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Crane's exoticism atones for lack of impact

Mason Crane was a source of endless fascination in spite of a tough first outing in Test cricket, but he bore the attention well

06-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Sydney

Khawaja's Ashes hype grows into substance

Seven years on from an oddly overblown debut innings, Usman Khawaja finally attained Ashes fulfilment at the ground where it all began

06-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Cosmetic changes won't mask England's deep structural flaws

England's inability to compete in the Ashes would once have been a matter of national shame. But the ECB's priorities lie elsewhere

05-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Khawaja, Bancroft contrast on village day

The 22nd day of Ashes combat in this series stretched the mental reserves of both teams, but some players coped better than others

05-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Nightwatchman would not have halted England's crime wave

England keep repeating the same errors without learning or suffering the consequences

04-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Pretty starts and brainfarts: the story of Vince's career

The beauty of James Vince's batting masks a consistent failure to convert starts into finishes, a flaw that would not be tolerated in a less attractive player

04-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Sydney

Australia reminded of Starc reality

Australia are not the same team without a 100% fit Mitchell Starc - and that includes when Starc is actually playing

04-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

The Not-so-Famous Five

Legspinners remain a romanticised breed in English cricket, and Mason Crane's call-up for the Sydney Test is the latest chapter in the saga. However, in the past 50 years, their selections - and success - have been few and far between

03-Jan-2018•Andrew Miller

England never ever lose eight away Test matches on the trot

Also, not everything in the '60s was sexy

03-Jan-2018•Andy Zaltzman

Last chance for Vince and Stoneman to impress

As the selectors look to blood younger players and give them a long lead-in to the next Ashes series, there is pressure on James Vince and Mark Stoneman to step up in Sydney

02-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Which kind of pitch is worst for Tests?

If you were a part of the ICC's pitch-monitoring process, what would you clamp down hardest on?

30-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

The Ashes is sinking into the mire of its own hogwash

George Dobell observes a ball tampering beat-up at the MCG and not for the first time in this Ashes series doesn't like what he sees

29-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Fair game or moral outrage? How the argument raged

ESPNcricinfo's ball by ball coverage captured the passions of the ball tampering debate. Here are some of the highlights

29-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

A pitch that saps Australia's will to win

Darren Lehmann had few thoughts of an Australian victory at the start of the day and a sluggish MCG pitch did nothing to challenge that view

29-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

Glutton for punishment... Cook shows appetite of old

Alastair Cook gobbled up several more records during one of his most memorable Test knocks - suggesting there could still be plenty more to come

28-Dec-2017•George Dobell at the MCG

Cook's double delight puts him in elite company

Stats highlights from an eventful third day at Melbourne, where Alastair Cook recorded his second double-century in Australia

28-Dec-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

'What's the opposite of a Shane Watson?'

Twitter reactions to James Vince and Dawid Malan not using the DRS

28-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cook can now determine his future on his own terms

Alastair Cook emerged from a troubled phase of his career to reassert the qualities that have served England well for so long

27-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Shaun Marsh stands up

It may not be enough for Australia at the MCG but, in a team beset by batting problems, Shaun Marsh has played a key role in regaining the Ashes

27-Dec-2017•Jarrod Kimber

The battle of lengths

England's seamers have been more effective than Australia's when bowling a good length, and this MCG pitch could test Australia's ability to take wickets off the short or full deliveries

26-Dec-2017•S Rajesh

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