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Peter English previews the second Ashes Test at Lord's

15-Jul-2009•The Preview by Peter English

Australia's hot streak at Lord's excites Ponting

Ricky Ponting's men will step on to Lord's on Thursday morning feeling like the home of cricket is a little piece of Australia

15-Jul-2009•Peter English at Lord's

Strauss wants inspiration from Cardiff jailbreak

The England captain wants to harness the spirit from the final afternoon in Cardiff to drive England to a 1-0 Ashes lead at Lord's

15-Jul-2009•Peter English at Lord's

Flintoff to retire from Test cricket

Andrew Flintoff is set to retire from Test cricket at the end of the summer

15-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Ponting hits back at 'hypocrite' Fletcher

Ricky Ponting has labelled Duncan Fletcher a "hypocrite" after the former England coach's comments that Australia had no right to claim the moral high ground on Spirit of Cricket issues

15-Jul-2009•Peter English at Lord's

Shades of Hughes in abrasive Siddle

Peter Siddle has said he's at his best when fired up on the field

14-Jul-2009•Peter English at Lord's

Flower backs England's fair play

Andy Flower accused Ricky Ponting of "making a meal" of the controversy involving the 12th man, Bilal Shafayat, and the physio, Steve McCaig

14-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Flower defends under-fire Pietersen

Andy Flower, the England coach, has defended Kevin Pietersen for his shot selection in Cardiff, and insisted the batsman would review his own performance and learn from the experience

14-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Flower optimistic about Flintoff's fitness

Andy Flower, England's coach, is optimistic that Andrew Flintoff will be fit to play in the second Test at Lord's

14-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Pietersen like a spoilt child - Boycott

Geoffrey Boycott calls on the England team management to reprimand Pietersen

14-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff

Broad not intimidated by Siddle

Stuart Broad has sought calm the talk of his confrontation with Peter Siddle at Cardiff, but admitted his first Ashes Test was unlike anything he had experienced before

13-Jul-2009•Alex Brown

Australians feel the Flintoff factor

News of Andrew Flintoff's knee injury has been met with little sympathy from the Australian camp

13-Jul-2009•Alex Brown

Harmison covers injured Flintoff

A knee injury to Andrew Flintoff has prompted England selectors to call the in-form Steve Harmison into an expanded 14-man squad for the second Ashes Test at Lord's

13-Jul-2009•Alex Brown

Turning in a good performance

Nathan Hauritz allowed himself a few contented smiles after his career-best performance in Cardiff but the satisfaction does not include peering more than a game ahead

13-Jul-2009•Peter English in Cardiff

I'd have done the same - Hauritz

Australia would have employed similar stalling tactics to England's final-wicket pairing in Cardiff had they been the team fighting for a draw, said Nathan Hauritz

13-Jul-2009•Peter English in Cardiff

Strauss relieved by tailenders' heroics

Andrew Strauss lavished praise on the character of his lower-order, but admitted that the final stages of the match had been "horrible" to watch

12-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Cardiff

Ponting angered by England tactics

Ricky Ponting delivered a stinging critique of England's gamesmanship after a contentious final session in which the hosts' 12th man and physiotherapist made multiple visits to the centre

12-Jul-2009•Alex Brown at Cardiff

Ponting refuses to mope

Ricky Ponting insisted he was not let down by Australia's dramatic near miss after watching an impregnable position turn into a gut-wrenching draw

12-Jul-2009•Peter English at Cardiff

Heroes, handbags and halfwits

Andrew Miller presents the plays from a thrilling fifth day at Cardiff

12-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Cardiff

Airline protesters interrupt Test

The final day of the first Ashes Test at Cardiff was interrupted by a pitch invasion involving two protesters campaigning against the recruitment policies of a discount airline

12-Jul-2009•Alex Brown

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