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Anything but another anticlimax

Anything but another anticlimax

The first Test took England supporters back to the dark days of the 1990s

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

The Aussies have fixed two holes

The Aussies have fixed two holes

Australia had two glaring weaknesses in the last Ashes series: their third seamers and middle-order batsmen

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Flintoff's role needs rethinking

Flintoff's role needs rethinking

England didn’t deserve to escape from the Gabba with a draw, and when Kevin Pietersen departed in the first over, the last faint hope went with him

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Age-old duel resumes: England v Warne

Age-old duel resumes: England v Warne

Today, for the first time, these two teams looked well-matched

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

England flattened, McGrath flattered

England flattened, McGrath flattered

We have been here before

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Aussies make experience tell

Aussies make experience tell

Australia have played the first two days superbly

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Strauss and KP hold the key

Strauss and KP hold the key

There are not many conclusions you can draw from one day of a Test series, and the feeling of doom and gloom that has spread over England like one of our clouds is premature

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

The first hour from hell

The first hour from hell

England have just had the first hour from hell

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Too old - but also too good

Too old - but also too good

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Who's in the composite team?

Who's in the composite team?

It's time to pick the old composite team

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

The top ten Ashes sledges

The top ten Ashes sledges

Many books have been written on the history of the Ashes, but none quite like Stiff Upper Lips and Baggy Green Caps by Simon Briggs

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Aussies decide to be more like England

Aussies decide to be more like England

The Australian selectors have decided on their strategy for winning back the Ashes: being more like England

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Ed Joyce: another gamble

Ed Joyce: another gamble

Yesterday England lost their most experienced batsman

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Tresco: not such a big loss after all

Tresco: not such a big loss after all

Marcus Trescothick has flown home again

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

England place their trust in rust

England place their trust in rust

England’s winter began, in India, with two bad days followed by a good one

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

England learn nothing

England learn nothing

Interest in the Ashes is running so high that England’s opening tour match was shown on television back home

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Don't do it, Duncan

Don't do it, Duncan

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

On this form, Australia will win the Ashes

On this form, Australia will win the Ashes

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

The Aussies sell a piece of their soul

The Aussies sell a piece of their soul

On the field, things are going swimmingly for Australia

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

Does KP know about Google?

Does KP know about Google?

Prior to England's game against Australia, Kevin Pietersen had never heard of Mitchell Johnson

25-Feb-2013•Tim de Lisle

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