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Mitchell Johnson sees no reason to apologise for his verbal assault on Kevin Pietersen even after discovering a child was wandering across the sightscreen when he pulled away

Ricky Ponting never bowl first in a Test again after Edgbaston 2005 and Michael Clarke knew it was a gamble when he did it Melbourne, but was able to relax after Australia's big victory

Alastair Cook insisted he was "100% wanting to carry on" as England captain but was obliged to defend his senior players, the side's coaches and his own position in the aftermath of defeat in Melbourne

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has conceded Ryan Harris is a doubtful starter for the Sydney Test, while Shane Watson's position could come under scrutiny if he is unable to bowl

This time last year, the thought of Australia's cricketers reaching Sydney with a 4-0 Ashes margin in their pockets seemed about as likely as that of the long discarded Chris Rogers making a century in the Boxing Day Test

Kevin Pietersen has blamed England's schedule for the side's disappointing performance in Australia

Nathan Lyon took 5 for 50, including his 100th Test wicket, as he and Mitchell Johnson inspired another England collapse to set up a chase of 231 for a 4-0 series lead

Australia's batsmen demonstrated familiar frailty as they batted second for the first time in the series and lurched to 9 for 164, still 91 behind

The MCG has reported a world-record attendance for a day of Test cricket, with 90,831 spectators officially accounted for during the final session on Boxing Day

Shane Watson's chances of a rare injury-free summer suffered a blow when he left the field with soreness in his right groin on Boxing Day

A world record crowd of 91,092 at the MCG sat with admirable patience as a tentative England nudged and scraped against Australia's unrelenting bowlers on Boxing Day

Michael Clarke has insisted he is living in the moment as Australia's Ashes-winning captain rather than looking beyond the Boxing Day Test, because he knows how quickly perceptions can change as the result of success or failure

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the MCG