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James Taylor, Chris Tremlett and Monty Panesar have all been included in an expanded 14-man squad for the third Investec Ashes Test at Old Trafford

Australia may depart from nearly a century of tradition - and global cricket custom - to play Sheffield Shield matches over five days

Jackson Bird just keeps taking wickets. Eleven at 16.18 in his only two Tests. Nine at 24.00 for Australia A and the Australians in England this yea

England's selectors could delay a decision on Kevin Pietersen's availability for the third Investec Test at Old Trafford when they make an announcement on an expanded squad on Sunday morning

If the second day in Hove was a Test audition, Jackson Bird and James Taylor would be expecting call-backs

After adding another half-century against Sussex, Phillip Hughes admitted it was not ideal being shunted up and down the order for Australia

A quick glance at the scorecard tells only half the story of Australia's first day against Sussex. At stumps they were 354 for 5, which in a Test match would have set them up soundly

When they have had time to spare England's players have also been experimenting with portraits of each other in aid of three of cricket's most prominent charities

David Warner has admitted he needed the "kick up the bum" of being suspended and ultimately dropped from Australia's Test side after his punch at Joe Root in a Birmingham pub

Matthew Wade is earnestly hoping to follow David Warner's lead under the noses of the national selectors in the tour match against Sussex

James Taylor has been given the perfect platform to stake his case for selection in the second Investec Test after he was included in the Sussex side to play a three-day match against Australia.

In a frank discussion of what appears a dire medium-term forecast for the national team, Pat Howard defended his decision to sack the former coach, Mickey Arthur

Ricky Ponting has dealt out heavy criticism of Cricket Australia for rolling out reams of Big Bash League hype in the hours after the Test team's 347-run humiliation at Lord's.

James Pattinson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series in England after being diagnosed with a stress fracture of the lower back

Usman Khawaja has pointed to a decline in the standard of Australian domestic pitches as one of the reasons behind the dire batting

James Pattinson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series in England after being diagnosed with a stress fracture of the lower back

Graham Gooch has spelled out something that no one at Cricket Australia is prepared to publicly say - Twenty20 is "chipping away" at the skills required of Test batsmen

Allan Border, the former Australia captain, has spoken of his bewilderment at how the vastly talented allrounder Shane Watson is skating desperately close to a failed career,

While Alastair Cook admitted to some satisfaction following England's emphatic victory at Lord's, there was a steely resolve about him that spelled out that the job is not completed.