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Too often have England been three down for not many and this time Joe Root was unable to provide the safety net

Steven Smith has eased into Michael Clarke's role as a relentless scorer of hundreds. The captaincy cannot be long in coming too

Chris Rogers' tour of England has been more vexing than he had hoped. A century on his adopted home ground of Lord's, in league with Steven Smith who made another, meant the second Investec Test was different

The pitch against New Zealand, just a couple of months ago, was a brilliant Test surface that brought fascinating action so what has happened?

Stats highlights from the opening day of the second Test between England and Australia

From the low point of being suspended in 2012, Mitchell Marsh is now ready for the high of an Ashes debut

The change of attitude in English cricket seems to be genuine and permanent. Talk of leaving a legacy now means more than just winning

Australia must learn from the lessons of past Ashes contests early enough to mean they can succeed even if England do play well, as they are doubtless likely to do again this series

How well do you know the records in Ashes Tests at the home of cricket?

Australia were unbeaten at Lord's from 1938 to 2005 but have lost their last two Tests here, while England's Lord's numbers have improved significantly

The lack of a backlift restricts the Australian opener's range of strokes, especially the drive, but he has managed to use his limitations to his advantage

Ricky Ponting has Justin Langer at No. 3 in his Ashes XI. Who would be in yours?

Ricky Ponting has Matthew Hayden and Alastair Cook opening for his Ashes XI. Which two would be in yours?

There are four matches to go and as we saw in 2005 and 1997, sides are capable of coming from behind to win Ashes series. There will be no complacency from England. But there will be confidence

A defeat overseas on a sluggish pitch was a familiar situation that brought familiar words from Michael Clarke, but the Australians have to do more than talk

Statistical highlights from the fourth day of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff