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A captain strives, but fails

If there are to be calls for Ponting's head, they should be ignored. He remains the best man to lead the Australian team

23-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at The Oval

How two run-outs turned the day

He scored few runs, took one wicket but Andrew Flintoff still put England on course for the Ashes with a rocket-like throw to remove the Australian captain

23-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Bloodied and nearly beaten

For most of Ricky Ponting's life a tour of England was the highlight for an Australian player. The experience has not been as enjoyable under his leadership

22-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Broad reaches hero status

Stuart Broad's five wickets after lunch gave England a chance to regain the Ashes, helping him join an impressive list of England allrounders who have floored Australia in their favourite contest

21-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Whither Michael Hussey?

The latest duck for Australia's No. 4 has raised further questions over his future in the team

21-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at The Oval

Lacklustre bowling succeeds against muddle-headed batting

Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus and Stuart Clark all struggled at various junctures and, if not for a succession of muddle-headed strokes, Australia might have faced a more treacherous path over the coming four days

20-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at The Oval

Bowlers in for stiff test

Stats preview of the fifth and final Test between England and Australia at The Oval

19-Aug-2009•Siddhartha Talya

Excited Ponting wary of stress

Ponting is wary of a repeat of the stress in this game, which is the most significant contest for all but the four players in the squad who were here for the 2-1 loss in 2005

19-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

How Hilfenhaus and Co have differed from England's fast men

The big difference between the fast bowlers from Australia and England has also been their success rates against right and left-hand batsmen

18-Aug-2009•S Rajesh

'Talking on the field doesn't make you tough'

One of cricket's most outspoken players and most acclaimed captains talks frankly about Bradman, Vic Richardson, and starting and going at the right time

13-Aug-2009•Interview by Simon Lister

Australia's best batting pairs in Ashes

The combinations that have the best numbers in Tests against England

12-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

Johnson rediscovers himself

He hasn't reached his peak, but Mitchell Johnson has begun to find his form again and believe in himself

10-Aug-2009•Peter English

Play Johnson, rest Hussey

10-Aug-2009•Peter English

The Australian way begins to succeed

Ricky Ponting and his mates were right after all: they do perform best when it matters most, and they did come back from being a match behind with two to play

09-Aug-2009•Peter English at Headingley

Desperate times, desperate measures?

Change for change's sake is something that the England management rarely sees fit to sanction, even when the cosiness on display becomes so self-serving that it is ridiculed in pre-series dossiers by high-profile former opponents

09-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at Headingley

Never in the game

This was no throttling. It was a heart-attack of a performance and England need a defibrillator if they're to regain the Ashes

09-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at Headingley

Woeful England heading for a new low

Outplayed from the first ball, the home side are lurching towards one of the worst defeats in their history

08-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at Headingley

The real Mitchell Johnson

He started the Ashes slowly, and was close to being dropped, but Australia's spearhead is finding peak form again

08-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at Headingley

Clarke needs a promotion

If Michael Clarke wants to graduate as a true great of the game he must seek a promotion in the Australian order and aim to finish his career at No. 3

08-Aug-2009•Peter English at Headingley

Sid finds his vicious streak

Peter Siddle collected five wickets to put Australia well on top, thanks to some advice from a recent England bowler

07-Aug-2009•Peter English at Headingley

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