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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

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

Johnson defends sightscreen rant

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

29-Dec-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia gifted a reprieve by broken England

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

28-Dec-2013•The Report by Daniel Brettig

England bloody Australia at last

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

27-Dec-2013•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Pietersen fights but Australia on top

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

25-Dec-2013•The Report by Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Johnson comes full circle with Ashes win

Mitchell Johnson used to be an object of ridicule for English fans, but as he took the final Ashes-sealing wicket, his journey from wayward bowler to tyrant was made complete

18-Dec-2013•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Broad in doubt for Boxing Day Test

Stuart Broad is a doubt for the Boxing Day Test after being struck on the right foot by a Mitchell Johnson yorker on the third day at the WACA.

15-Dec-2013•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

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

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

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

Seismic victory points to power shift

Bar their stuttering start, Australia put in a world-class performance at the Gabba to inflict maximum England casualties in the first match of the summer

24-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Johnson blows England away in a 381-run drubbing

The field set for Mitchell Johnson summed up Australia's supremacy as they closed in on victory in the first Test at the Gabba

24-Nov-2013•The Report by David Hopps

Broad undermines Australia's challenge

The wicket looks fantastic," said Michael Clarke, an Australian captain with renewed heart, as he won the toss at the start of the return Ashes series. The same could not be said of Australia's batting

20-Nov-2013•The Report by David Hopps at the Gabba

Mitchell Johnson's phoney war

Where once Mitchell Johnson was caught up in the hype and emotion of the battles with England, now he is self-aware enough to know he is playing a role

19-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Bailey named in Test squad

George Bailey is set to become Australia's 435th Test cricketer after beating his fellow Tasmanian Alex Doolan for the final batting place in the squad for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

12-Nov-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Stable Australia prepare to unveil squad

The return of Mitchell Johnson and a possible call-up for George Bailey are among few expected changes to Australia's side for the Ashes

11-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Harris hopes 'scary' Johnson returns

Ryan Harris believes Mitchell Johnson will unsettle England's batsmen with his pace if, as anticipated, he is recalled for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

11-Nov-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Johnson released from India tour for Ashes prep

Mitchell Johnson, the Australia fast bowler, has been released from the limited-overs tour of India and will return home to prepare for the Ashes, which starts on November 21.

31-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

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