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For Australia, 'tis the season to be jolly

Brydon Coverdale previews the fourth Test at the MCG as Steven Smith chases batting records and Tom Curran may make a Test debut for England

24-Dec-2017•Brydon Coverdale

Warner yearns to break free of shackles

The aggressive Australia opener has not been as much of a pivotal influence as he would have liked to be in the series but aims to back his game and correct the trend

24-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig

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Overton out of Boxing Day Test with fractured rib

England have options in Surrey seamer Tom Curran and Mark Wood as Overton's replacement

24-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Starc pulls out of MCG Test with verbal bouncer for England

While withdrawing from the MCG Test with a bruised heel, Mitchell Starc shot back at England's suggestion of lack of depth in Australia's bowling resources

24-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

England need 'little boy' Root to step up - Ponting

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has suggested that the England dressing room is "soft" and Joe Root has looked like "a little boy" in charge of the side

23-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Stokes returns home after Canterbury stint

Ben Stokes' trip to New Zealand sparked speculation that he could be involved in England's Ashes campaign but that prospect is all but over

23-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Starc injury 'can drag on a long time' - Cummins

Pat Cummins, who suffered an injury similar to the one Mitchell Starc is carrying, says the nature of the bruised heel makes it a difficult one for the team management and medical staff to assess

23-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig

Sutherland approves Australia's bouncer barrage

The Cricket Australia chief executive has given Australia's short-ball barrage the green light and says it is up to the umpires to intervene if they think play is becoming too dangerous

23-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig

Increased police presence on Boxing Day

Victoria Police outlined plans for increased police presence at events across Melbourne, including the Boxing Day Test, even as James Sutherland hoped a record crowd would turn out for the Test

23-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig

Crane rues an English spinner's lot

Mason Crane thinks English spinners are short of game time in first-class cricket, although a Test debut in Melbourne might change all that

22-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Paine delays travelling to Melbourne

Australia's wicketkeeper Tim Paine has not travelled to Melbourne as planned on Friday and instead remained in Tasmania for personal reasons

22-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig

My brother's batterings helped me bear the pain - Overton

Craig Overton ignored the danger of a punctured lung - and put it all down to a twin brother who may one day join him in the England side

19-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Perth

'Is the Ashes rivalry dead?' - Australia's media laments lack of English fight

The legend of the Ashes began with a mock obituary in 1882, but now, 135 years later, has the contest expired for good?

19-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Gut feel' selections regain Ashes

The selections of Tim Paine, and Shaun and Mitchell Marsh were all "gut feel" calls, Darren Lehmann said, while lauding the players for seizing their opportunities

19-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig

Australia's Angry Ashes Avengers

In the 14 series since the War in which the Ashes have changed hands, a recurring theme of Aussie ruthlessness emerges

18-Dec-2017•Andrew Miller

Bayliss plays down Overton, Broad concerns

The England coach praised the resolve shown by Craig Overton after he played through the pain of a broken rib during the third Test at the WACA

18-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

England concern over WACA wet patches

Trevor Bayliss suggested the pitch could be "dangerous" after water crept under the covers in Perth overnight and delayed play on the final day

18-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Perth

County grind 'sucks pace' out of England quicks - Finn

Steven Finn warns that England's fast bowlers won't improve until the ECB tackles the workloads and flat tracks in county cricket

17-Dec-2017•Andrew Miller

Smith, Mitchell Marsh heap pain upon England

Mitchell Marsh scored his maiden Test hundred and Steven Smith batted through the day for a double as England were ground into the dirt at the WACA

16-Dec-2017•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

From Bruce Reid to Mitchell Johnson: Five memorable Ashes collapses

ESPNcricinfo recalls five occasions in which England's batting malfunctioned after a seemingly serene start to an Ashes innings.

15-Dec-2017•Andrew Miller

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