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Ballance shows form and Mills fires

England have confirmed they will not draft any more players into their Test squad, but Tymal Mills may have given Andy Flower a few things to consider after a lively burst for the EPP against a Western Australia XI

11-Dec-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Doesn't get any harder than this' - Prior

Matt Prior accepted that the England side was struggling for form but said that he was counting on the side's ability to fight its way out of a corner in the third Ashes Test, which starts in Perth on Friday

11-Dec-2013•George Dobell in Perth

Lyon a likely starter in Perth

Nathan Lyon is expected to retain his place for the third Test at the WACA, with the coach Darren Lehmann reluctant to ask too much of his fast bowlers

11-Dec-2013•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

WACA will offer 'something for everyone' - Bailey

George Bailey, the Australian batsman, has said that the conditions at the WACA, the venue for the third Ashes Test, will suit both the batsmen as well as the bowlers

10-Dec-2013•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

'England can fight back' - Flower

Andy Flower has said he believes England can fight back against Australia, despite heavy defeats in the first two Tests

10-Dec-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

McDermott says bouncer barrage will continue

Australia's bowling coach Craig McDermott is unapologetic about the short-pitched assault that has rendered England's tail all but irrelevant over two Tests

10-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig

Pietersen, Anderson rested from limited-overs squads

England have rested Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann and James Anderson from the limited-overs squads for the series in Australi

10-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Stokes, Johnson avoid punishment

On-field flashpoints have been a feature of the first two Tests between Australia and England but Ben Stokes and Mitchell Johnson have avoided punishment for their coming together on the fourth day

09-Dec-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Lord's humiliation fired turnaround

Australia's dramatic turnaround from Test match lightweights to the brink of regaining the Ashes is the flowering of a regeneration that began in the aftermath of shattering defeat in the second match of the previous series at Lord's

09-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Shocked Cook searches for answers

The lips said one thing; the eyes quite another. Alastair Cook, as is his way, led from the front after England's harrowing defeat in Adelaide. He faced the media with the same undemonstrative determination with which he faces the new ball. He didn't shir

09-Dec-2013•George Dobell at Adelaide Oval

Siddle and Harris give Australia 2-0 lead

Australia took a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series, with three to play as they inflicted a 218-run defeat on England in the Adelaide Test to follow up their overwhelming 381-run win in the opening match in Brisbane

09-Dec-2013•The Report by David Hopps at Adelaide Oval

Root fights but Australia tighten grip

As Joe Root led a stubborn England rearguard action in a third Test that logically seems as good as lost, perhaps the name of Faf du Plessis occasionally sustained him. It was du Plessis who stonewalled for seven-and-a-half hours on this ground a year ago

08-Dec-2013•The Report by David Hopps at Adelaide Oval

England performance 'not good enough' - Bell

Ian Bell could hardly hide his frustration after seeing his England team-mates deliver another batting performance of striking incompetence

07-Dec-2013•George Dobell at Adelaide Oval

Johnson 'emotional' after dispelling doubts

Mitchell Johnson admitted he had doubts about his own consistency after blowing England away in their first innings in Adelaide

07-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Johnson annihilates listless England

Mitchell Johnson produced a blood-curdling display of world-class fast bowling to destroy England in the second Test in Adelaide. Johnson's sustained menace bore comparison with the great fast bowling spells of the modern age as he took 5 for 16 in five o

07-Dec-2013•The Report by David Hopps at Adelaide Oval

Clarke, Haddin tons put Australia in command

It has been a while since an Australian captain has looked as serene during an Ashes Test as Michael Clarke did at the Adelaide Oval. During a period of England domination, uncomprehending exasperation of Ricky Ponting has been followed by the lurking fea

06-Dec-2013•The Report by David Hopps at Adelaide Oval

CA issues apology for Panesar tweet

Cricket Australia was compelled to apologise after its official Twitter account posted a picture of four bearded, turbaned men dressed up as Teletubbies with the caption "will the real Monty Panesar please stand up?"

05-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Missed chances cost England ground

Adelaide's first transportable Test pitch, as far as batsmen were concerned, promised to be more check-in than drop-in. England had no option but to hang in there

04-Dec-2013•The Report by David Hopps at Adelaide Oval

Schedule weighs heavy on England

The issue of player burnout may be among the most pressing matters confronting Paul Downton when he replaces Hugh Morris as the managing director of England cricket in the new year

04-Dec-2013•George Dobell in Adelaide

Trott could return for England - Cook

There is no reason why Jonathan Trott cannot return to international cricket, according to England captain, Alastair Cook

04-Dec-2013•George Dobell in Adelaide

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