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If there was optimism in Michael Clarke's voice after Trent Bridge, it had turned to utter desolation at Lord's as Australia lost their sixth consecutive Test

England secured a 2-0 lead in the Investec Ashes series as they completed an inevitable victory against Australia with draining efficiency at the fag-end of the fourth day at Lord's

Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the remainder of the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord's with a calf strain and his involvement in the third Test is now in doubt.

Cricket Australia has apologised for a rogue, ribald tweet in reaction to Ian Bell's survival of an appeal for a catch by Steve Smith on day three of the Lord's Test.

Joe Root has shown an ability to adapt to any given match situation in his brief international career. The brief for England on a Lord's Saturday was to take the heat out of the game and bat Australia into oblivion. And so Root did.

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has conceded the batting inadequacies on such gaudy display at Lord's will take time to be rectified, not only within the Test team but at the domestic levels beneath

Ashton Agar has been visibly restricted by a hip problem and underwent scans after the first day's play while Steve Smith revealed he had battled a quad strain for the past 10 days

It will require the services of a cricket historian to determine when Australia last batted as woefully as this. Many Australian supporters will neither know nor care

Ian Bell conceded that England were "disappointed" to lose three late wickets to surrender a strong position towards the end of the first day

David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, has revealed a trial is underway during the current Ashes series to enhance the role of the third umpire by feeding him direct pictures

Dave Richardson, the ICC chief executive, has said that the issue of neutral umpires is once again up for debate in the light of events leading from the first Ashes Test

James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has declared the public airing of the former coach Mickey Arthur's dirty laundry on the national team "meaningless" after checking in on the revitalised tourists three weeks since he left them in th

Ian Bell produced his third Ashes hundred in succession to try to guard against an England calamity on the first day of the second Investec Test

Ed Cowan and Mitchell Starc have been dropped for Usman Khawaja and Ryan Harris in Australia's XI for the second Ashes Test at Lord's

Shane Warne believes fierce arguments between Michael Clarke and Shane Watson have been at the root of a rift that is nowhere near as dramatic as the former coach Mickey Arthur has alleged.

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord's

Matt Prior's role extends far beyond batting and keeping. He is also the key man when England utilise the DRS in the field and as such played a huge role in their victory

Chris Tremlett, Monty Panesar and Ben Stokes joined up with England's squad for practice at Lord's ahead of the second Test

The ICC has defended the performance of the umpires and the DRS after criticism following the Trent Bridge Test between England and Australia

Michael Clarke has not denied the existence of serious rifts within the team in the past but insists the tourists have put the problems of the Mickey Arthur era behind them