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The futile finale of a drained Joe Root

Joe Root started the Ashes with boyish optimism but finished it asleep in the dressing-room, ill and exhausted after a tour of perpetual scrutiny and failure

08-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Sydney

The Ashes event now transcends the cricket

This was the second-highest attended Ashes of all time, viewing figures have been strong and Steven Smith has moved towards greatness. But much of the action was far from memorable

08-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig

Australia's bowling quartet dominate

Stats highlights from the last day's play of the 2017-18 Ashes, as Australia wrapped up an emphatic 4-0 win

08-Jan-2018•Gaurav Sundararaman

Immy's crowd

Sanjay Manjrekar looks back at his encounters with Imran Khan and the side he led, and the Sharjah matches of the '90s

08-Jan-2018•Sanjay Manjrekar

Afterlife in the Newlands turf

Eddie Barlow and Hylton Ackerman are among the famous names whose ashes have been scattered on the Newlands outfield, but you don't need to have been a cricketer to make this famous ground your final resting place

07-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

Difficult road back for Soumya in mentor's absence

Chandika Hathurusingha had a lot of belief in Soumya Sarkar's ability, even when he went through prolonged lean patches. Dropped from the Bangladesh squad soon after the coach's exit, the batsman will have to prove himself all over again to stage a comeba

07-Jan-2018•Mohammad Isam

Farbrace calls for honesty after England failings are 'exposed'

Planning must start now, says assistant coach, if England are to mount a challenge on future Ashes tours

07-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Lyon's share recalls Warne impact

Expectation rises whenever Nathan Lyon takes the ball, and England have largely been worried out of attacking him

07-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Brotherly hundreds, and Crane's record

Stats highlights from another day at the SCG completely dominated by Australia

07-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

Did we see the first and the last of South Africa's pace quartet?

When Steyn went off the field, we were quickly faced with the reality that this quartet may not play many matches together

06-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

A day when Pandya talked, and walked it too

The impact of the 24-year-old allrounder's 93 runs and two wickets in this Test will be seen soon, but there is a larger impact of this effort that merits commendation

06-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

Pandya - 93 (95), other India batsmen - 102 (347)

Statistical highlights from Hardik Pandya's rapid knock at Newlands, including his share out of India's total, his scoring against South Africa's quicks and where his average stands now

06-Jan-2018•Bharath Seervi

The toast is aflame but butter won't melt for England

England, in training, in batting, in self-appraisals, are beginning to sound just a little bit soft

06-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Crane's exoticism atones for lack of impact

Mason Crane was a source of endless fascination in spite of a tough first outing in Test cricket, but he bore the attention well

06-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Sydney

Khawaja's Ashes hype grows into substance

Seven years on from an oddly overblown debut innings, Usman Khawaja finally attained Ashes fulfilment at the ground where it all began

06-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Headed run-outs, jumbotrons and a world record

In just a few years, the local rivalry between the Stars and Renegades has thrown up a number of memorable moments

06-Jan-2018•Srinath Sripath

India's surprise moves turn into damp squib

Can surprising selection choices, unsuitable lines and lengths, and the dropped catch witnessed on the opening day justify the visitors' pre-series claims of preparedness?

05-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

The late reappearance of Steyn magic

Dale Steyn, whose chances of donning the Test whites looked meek after his shoulder injury, did not make a dramatic start on his Test return. But in his third over, he unfurled the magic

05-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

India's dream start, and Amla's early dismissals

Stats highlights from an eventful first session in Cape Town

05-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo stats team

Cosmetic changes won't mask England's deep structural flaws

England's inability to compete in the Ashes would once have been a matter of national shame. But the ECB's priorities lie elsewhere

05-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

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