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Defiant Fletcher blames batsmen

Duncan Fletcher was in a defiant mood on the morning after England's disastrous defeat in the second Test at Adelaide, insisting that England's batsmen were to blame for the collapse of their Ashes prospects, and not the defensive team selection that had

06-Dec-2006•Andrew Miller in Adelaide

Former captains savage England

Former England captains reacted with dismay at England's spectacular defeat to Australia in the second Test at Adelaide on Tuesday

06-Dec-2006•AFP

Ponting closes in on history

On the back of his second match-winning display of the Ashes series, Ricky Ponting has moved up to joint-third in the all-time ICC player rankings for Test batsmen

05-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Magical Warne continues to amaze

Shane Warne's right shoulder and fingers deserve to be aching after he provided the surge for a spectacular Australia win at Adelaide

05-Dec-2006•Peter English at Adelaide

Ponting and Warne hail greatest win

In the euphoria of Australia's magnificent victory Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne agreed the performance was the best they had seen

05-Dec-2006•Peter English at Adelaide

Flintoff shocked after collapse

Andrew Flintoff has admitted that a single hour of madness on the final morning at Adelaide cost his side a share of the second Test at Adelaide

05-Dec-2006•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

Warne and Hussey sink England

Australia have won the second Test at Adelaide and taken a 2-0 lead in the Ashes, after Shane Warne bounced back to form on a sensational final day to spark a dramatic England collapse

05-Dec-2006•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

Coach praises Hoggard and Harmison

Duncan Fletcher believes that England's maverick strike bowler, Steve Harmison, has turned a corner in the second Test after his wayward display last week

04-Dec-2006•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

Fletcher calms Flintoff injury concern

Duncan Fletcher has allayed fears about the fitness of England's captain, Andrew Flintoff, who bowled just four overs on the fourth morning at Adelaide

04-Dec-2006•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

Draw beckons after Clarke hundred

Matthew Hoggard produced the finest performance of the game with a sweaty seven-wicket collection as the second Test drifted towards a draw

04-Dec-2006•Peter English at Adelaide

Ponting prepared to chase

Ricky Ponting says Australia will chase a target if life is breathed into the remainder of the second Test

03-Dec-2006•Peter English at Adelaide

Lee fined for over-appealing

A "confused" Brett Lee has been fined 25% of his match fee for over-appealing when he was convinced Steve Bucknor had given Kevin Pietersen out caught behind

03-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Ponting leads Australian fightback

Ricky Ponting etched another notch in the history books by becoming the most prolific Australian century-maker of all time, as he led his country's fightback on the third afternoon at Adelaide.

03-Dec-2006•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

Buchanan finds praise for bowlers

John Buchanan's quotes at the end of the second day at Adelaide

02-Dec-2006•Peter English at Adelaide

England revival in full flow

It has happened again. Down 1-0 after a first-Test thrashing, England have been revived for the second Ashes series in a row by batting first in the next match

02-Dec-2006•Peter English at Adelaide

A bar-brawl, not a breeze

Andrew Miller on Paul Collingwood's 98 not out

01-Dec-2006•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

Underused Clark vows to target Collingwood

Stuart Clark was surprisingly under-used by Ricky Ponting after he had England limping in the first session with two early blows

01-Dec-2006•Peter English at Adelaide

Lehmann warns Pietersen about Adelaide Oval

The short square boundaries at Adelaide Oval could bring Kevin Pietersen undone, according to the man who knows the ground better than most, Darren Lehmann

01-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Collingwood and Pietersen make it England's day

England's batsmen produced a day of dogged defiance to haul themselves into a promising position by stumps on the first day of the second Test at Adelaide

30-Nov-2006•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

It's Edgbaston all over again

For 24 more hours at least, the parallels remain. By tomorrow evening, we should have a better idea of how "Ashes: The Sequel" is panning out

30-Nov-2006•Andrew Miller at Adelaide

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