Analysis

Super Strauss at the forefront

A look back at how England's players contributed towards regaining the Ashes

24-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

A captain strives, but fails

If there are to be calls for Ponting's head, they should be ignored. He remains the best man to lead the Australian team

23-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at The Oval

How two run-outs turned the day

He scored few runs, took one wicket but Andrew Flintoff still put England on course for the Ashes with a rocket-like throw to remove the Australian captain

23-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Bloodied and nearly beaten

For most of Ricky Ponting's life a tour of England was the highlight for an Australian player. The experience has not been as enjoyable under his leadership

22-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Broad reaches hero status

Stuart Broad's five wickets after lunch gave England a chance to regain the Ashes, helping him join an impressive list of England allrounders who have floored Australia in their favourite contest

21-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Whither Michael Hussey?

The latest duck for Australia's No. 4 has raised further questions over his future in the team

21-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at The Oval

Lacklustre bowling succeeds against muddle-headed batting

Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus and Stuart Clark all struggled at various junctures and, if not for a succession of muddle-headed strokes, Australia might have faced a more treacherous path over the coming four days

20-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at The Oval

Excited Ponting wary of stress

Ponting is wary of a repeat of the stress in this game, which is the most significant contest for all but the four players in the squad who were here for the 2-1 loss in 2005

19-Aug-2009•Peter English at The Oval

Fight for power, battle of wills

The impasse is a power struggle for the control of cricket in the Caribbean

17-Aug-2009•Tony Cozier

Short fuse, long haul

One man's audacity was outdone by another's tenacity

16-Aug-2009•Siddarth Ravindran

Fascinating, not regressive

Rahul Dravid's return to the ODI scene is not knee-jerk, nor is it regressive; it is a fascinating story

16-Aug-2009•Sidharth Monga

Wanderers deal could see sweeping changes

The Gauteng Cricket Board agreed to smile for the cameras and do exactly what everybody expected them to

14-Aug-2009•Firdose Moonda

Johnson rediscovers himself

He hasn't reached his peak, but Mitchell Johnson has begun to find his form again and believe in himself

10-Aug-2009•Peter English

Play Johnson, rest Hussey

10-Aug-2009•Peter English

The Australian way begins to succeed

Ricky Ponting and his mates were right after all: they do perform best when it matters most, and they did come back from being a match behind with two to play

09-Aug-2009•Peter English at Headingley

Desperate times, desperate measures?

Change for change's sake is something that the England management rarely sees fit to sanction, even when the cosiness on display becomes so self-serving that it is ridiculed in pre-series dossiers by high-profile former opponents

09-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at Headingley

Never in the game

This was no throttling. It was a heart-attack of a performance and England need a defibrillator if they're to regain the Ashes

09-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at Headingley

Woeful England heading for a new low

Outplayed from the first ball, the home side are lurching towards one of the worst defeats in their history

08-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller at Headingley

The real Mitchell Johnson

He started the Ashes slowly, and was close to being dropped, but Australia's spearhead is finding peak form again

08-Aug-2009•Alex Brown at Headingley

Clarke needs a promotion

If Michael Clarke wants to graduate as a true great of the game he must seek a promotion in the Australian order and aim to finish his career at No. 3

08-Aug-2009•Peter English at Headingley

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