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Speedy Harry

Was Bodyline's chief protagonist the quickest ever? Duncan Hamilton does a good job of convincing us

18-Jul-2009•Steven Lynch

Anderson shows Australia he's arrived

England's attack-leader showed the tourists how far he has come with a fine all-round display

17-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Swinging to the top

Ben Hilfenhaus bent the ball, toyed with batsmen and showed Australia they have a swing bowler they can start to depend on

17-Jul-2009•Peter English at Lord's

The weight of history

Australia's raw attack struggled to cope with pressure of play at Lord's, but apart from Andrew Strauss England failed to make them pay

16-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Nowhere to hide for Johnson

The left-arm quick arrived for the Ashes with a huge reputation, but is battling with technical and mental issues

16-Jul-2009•Peter English at Lord's

Batsmen offer England hope

Stats preview to the second Test between England and Australia, at Lord's

15-Jul-2009•S Rajesh

The 'tenacious little redhead' does it again

Defeat today might not have been as painful for England as a collective, given how little of the match they had actually commanded, but for Paul Collingwood personally it would have been a low without compare

12-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Cardiff

England escape; the Ashes are ablaze

The 2009 Ashes are officially alive. But though England will draw encouragement from their great escape, much more is needed from their marquee batsmen

12-Jul-2009•Alex Brown at Cardiff

Sorry, Haury

A letter of apology to Nathan Hauritz from The Hauritzer Fan Club

12-Jul-2009•Peter English at Cardiff

England's heads stuck in the clouds

On today's evidence, it's going to be nigh on impossible to resist affording Steve Harmison one final, final shot at redemption if England are to claim anything from this series. It really is looking that desperate right now

11-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Cardiff

Haddin's silky touch

Brad Haddin is a batsman, not a wicketkeeping thrasher, even though he can comfortably find the stands with his driving

11-Jul-2009•Peter English at Cardiff

Yes, it's the Ashes (books)

It's that time again, when we assess an outpouring of printed matter celebrating cricket's premier contest

11-Jul-2009•Will Luke

Clarke and Hussey tread different paths

10-Jul-2009•Alex Brown in Cardiff

Australia tough like 1989

It is that 1989 series that most readily springs to mind now, with Ricky Ponting elevated to Allan Border's uber-veteran role

10-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller in Cardiff

Ponting's batting makes up for captaincy

09-Jul-2009•Alex Brown in Cardiff

Flintoff v fledgling

09-Jul-2009•Peter English in Cardiff

Hilfenhaus lifts defensive Australia

Australia outdid themselves by benching Stuart Clark, but Ben Hilfenhaus ensured Australia's day wasn't entirely dominated by defensive tactics from Ricky Ponting

08-Jul-2009•Alex Brown at Cardiff

Pietersen thrills but gives it away

Shortly after his hideous flap at Nathan Hauritz's threat-free spin, Kevin Pietersen was caught by the cameras slapping his forehead on the pavilion balcony, and little wonder

08-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller in Cardiff

An absorbing but unspectacular opening

08-Jul-2009•Peter English in Cardiff

A naked betrayal of tradition

Sophia Gardens has its charms but its hosting of the first Test is a naked commercialisation of cricket's most precious crown jewel

08-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Sophia Gardens

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