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Ponting fined as the match slips away

Ricky Ponting finally cracked under the strain of impending Ashes defeat when he picked a series of arguments with the umpires and Kevin Pietersen after the batsman correctly survived a caught-behind referral

27-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Trott keeps England on target to retain the urn

On a day when Ricky Ponting lost his cool with the umpires, Jonathan Trott was a picture of composure as his second century of the series kept England on target to retain the Ashes

27-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Clarke lost for words after awful display

"What can you do?" Michael Clarke and the Australians are almost out of answers on how to fix Australia's regular batting collapses

26-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Edge ends Hussey's run, but restarts Cook

Plays of the day as the Boxing Day Test gets underway at the MCG

26-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the MCG

Dominant England bring Ashes triumph nearer

Within three sessions of complete England dominance at the MCG, they moved to within touching distance of retaining the Ashes by dismissing Australia for 98 and passing their total with no wickets down

25-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

The biggest stage set to sizzle

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fourth Test between Australia and England at the MCG

25-Dec-2010•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Anderson fit for Boxing Day

England look set to go into the Boxing Day Test with an unchanged side, after James Anderson allayed fears about his fitness with a lively performance in the team's first nets session since Perth

24-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Melbourne

Big-game Bell ready to make his mark

Mike Hussey has had the consistency, Alastair Cook has shown incredible endurance, but arguably the classiest batsman of the Ashes to date is a man whose appearances have been all too brief for England's purposes

23-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Melbourne

Wisden Cricketer magazine sold

A consortium led by Lord Marland have bought the Wisden Cricketer magazine from BSkyB

23-Dec-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Curator plays down pitch switch saga

The MCG's curator, Cameron Hodgkins, has denied reports that he was asked to prepare a lively surface for the forthcoming Boxing Day Test, to aid Australia's bid to regain the Ashes in the wake of their emphatic victory at the WACA last week

23-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Melbourne

Pietersen relishes Boxing Day stage

Kevin Pietersen has always prided himself on being the man for the big occasion, but in his estimation, nothing that he's experienced in his career to date can rival the prospect of playing in a potential Ashes decider in front of nearly 100,000 spectator

22-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Melbourne

Cook backs Collingwood to come good

Alastair Cook believes that Paul Collingwood will fight his way back to form in the final two Tests of England's Ashes campaign at Melbourne and Sydney, and feels that his spirit in adversity will be a key inspiration as England seek to recover from their

21-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Melbourne

Sutton installed as Derbyshire captain

Luke Sutton has been named Derbyshire captain ahead of the 2011 season

21-Dec-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Stanford failings known two years before ECB deal

Fresh questions about the ECB's judgement over entering into a business partnership with disgraced financier Allen Stanford have been raised

21-Dec-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Boycott hails 'textbook' Hussey

Geoffrey Boycott has hailed Mike Hussey's series-levelling efforts in the third Test as "textbook" and "magnificent"

20-Dec-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

England will stick to four-man attack

On what should have been the fifth day of the Perth Test the city was by steady rain, but England had already been heavily beaten

20-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Perth

Ryan Harris flies high after injury fears

A week before the Ashes series Ryan Harris didn't expect his body would let him play

20-Dec-2010•Peter English

Unchanged Australia take confidence from Perth

Ricky Ponting has told his team to maintain its newly-found high standards after Australia's breakthrough victory ended a five-Test winless streak and squared the Ashes series

19-Dec-2010•Peter English at the WACA

England consider changes for Melbourne

It was England's batting that let them down at Perth, but it is the state of their bowling that will give Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower the greater food for thought in the build-up to the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne

19-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the WACA

Ponting hails Johnson's 'all-time great' spell

Mitchell Johnson has spied the doubts in the eyes of the England batsmen after regaining his powers as one of the game's most potent fast bowlers

19-Dec-2010•Peter English at the WACA

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