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Australia's Ashes squad: Trevor Hohns explains the choices

Trevor Hohns on the rationale behind the selection of Tim Paine, Shaun Marsh, Cameron Bancroft and Chadd Sayers in the squad for the first two Ashes Tests

17-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

Paine, Marsh, Bancroft in Australia's Ashes squad

Tim Paine, Cameron Bancroft and Shaun Marsh will replace Matthew Wade, Matt Renshaw and Glen Maxwell in Australia's Ashes Test team to face England at the Gabba

16-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

Paine to make unexpected Australia return

Tim Paine will play his first Test match in more than seven years while Cameron Bancroft is set to replace Matt Renshaw and Shaun Marsh is in line for another comeback

16-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

Weatherald's twin tons script SA's comeback win

Jake Weatherald followed up a first-innings score of 152 with a measured 143 to set up a five-wicket win for South Australia

16-Nov-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Spin-heavy attacks a likelihood in Ashes T20I opener

Needing to win all three T20Is to claim the Ashes, England are facing a complication with the uncertainty around Anya Shrubsole's fitness and if she is unfit, the visitors could look to field a markedly spin-heavy attack

16-Nov-2017•Adam Collins in Sydney

Maxwell scores 45 for Victoria as rain forces draw

Rain doused any hopes Tasmania or Victoria had of pushing for a win on the fourth day in Melbourne

16-Nov-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Test cricket's value plummeting - Sutherland

Cricket Australia's CEO James Sutherland said that alarm bells were ringing for Test cricket around the world, with the slide in the commercial value of the format creating headaches for the game's future

16-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

Medium-pacers lead South Australia's fightback

South Australia's four-man pace attack dismissed Western Australia for 173 to leave their side with a gettable final-day score on the third day of their Sheffield Shield fixture at the WACA

15-Nov-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Doolan's 247* sets Victoria 453 to win

Ashes hopeful Glenn Maxwell (with a remarkably sedate strike rate of 39) and Victoria captain Peter Handscomb were at the crease on 20 and 5 respectively

15-Nov-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

NSW quicks run through Queensland to set up third win

NSW suffered a stutter in their pursuit of 128 when they lost three wickets in four overs after a 72-run opening stand, but Man-of-the-Match Daniel Hughes steered the side home

15-Nov-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Burnt toast stops play

Nathan Lyon was in paradise, until he decided to make himself something to eat, which somehow led to fire trucks arriving at a cricket ground

15-Nov-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Woakes limbers up for Gabba with six-for

Chris Woakes' second spell of the day yielded four wickets for 15 runs, and his six-for took his wickets tally in two first-class matches on the tour to 12

15-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Townsville

Tasmania use first-ever concussion sub and take big lead

Victoria lost their last six wickets for a mere 10 runs on the second day, before Tasmania's top order bolstered their first-innings advantage at the MCG

14-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

England women reject Mott's Ashes criticism

The Australia coach had criticised England's slowness with the bat on the first day but spin bowler Danielle Hazell insisted they did what they did to try and win the game

14-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

Joe Root urges Australia to 'bring it on'

Joe Root, the England captain, was dismissive of the notion that England feared Australia's bowling attack, calling it "a load of rubbish"

14-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Townsville

Australia's Lauren Cheatle out of Ashes T20Is

Sarah Aley, Delissa Kimmince and Molly Strano are additions to the Australian squad, whereas Tahlia McGrath and Nicole Bolton, who were part of the one-off Test, have been omitted

14-Nov-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Remodelled Leach happy to accept mention in Ashes dispatches

England have a spin bowler in reserve who has faced up to the biggest challenge of his life and come through stronger than ever

13-Nov-2017•David Hopps

Renshaw wobble threatens Root reunion

Australia's English-born opener Matt Renshaw endured another Sheffield Shield failure that has raised doubts about his place for the Ashes

13-Nov-2017•David Hopps

Bancroft 161* builds solid case for Ashes selection

Given he is also keeping wickets, it is possible Bancroft could be included in any one of three ways in the Australian side: as an opener, No. 6 batsman or gloveman

13-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

'Hat-tricks not my best form' - Starc

The quick said he was fortunate to be working in concert with the rest of the NSW attack during his twin hat-tricks, and deflected the spotlight onto Josh Hazlewood for his six wickets on return from a side strain

13-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

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