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A portent of a possibly brutish Ashes

A portent of a possibly brutish Ashes

If the first day's play is any indication, this Ashes could be short and brutal for batsmen

11-Jul-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Spare us the Vaughany

Spare us the Vaughany

Will no one save us from this turbulent former England captain?

11-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

England to win (unless Australia do)

England to win (unless Australia do)

The official, unequivocal Confectionery Stall Ashes prediction looks at ten key factors in the series

10-Jul-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Ex-players on the Ashes: a handy media guide

Ex-players on the Ashes: a handy media guide

What to expect from Fred, Beef, Boycs and the rest, now that the Ashes are here

09-Jul-2013•Alan Tyers

A knife in the back

A knife in the back

Cricket Australia's decision to sack Mickey Arthur after having supported him in disciplining and rotating players betrays the management's muddled thinking

08-Jul-2013•Michael Jeh

McGrath's bittersweet memories of 2005

McGrath's bittersweet memories of 2005

In an interview with the Guardian, Glenn McGrath reflects on his own Ashes experiences and Australia's prospects for the series

Lehmann gives Australia freedom, belief

Lehmann gives Australia freedom, belief

Writing in the Telegraph, Shane Warne believes Darren Lehmann will be more of a mentor and less of a coach for Australia

Root has the makings of a good opener

Root has the makings of a good opener

In the Hindu, Ted Corbett explains why he thinks Joe Root will be a successful opening batsman for England

Australia need to learn to love the coach

Australia need to learn to love the coach

How well Australia face their current problems will depend on the roles that Mickey Arthur and performance manager, Pat Howard essay, says Tim Lane in the Age

Ricky Ponting the second

Ricky Ponting the second

One Ricky Ponting might just have retired, but another is only beginning his Australian journey

21-Jun-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

More England! More Australia! More Ashes!

More England! More Australia! More Ashes!

The England-Australia matches that nobody has told you about

18-Jun-2013•Alan Tyers

A very Beefy piggyback

A very Beefy piggyback

Allan Border has made a bold promise if England win 5-0

12-Jun-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Why I don't really care about the Ashes

Why I don't really care about the Ashes

The tide of hyperbolic drivel has been rising with every series since 2005

18-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

When AB and Thommo nearly pulled off a Melbourne heist

When AB and Thommo nearly pulled off a Melbourne heist

One December afternoon in 1982, Allan Border found an ally in the form of No. 11 Jeff Thomson and they almost pulled off the greatest last-wicket chase in history

10-May-2013•Matt Cleary

School's where it's at

School's where it's at

09-May-2013•Satish Acharya

We'll miss Mitch

We'll miss Mitch

Risky or not, Johnson is thrilling in his unpredictability. More's the pity we won't see him this Ashes

29-Apr-2013•Jon Hotten

My Australian XI for the Ashes

My Australian XI for the Ashes

The squad that has been selected isn't bad at all. The quicks could trouble batsmen, and someone like Usman Khawaja needs just one good score to start a chain of them

25-Apr-2013•Matt Cleary

'Do you think about the Ashes when you're with me?'

'Do you think about the Ashes when you're with me?'

Players' love lives affected by focus on upcoming mother of all series

05-Apr-2013•R Rajkumar

Meet Australia's future Ashes stars

Meet Australia's future Ashes stars

Not excited by what's been on offer so far? These players will get you perked up

01-Apr-2013•Alan Tyers

One big muddle, 23 million solutions

One big muddle, 23 million solutions

Once upon a time, selecting the Australia Test XI was a straightforward business but, nowadays, you could ask everyone in the country and get an entirely different team from each of the them. Here's mine

29-Mar-2013•Matt Cleary

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