Jon Hotten
Just how bad was England's ODI series loss?
Jon Hotten: They're almost always outgunned abroad, which made this defeat inevitable - and that makes it hard to take
Michael Jeh
Are central contracts too soft a cushion for elite cricketers?
Michael Jeh: If they had to play to be paid, would they allow their handlers to rest them so often?
Nicholas Hogg
When a six is not enough
Nicholas Hogg: How long before the mighty heave that clears the stadium is awarded more than half a dozen runs?
Kartikeya Date
How good is Australia's pace trio?
Kartikeya Date: Johnson was often unplayable in the Ashes, but Australia's support bowlers were equally important
Mike Selvey
'Maybe Pietersen's best years are gone'
The Cricket Couch: Mike Selvey on Flower v KP, England's rebuilding process, and pace and intimidation in the '70s
Anantha Narayanan
Head-to-head analysis for Ashes and SA-India
Featuring Johnson, Lyon, Carberry, KP, Steyn, Rahane and Pujara. By Anantha Narayanan
Michael Jeh
Brett Lee v Piers Morgan? Not cricket
Michael Jeh: Who wants to watch one of the world's fastest bowlers try to hurt a talk-show host with zero batting skills?
Ahmer Naqvi
Australia's Ashes win: a blast from the past
Ahmer Naqvi: The 5-0 result was the ultimate validation of the impulse towards an idealised notion of Australian cricket
Kartikeya Date
Haddin or Gilchrist for an Ashes?
Kartikeya Date: Haddin's record against England is better than his illustrious predecessor's, and he has played for a far weaker team
Dave Hawksworth
England's tour from hell?
Dave Hawksworth: One has to go back to 1985-86, when they suffered a 5-0 hammering by West Indies, to think of a worse tour
Samir Chopra
Why send-offs are ludicrous
Samir Chopra: Why do some bowlers feel the need to jeer the dismissed batsman as he walks off?
Jon Hotten
Stokes is the future, the rest is dark
Jon Hotten: Andy Flower and Co have their work cut out for them. One player will offer them options as they get down to it
Michael Jeh
What's a good pitch anyway?
Michael Jeh: It often seems that only pitches that assist fast bowlers through the game are considered as being up to standard
Subash Jayaraman
Seize the period of unstable equilibrium, boys
Subash Jayaraman: The sides who seize control during the recurring periods when Test matches fall into acute instability win
Dave Hawksworth
Why we'll miss Swann
Dave Hawksworth: Not just a fine bowler, he could also be relied on for a wry smile, a joke, and a willingness to go left-field at press conferences
Jon Hotten
Why England need Eoin Morgan
Jon Hotten: Like Australia's Steven Smith, Morgan is unorthodox and audacious, and doesn't conform to England's straight-like thinking
Ahmer Naqvi
Why Mitchell Johnson fails the hipster test
Ahmer Naqvi: He may be all the rage but to a hipster-connoisseur of fast bowling, he's not quite the real deal
Dave Hawksworth
England need to embrace being dull
Dave Hawksworth: When they were successful, they were called conservative and boring. That's better than losing, isn't it?
Jon Hotten
Close, Chappell and acts of courage
Jon Hotten: Some small deeds in the game's vast history endure, when others that dwarf them by numbers fade from view
Michael Jeh
England lack skill, pure and simple
Michael Jeh: They have simply not been good enough against quality bowling on lively pitches
Kartikeya Date
Why long Ashes tours are hurting Test cricket
Kartikeya Date: England's and Australia's five-Test series every two years make it hard for other teams to create rivalries
Matt Cleary
Which Englishmen can we hate?
It's the burning question of the day for all right-thinking Australians, but there are no easy answers, says Matt Cleary
Nicholas Hogg
The comeback
Nicholas Hogg: Just as Mitchell Johnson has risen from the ashes of cricket ignominy and ridicule, England need a new hero of the hour to inspire their fightback
Jon Hotten
The importance of Bres
Jon Hotten: Workmanlike players like him can be pillars for teams, not to mention foils to a side's superstars
Michael Jeh
Doesn't sledging hurt anyone?
Michael Jeh: Players insist that what's said on the field doesn't affect them, but then why do it at all?
Jonathan Wilson
The grass must be green, the strip yellow
Jonathan Wilson: Unlike most sports, cricket needs to look right to its fans, starting with the colour of the stumps
Ian Bell
Trott has brought us closer as a group
Ian Bell: It's been hard to see Trott struggle but his troubles have brought the squad together
