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Haddin to press for Ashes recall

Brad Haddin is expected to play in Australia's tour match against Derbyshire as he seeks to regain his place after standing down from the team for the Lord's Test for family reasons

20-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig in London

Clarke's tribute to Rogers and Smith

Australia's captain Michael Clarke believes the hardy union of Chris Rogers and Steven Smith on the first day of the Lord's Test was the performance that decided the match

19-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Cook admits concern over top-order failings

Alastair Cook admitted that the habitual failure of England's top order had become an "area of concern" following their humiliating 405-run defeat in the second Test

19-Jul-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Couldn't have asked for better - Clarke

Quite how England respond to their Lord's thrashing remains to be seen, but for Michael Clarke there was no screaming and shouting after Australia's opening defeat in Cardiff as he instead trusted his players to answer their own questions

19-Jul-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Johnson inspires Australia's 405-run rout

Australia completed a 405-run thrashing of England on the fourth day at Lord's, where England were set 509 for victory and were bowled out for 103

19-Jul-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Rogers suffers dizzy spell, retires hurt

Australia's strong position in the Lord's Test was overshadowed on the fourth morning by the worrying sight of Chris Rogers retiring hurt after an apparent dizzy spell as he stood at the non-striker's end

19-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Dominant Australia build vast lead

On every day of this Test Australia have tightened their grip further and so it was again on day three, a day on which Alastair Cook fought hard for 96 and Ben Stokes lashed 87

18-Jul-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Swing key as Johnson roars again

Even if Mitchell Johnson's fiery burst at England on day two at Lord's drew comparisons with his series-defining spell on the corresponding day at Brisbane in 2013, the bowler himself felt it was just another day at the office

17-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

England in a hole after Smith's 215

Steven Smith scored 215 in the first innings at Lord's. By the end of day two, there was no guarantee England's entire team would manage that many

17-Jul-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Smith questions Bayliss' tactics

Australia's vice-captain Steven Smith has followed up his unbeaten stand of 259 with Chris Rogers by delivering a verbal whack to his former state coach Trevor Bayliss

16-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Door not shut on Watson - Lehmann

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has insisted that Shane Watson's Test career is not over after he was replaced by Mitchell Marsh for the second Ashes Test

16-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Rogers and Smith lead Australia plunder

Chris Rogers and Steven Smith placed Australia in a dominant position on the first day at Lord's, where they reached 337 for 1 at stumps

16-Jul-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Arjun Tendulkar bowls in England nets

There was a familiar name at England's training session at Lord's on Wednesday. The Tendulkar on show this time, however, was not Sachin, but his son Arjun

15-Jul-2015•George Dobell

Australia look to quickly regroup

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test of the Investec Ashes at Lord's

15-Jul-2015•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Moeen set to play despite side strain

England are confident that Moeen Ali will be fit to play in the second Investec Ashes Test despite the spinning allrounder suffering a side strain

15-Jul-2015•George Dobell

Bayliss' inside track on Australians helped England

Paul Farbrace, England's assistant coach, has said the inside knowledge of Trevor Bayliss on the Australia team has proved invaluable

14-Jul-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Stokes laughs off Australia's attempts to rattle him

Revenge for the pain of previous defeats is the motivating force for Ben Stokes in the Investec Ashes and helped focus his mind in the face of Australian provocation during the first Test in Cardiff

14-Jul-2015•George Dobell

England beer offer received with suspicion

Cynical gamesmanship or well-meaning attempt to improve the spirit? If it was England's intention to improve relations between the sides when they invited their Australia counterparts for a drink at the end of the Cardiff Test, it may well have backfired

14-Jul-2015•George Dobell

Watson dropped, Haddin withdraws

Australia's selectors have chosen to drop Shane Watson after also learning that Brad Haddin will miss the second Ashes Test at Lord's for personal reasons

14-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig

Broad hails adaptability on 'sub-continent pitch'

Stuart Broad has said that it was an ability of England to change tack that was most important in forcing victory

13-Jul-2015•Andrew McGlashan

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