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T20 'chipping away' at Test skills - Gooch

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

22-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig

Tail better than top three - Border

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,

22-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig

Steely Cook has eyes on bigger prize

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.

21-Jul-2013•George Dobell at Lord's

Desolate Clarke points finger at batsmen

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

21-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

England complete crushing four-day win

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

21-Jul-2013•The Report by David Hopps

Pietersen injury doubt for third Test

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.

20-Jul-2013•George Dobell at Lord's

CA apologise for 'inappropriate' tweet

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.

20-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Root's landmark day flays Australia

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.

20-Jul-2013•The Report by David Hopps

Lehmann slams self-inflicted damage

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

19-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Agar restricted, Smith renewed

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

19-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Swann's five embarrass Australia on manic day

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

19-Jul-2013•The Report by David Hopps

Late wickets dampen Bell's day

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

18-Jul-2013•George Dobell at Lord's

Bell prevents meltdown but Smith turns up heat

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

18-Jul-2013•The Report by David Hopps

Cowan, Starc dropped for Lord's

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

18-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Warne relaxed over Clarke-Watson rift

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.

17-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig

England can be confident of second success

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord's

17-Jul-2013•The Preview by Alex Winter

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