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England retain the Ashes with innings win

England have retained the Ashes in Australia for the first time in 24 years, after inflicting one of Australia's heaviest losses, with a margin of an innings and 157 runs on the fourth morning at the MCG

29-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

England's understated craftsman

The battle for the 2010 Ashes was won on the playing fields of Chittagong. That is the extraordinary conclusion that can be drawn from the performance of Tim Bresnan

28-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller at the MCG

Ashes loss will be 'horrendous' - Watson

Shane Watson says it will be "shattering" and "horrendous" to be part of the first Australian side in 24 years to finish a home Ashes series without the urn

28-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Writing on the wall and in the sky

Plays of the day from the MCG as the fourth Ashes Test continues

28-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English

$Stress fracture leaves Harris needing surgery$

Stress fracture leaves Harris needing surgery

Ryan Harris is expected to undergo surgery for a stress fracture on his left ankle after suffering an injury that threatens to curtail his promising Test career

28-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Bresnan bowls England within sight of victory

The fathers in England's team know the excitement that Christmas Eve brought their children four nights ago, and they were feeling a similar anticipation on Tuesday evening after Tim Bresnan bowled them to within sight of an innings victory

28-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Siddle's efforts clouded in controversy

Peter Siddle was Australia's everywhere man, including a brief stint as a self-appointed on-field spokesman, as the hosts tried but failed to stay in touch with England at the MCG

27-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

A thin line for Johnson, a rare failure for Bell

Plays of the day from the second day between Australia and England at the MCG

27-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the MCG

Ponting fined as the match slips away

Ricky Ponting finally cracked under the strain of impending Ashes defeat when he picked a series of arguments with the umpires and Kevin Pietersen after the batsman correctly survived a caught-behind referral

27-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Trott keeps England on target to retain the urn

On a day when Ricky Ponting lost his cool with the umpires, Jonathan Trott was a picture of composure as his second century of the series kept England on target to retain the Ashes

27-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Clarke lost for words after awful display

"What can you do?" Michael Clarke and the Australians are almost out of answers on how to fix Australia's regular batting collapses

26-Dec-2010•Peter English at the MCG

Edge ends Hussey's run, but restarts Cook

Plays of the day as the Boxing Day Test gets underway at the MCG

26-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the MCG

Dominant England bring Ashes triumph nearer

Within three sessions of complete England dominance at the MCG, they moved to within touching distance of retaining the Ashes by dismissing Australia for 98 and passing their total with no wickets down

25-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Michael Beer waits on possible Boxing Day debut

Michael Beer will have to wait until the morning of the Boxing Day Test to find out whether he'll make his international debut in front of 91,000 people at the MCG

25-Dec-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Melbourne

The biggest stage set to sizzle

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fourth Test between Australia and England at the MCG

25-Dec-2010•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Ponting set to play after batting well

Ricky Ponting is almost certain to take his place in the Boxing Day Test after batting without any obvious discomfort in the nets at the MCG

24-Dec-2010•Brydon Coverdale

Anderson fit for Boxing Day

England look set to go into the Boxing Day Test with an unchanged side, after James Anderson allayed fears about his fitness with a lively performance in the team's first nets session since Perth

24-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Melbourne

Big-game Bell ready to make his mark

Mike Hussey has had the consistency, Alastair Cook has shown incredible endurance, but arguably the classiest batsman of the Ashes to date is a man whose appearances have been all too brief for England's purposes

23-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Melbourne

Positive signs for Ponting's Boxing Day hopes

Ricky Ponting put in a strong performance at Australia's training session at the MCG on Thursday, significantly easing any doubts over his place for the Boxing Day Test

23-Dec-2010•Brydon Coverdale

Curator plays down pitch switch saga

The MCG's curator, Cameron Hodgkins, has denied reports that he was asked to prepare a lively surface for the forthcoming Boxing Day Test, to aid Australia's bid to regain the Ashes in the wake of their emphatic victory at the WACA last week

23-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller in Melbourne

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