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England have waited 75 years to end a hoodoo that outlasts even the search for a homegrown Wimbledon champion, and they have taken the lead in an Ashes series for the first time since 1997. History and momentum suddenly feel aligned

Stats highlights from England's historic 115-run win against Australia at Lord's

Four years on from his greatest moments, Andrew Flintoff was at it again with a match-winning performance

Andrew Flintoff's first spell of the day showed how he should have bowled much more of the time

Four years he missed out on a hundred by nine runs, but this time Michael Clarke has put that right

Dwayne Bravo says the board's unprofessionalism, its inability to improve the quality of first-class cricket, and the lack of facilities are holding West Indies back

He arrived with a huge reputation but Mitchell Johnson's performance at Lord's has left him under pressure for his place

After pushing the lead past 500 in the final session it was pleasing to see that Andrew Strauss wanted to declare

The Australia captain missed a run out, dropped a catch and has much to ponder

A stats analysis of Dennis Lillee's Ashes career

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

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

The visitors carried on batting as though still in Cardiff, without realising different conditions needed a change in attitude and style

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

A no-frills colossus who gritted his teeth, got down to it and stayed around till the bitter end. A salute to Allan Border, with Ricky Ponting on the verge of overtaking him as his country's leading Test run-scorer

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

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

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

The flawed reverse-sweep will not stop replaying in Younis Khan's head for a while. It will haunt

Cricinfo looks at some of the other stats highlights from the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan