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England at 'rock bottom' - Cook

Alastair Cook admitted England had hit "rock bottom" after their Ashes whitewash but believes the team came recover from the humiliation

05-Jan-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia complete 5-0 Ashes sweep

Michael Clarke was asked at the toss if he knew which two captains had led Australia to 5-0 Ashes clean sweeps. Yes, Warwick Armstrong and Ricky Ponting, he replied. Now there are three

05-Jan-2014•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Gloomy Gooch warns of more pain to come

England's batting coach Graham Gooch has warned that some more pain might be in store next summer before a rebuilt side begins to show signs of improvement.

04-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Flower gets backing of ECB into 2015

David Collier, the ECB chief executive, has given a strong indication that Andy Flower will remain as team director after the Ashes series.

04-Jan-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

England fold as 5-0 beckons

Right from the moment Alastair Cook padded up to the second ball of the morning and was lbw to Ryan Harris, this was a disastrous day for England. It was the day on which an Australian 5-0 clean sweep became all but inevitable.

04-Jan-2014•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Rankin 'cramp' raises fitness concerns

Mystery surrounded the fitness of Boyd Rankin following the first day's play in Sydney after the fast bowler was twice forced from the pitch on his first day as a Test cricketer

03-Jan-2014•George Dobell at the SCG

Smith and Haddin save Australia again

Again Australia's top order failed in the first innings, again Brad Haddin and Steven Smith rescued the team and again England were left to wonder what could have been

02-Jan-2014•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

SCG steadfast against drop-in pitches

CG curator Tom Parker is adamant that concessions to the demands of multi-sport stadiums will not go so far as to force Sydney to resort to the drop-in pitches now used in Melbourne and Adelaide

02-Jan-2014•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Australia eye unforeseen clean sweep

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the SCG

02-Jan-2014•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Cook faces second big challenge

Alastair Cook faced a tough task just over a year ago, with England's dressing room torn apart by bickering and the No. 1 Test ranking wrestled away by South Africa. Once again, in the final Test in Sydney, he has to rise to the challenge.

01-Jan-2014•George Dobell

England set to gamble on Borthwick

Rookie legspinner Scott Borthwick is poised to make a Test debut in Sydney as England reach the final Test in Sydney with the Ashes long gone

01-Jan-2014•George Dobell

'Unchangeables' chase Ashes sweep

Australia's cricketers want nothing more than to complete a 5-0 Ashes sweep of England with the same XI who walked out onto the Gabba for the first day of a series that has surpassed all their expectations

01-Jan-2014•Daniel Brettig

Swann retirement helped Rogers

Chris Rogers was happy to admit that he was the beneficiary of Graeme Swann's sudden exit from Test cricket, after his match-defining innings at the MCG

31-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig

Pattinson, Warner recalled to ODI squad

James Pattinson will audition for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa in the one-day series against England, having been named for his international return from injury

30-Dec-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Flower has desire to lead rebuilding

Andy Flower admitted it feels like the end of an era for his England Test team but does not believe the changing of the guard among the players has to be replicated in the captaincy or coaching staff

30-Dec-2013•George Dobell

McDermott preaches bowlers' durability

Craig McDermott expect Ryan Harris to be fit for the final Ashes Test and is equally adamant a rich next generation of pace bowlers must be raised with the expectation to play long Test series

30-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig

Doolan inspired by Ponting's words

Australia's potential No.3 for the Sydney Test, Alex Doolan has said it was not until Ricky Ponting told him last summer that he was good enough for Test cricket that he really believed in himself

30-Dec-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Flower set for England talks

England team director Andy Flower will meet with the new managing director of England cricket, Paul Downton, in Sydney over the New Year to plot a way forward for the team after their disastrous tour of Australia

30-Dec-2013•Andrew McGlashan

Alex Doolan added to Sydney Test squad

Tasmania batsman Alex Doolan could make his Test debut in Sydney after being added to Australia's squad

30-Dec-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Don't scapegoat Flower - Strauss

Andrew Strauss, whose alliance with Andy Flower was at the heart of England's success, has insisted he remains the best coach available and that he should not be made a scapegoat for a humiliating Ashes series.

29-Dec-2013•David Hopps

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