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Australia's new working-class hero

Michael Clarke, the flashy millionaire who grew up playing all the shots, fine-tuned his working-class values to secure a relieving draw for Australia

03-Aug-2009•Peter English at Edgbaston

A slip, a drop and a blinder

The plays of the day from the final day at Edgbaston as Australia easily secured a draw

03-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

Johnson keen to get back focus

The fast bowler refuses to blame his mother for his off-the-rails Ashes campaign

28-Jul-2009•Peter English

'We play our best when the chips are down' - Clarke

An Australian cricketer's confidence never wavers. Not in the face of sparse results or being behind in the Ashes for the second time in consecutive tours

28-Jul-2009•Peter English at Edgbaston

Injured Lee left out of tour game

Brett Lee's chances of returning for next week's third Test have been reduced after he was left out of Australia's tour match against Northamptonshire

23-Jul-2009•Peter English

We can regroup - Ponting

Ricky Ponting has blamed "fundamental skill errors" for Australia's second Test defeat but remains convinced his side can be patched up in time to hit back at Edgbaston next week

20-Jul-2009•Peter English at Lord's

Flintoff ends England's 75-year wait

In his last Test at the home of cricket, Andrew Flintoff broke England's 75-year Lord's curse with his first five-wicket haul since the Ashes-clinching Oval Test of 2005 as England took a 1-0 lead in the series

20-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Alex Brown at Lord's

Clarke and North push Australia ahead

Michael Clarke is destined to follow Ricky Ponting as captain of Australia and he took the lead of the current skipper on the third day in Cardiff to guide the visitors into a lead of 44

10-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Ashes newbies ready for greatest test

Usually in the biggest contests it is the senior members who hold the most power over the result, but in this series the teams will expect much more from their inexperienced picks to help grab them the urn

07-Jul-2009•Peter English at Cardiff

Upbeat Clarke happy with preparations

Michael Clarke is remaining steadfastly positive about Australia's Ashes prospects, despite an injury to Brett Lee and a dearth of spin bowling options

06-Jul-2009•Alex Brown in Cardiff

North bounces back as Hughes bounced out

Steve Harmison shook Australia's top order for the second time as Phillip Hughes and Ricky Ponting suffered dual failures a week before their Ashes defence

03-Jul-2009•The Bulletin by Peter English at Worcester

Symonds talked about daily - Clarke

Andrew Symonds has gone from the Australian team but remains part of the squad's unofficial agenda and is talked about daily

29-Jun-2009•Peter English at New Road

Clarke papers over Australian cracks

Phillip Hughes and Ricky Ponting made amends for modest first-innings returns with polished half-centuries, but Australia's optimism was somewhat tempered by a shaky middle-order display against Sussex's slow bowlers

26-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Alex Brown at Hove

From enigma to the redoubtable

The last time English audiences viewed Michael Clarke, comparisons with Kevin Pietersen were irresistible

25-Jun-2009•Alex Brown

Australians recover after Sandri strikes

Australia recovered from an unconvincing start to their Ashes preparations against Sussex at Hove

24-Jun-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller at Hove

Stronger Clarke ready to tackle swing

Michael is confident he has returned to England as a stronger player after he struggled for impact in 2005

22-Jun-2009•Cricinfo staff

Players and WAGs head to camp

Australia's players go into camp on Sunday in preparation for the World Twenty20 and the Ashes

22-May-2009•Peter English

Symonds gains Ashes backing from Clarke

Michael Clarke would support Andrew Symonds' reintroduction to the Test team as Australia fight to erase the memories of their 2005 Ashes defeat

09-May-2009•Cricinfo staff

Haddin ready to take reins for Twenty20

Michael Clarke's stand-in leadership will be passed on to Brad Haddin for the final game of Australia's limited-overs campaign against Pakistan

03-May-2009•Cricinfo staff

Why do rows erupt when Australia play Asia, asks Younis

Pakistan captain Younis Khan has asked why such controversies occurred when Australia were playing teams from the subcontinent

28-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

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