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Mason Crane - how the experts saw it

As if being England's youngest specialist spinner for 90 years was not demanding enough, Mason Crane underwent the ritual glare from a posse of cricket experts

05-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Team-mates in awe as Smith matches Sobers to 6000 runs

Steven Smith became the equal-second fastest Test batsman to 6000 runs, and now has the chance to make his fourth century of this Ashes series

05-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Crowds set to top 2 million during Australian summer

Massive crowds due to the expected success of the Ashes series and the limited-overs matches that follow combines with the continuing growth of the Twenty20 Big Bash League

05-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig

Khawaja and Smith put Australia in control

On a day when Australia chipped slowly away at England's total, in a dead rubber, individual moments and milestones caught the eye more than the overall match progress

05-Jan-2018•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Starc and Hazlewood strike late as England waste hard work

It was as if this day was a microcosm of England's batting throughout their whole disappointing Ashes tour as they let a promising position slip

04-Jan-2018•Report by Brydon Coverdale

Starc gets SCG wish but ODI rest looms

Mitchell Starc has been passed fit for the SCG Test, but his captain Steven Smith says Australia are mindful of the need to keep the left-arm quick fit for the South Africa tour

03-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Side strain rules Woakes out of Sydney Test

With Mason Crane already pencilled in as the second spinner on a surface expected to offer some turn, Tom Curran retains his place in the seam attack thanks to Woakes' injury

03-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

'Never had ambitions to play for England' - Smith

At 18, Steven Smith was offered a contract from Surrey that "sounded like quite a fair amount of money" but he turned it down to pursue his career with Australia

03-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Maxwell dropped; Lynn and Paine recalled

The West Australian pair of Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye have also found a place in Australia's squad for the five ODIs against England that follow the fifth Ashes Test

03-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig

Crane to debut as England seek sign-off win

England have one more chance to secure their first Test win in Australia for seven years while there are places to play for in both teams

03-Jan-2018•Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Ashes captaincy in Australia? Bring it on again, says Root

Tired, drawn and stung by defeat, Joe Root is adamant he would love another crack at the England captaincy in Australia in four years' time

02-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Barmy Army pay tribute after seaplane tragedy

British businessman and family had arranged their trip to Australia round the chance to watch the Ashes

02-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bancroft seeks progress after long Ashes duel

"I'm becoming a better player and becoming closer to the player I want to be and I think right now I'm very confident with what I'm doing," says Australia opener

02-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig

Starc firming to play in Sydney 'Pink' Test

Former spearhead Glenn McGrath, however, prefers that Australia play the left-arm quick only if he is "100% fit"

02-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

MCG pitch rated poor by ICC

Australian cricket has been embarrassed by the ICC rating the MCG drop-in pitch for the Boxing Day Ashes Test as "poor" following a dull draw in which only 24 wickets were taken over five days

02-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig

England poised to give Crane Test debut

Mason Crane has created a good impression in Australia, but on his English county form his selection would represent a considerable promotion

01-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Anderson makes plea for 'big hundreds'

James Anderson has said England need to score more runs and that discovering a "90mph bowler" could help them win the next Ashes series in Australia

31-Dec-2017•George Dobell

Ben Stokes withdrawn from England's ODI squad

Though the ECB had picked the allrounder in the squad, the board had said the selection was dependent on the conclusion of the police investigation into the incident outside a club in Bristol

31-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

'It's a shame it's taken until now' - Root

There was no victory for England, but Joe Root could at least take consolation from a side that had finally competed with Australia

30-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Warner tames the beast within (almost)

There was little in David Warner's career history to suggest he could bat Australia to a draw on a slow pitch - but he has long proved he is more than a six-hitting circus act

30-Dec-2017•Jarrod Kimber at the MCG

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