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Ashes talk undermines Australia effort

Ashes talk undermines Australia effort

A rivalry that used to be hotly contested and for a decade produced some of the finest cricket in the world seems to have been sidelined by the Australians because of an obsession with their Ashes preparation

21-Mar-2013•Mahesh Sethuraman

Don't mention the Ashes

Don't mention the Ashes

Build-up? I'll tell you where to stick your build-up

20-Mar-2013•Andrew Hughes

The worst Australians since the last lot

The worst Australians since the last lot

Australia need to make changes to the team of lumberjacks that have chopped themselves down in India - but those yukking it up in England should know that we've seen worse and haven't given up on the Ashes yet

08-Mar-2013•Matt Cleary

Singing or shouting?

Singing or shouting?

I covered the entire Ashes tour of England in 1989 and I hadn't looked at these photographs since that time.

05-Mar-2013•Philip Brown

A guide to 2013 in cricket

A guide to 2013 in cricket

Includes the formation of a new planet, a scandal about Alastair Cook, and the ashes of the Ashes

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Hughes

Strauss' Ashes ecstasy, framed

Strauss' Ashes ecstasy, framed

I've decided to jump on the Andrew Strauss bandwagon. He retired from all professional cricket just last week

25-Feb-2013•Philip Brown

The 'Rashes' effect

The 'Rashes' effect

If you listen intently you can almost hear the hum of a huge Test series coming up. That is if you have an ear trumpet and it's aimed at Somerset this week

25-Feb-2013•Jarrod Kimber

The astonished MCC members

The astonished MCC members

There was a lot of excitement before Australia visited England in 2005. England hadn't won the Ashes since 1986-87, but I for one thought that this time they had a very good chance of reclaiming the famous urn

25-Feb-2013•Philip Brown

An action shot in the English countryside

An action shot in the English countryside

The photo I've chosen for this post is a shot of Adam Gilchrist from the opening match of Australia's 2005 Ashes tour of England against the Professional Cricketers Association Masters XI

25-Feb-2013•Hamish Blair

Shooting the PM

Shooting the PM

How often do you see a national leader sitting in a Test match dressing room?

25-Feb-2013•Philip Brown

A remote camera captures a McGrath milestone

A remote camera captures a McGrath milestone

The photograph chosen for this piece is from the famous 2005 Ashes series in England

25-Feb-2013•Hamish Blair

Ashes emotion: jubilant England, dejected Australia

Ashes emotion: jubilant England, dejected Australia

For my first blog in a long time, I've picked a photo from the end of the 2010-11 Ashes

25-Feb-2013•Hamish Blair

Test cricket, a wiser priority

Test cricket, a wiser priority

Test wins for Pakistan are rare pleasures. The last time they enjoyed two in succession was in 2005, and the wins were five months apart

25-Feb-2013•Kamran Abbasi

An unhealthy obsession with the Ashes

An unhealthy obsession with the Ashes

The way large sections of the English cricket establishment have managed to work themselves up over Kent signing Stuart Clark for the first part of the next summer is a needless distraction and reeks of hypocrisy

25-Feb-2013•Sambit Bal

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