

England v Australia, The Oval, 1968

Slippery when wet

I Was There: Derek Underwood, John Inverarity, Tom Graveney and others on the Oval classic of 1968, where rain nearly robbed England of a victory

The Bell question

Rob Steen: In not just retaining faith in him but promoting him to first-drop, England's selectors have been brave way beyond the call of duty

The Ashes 2009

Australia's fast bowlers on top

Stats: Comparing the pace attacks in Ashes 2009

'The biggest game since 2005'

Switch Hit: Andrew Miller, Alex Brown and Jonathan Harris-Bass look forward to the fifth Ashes Test. Featuring comments from Nasser Hussain and Mickey Arthur

England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval

'Trott pretty much kicked the door down'

Alex Brown catches up with several South African mentors of England's latest potential Ashes saviour

'Cricket has to be squeaky clean'

The Tony Greig Show: The importance of WADA, why Australia will retain the Ashes, Pakistan's issues, and the beginning of the end for West Indies

Fast bowlers

Speed, swerve, smarts

All-Time England XI: Nine contenders for the fast-bowling slots. Which of these greats will make it to the team?

England and the lost art of batting

Ian Chappell: Their players seem to have misplaced the old skill of gritting it out at the crease of late

Andrew Flintoff

The promise of Fred

Rob Steen on his favourite cricketer, Andrew Flintoff, a player who brought fresh hope for the game's future

Where does Flintoff stand?

Peter Roebuck: The England allrounder's record is more about competence, stout-hearted service and some irresistible performances than true greatness

Sending out an SOS

Tim de Lisle: Why Mark Ramprakash should be called up for The Oval, and how things have changed drastically post-Headingley, despite England's denials