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Brawny batting, coy captaincy

Andrew Strauss's decision to spread the field with Australia at 8 for 189 may have taken the pressure off the hosts' tail, but his rapid half-century seized back the initiative for England

04-Jan-2011•Andrew Miller at the SCG

Composed Khawaja conquers debut nerves

Usman Khawaja's start in Test cricket was stylish and breathtaking, a 24-year-old with enough faith in his game to express himself so beautifully, so quickly

03-Jan-2011•Peter English at the SCG

Disciplined England land the early blows

England did enough to show that their game-brains are still in place. After the celebrations that followed the Melbourne win, they showed no visible signs of any hangover

03-Jan-2011•Andrew Miller at the SCG

Australia fall short on coaching front too

Basic skill issues have not being identified and fixed by the Australia's bulging batch of professional support staff

31-Dec-2010•Peter English

There goes Ponting the Test hero

When thinking and grumbling about Ricky Ponting in his current state, don't forget that he has been Australia's best batsman since Bradman

30-Dec-2010•Peter English

Where it went wrong for Australia

Australia's Ashes campaign never quite got out of first gear, with the exception of an anomalous victory on a quick and bouncy WACA pitch. ESPNcricinfo looks at what went wrong for Australia, and how they can avoid the same mistakes in the future

30-Dec-2010•Brydon Coverdale

England dominant in every aspect

Though England lost in Perth, their overall numbers for the series are significantly better than those of the Australians

29-Dec-2010•Madhusudhan Ramakrishan and S Rajesh

Strauss joins Ashes elite, with the promise of more

Douglas Jardine, Len Hutton, Ray Illingworth, Mike Brearley, Mike Gatting... Andrew Strauss. In almost 80 years of Ashes combat, only six England captains have been able to win in Australia

29-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

Whitewash lessons guide England to glory

Andrew Strauss was part of the team humiliated 5-0 on the 2006-07 Ashes tour, but those harsh lessons have served England well

29-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

Grassy bank wanted

A South African checks out the MCG and his team's competition

29-Dec-2010•Adam Wakefield

The sad demise of Ponting

His team needed a huge score, but Australia's captain managed just 20 as the end of a career looms larger

28-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Depressing scenes at the 'G

An Australian fan can't bear to watch England pummel his side

28-Dec-2010•Sean Kelly

Trott's hunger hurts Australia

After the bowlers did their job yesterday, England's No.3 ensured there was no let-up with another impressive display

27-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

Time running out for Collingwood

Almost everything has gone right for England in Melbourne, but Paul Collingwood's poor form continued with another failure

27-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

England's quicks set up Ashes history

It was a day of dreams for the visitors as their impressive pace attack proved too much for Australia

26-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

Too much on too few for Australia

Australia's win at Perth felt like a lifetime ago as they were blown away for 98 on Boxing Day

26-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Point to prove for England and Hussey

Australia have won nine of their last ten Tests at the MCG, but Michael Hussey hasn't had a good time at this ground

24-Dec-2010•S Rajesh

A proper Perth whacking

England's WACA record suggested they would struggle and that proved to be the case with a thumping defeat

19-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the WACA

Barmy Army posers, and a Monty sighting

The Aussies who tried to compete with the famous English fans were, frankly, embarrassing. But the cricket was thrilling, wot?

19-Dec-2010•Benjamin Golby

England's attack missing Broad's mongrel

When the short ball failed them for three sessions, England sorely missed Stuart Broad

18-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the WACA

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