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Shafayat awarded damages over racist remark

Bilal Shafayat, the Nottinghamshire batsman, has been awarded substantial damages and been given an unreserved apology from Australian journalist David Penberthy

21-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

Broad and Swann give England control

Stuart Broad produced a bowling performance to rival that of Andrew Flintoff at Lord's as Australia felt their grip on the Ashes being prised away, finger by finger, on a sensational second day at The Oval

21-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller at The Oval

Perseverance in Siddle pays off

Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus and Stuart Clark all struggled at various junctures and, if not for a succession of muddle-headed strokes, Australia might have faced a more treacherous path over the coming four days

20-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at The Oval

Bell rediscovers his ugly side

Ian Bell and Churchillian rhetoric do not tend to belong in the same sentence - in fact, chinchillian would be an adjective more befitting of such a mousy character - but his 72 provided much needed evidence of a batsman willing to tough it out

20-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at The Oval

Bell optimistic on dusty pitch

An unfamiliar and subcontinent-style pitch has revived England's hopes of capturing the Ashes despite the hosts falling away after a useful start to the deciding Ashes Test

20-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Trott stays calm during pressure debut

He's not the new Kevin Pietersen, but Jonathan Trott had good reason to feel like his fellow South African-raised, England batsman

20-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Lily fails to hear Warne, and Flintoff fails to entertain

Plays of the Day from the first day of the final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval

20-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Siddle makes England rue missed opportunities

England have won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval

20-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller at The Oval

Punters stake $70 million on Oval Test

Informed estimates suggest that punters around the world may have staked well over US$70 million on the result of the Oval Test - and thus the series - beginning today

20-Aug-2009•Prakash Gosavi

Ponting piles pressure onto Trott

Australia's captain, Ricky Ponting, has accused England of showing 'a bit of desperation' in their selection of an uncapped batsman, Jonathan Trott, for this week's Ashes decider

19-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at The Oval

We followed the letter of the law - Ponting

The ICC has confirmed its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) received a report from the Australian team management after one of their players was approached by a man suspected of links to illegal bookmaking

19-Aug-2009•Alex Brown

The one game that matters - Anderson

James Anderson is ready to put the Headingley nightmare behind him as he prepares for the match that will decide the Ashes series

19-Aug-2009•Andrew McGlashan

The Ashes at stake in Oval battle

For the second time in four years, the destination of the Ashes will be decided at the same venue where the legend was conceived way back in 1882

19-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

We mustn't try to force the pace - Strauss

Andrew Strauss has told his team to focus instead on wearing Australia down over the first three days

19-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Strauss wants Flintoff to 'go out in a blaze of glory'

Flintoff will have to break down at The Oval during Wednesday's practice for the team even to consider leaving him out for the second match in a row

19-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Australia consider unchanged side

While the visitors lean to a four-man seam unit, England will consider calling up Monty Panesar to link with spin partner Graeme Swann on a dry surface

19-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Flintoff great but not always professional - Vaughan

Michael Vaughan, under whose leadership Andrew Flintoff delivered a career-defining during the 2005 Ashes, has said while Flintoff was a great player to captain, he wasn't always a professional one

19-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

Victory would be greatest moment - Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff believes an England victory in his farewell Test would be a greater accomplishment than the team's heralded 2-1 Ashes triumph four years ago

18-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at The Oval

Clarke motivated by 2005 defeat

For the past couple of nights Michael Clarke has tried to remember what it was like going into the final Test at The Oval four years ago. He can't recall any of the details

18-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Australia report bookie approach to ICC

Player approached in team hotel by man suspected of links to illegal bookmaking

18-Aug-2009•Alex Brown

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