Match Analysis

The toast is aflame but butter won't melt for England

England, in training, in batting, in self-appraisals, are beginning to sound just a little bit soft

06-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Crane's exoticism atones for lack of impact

Mason Crane was a source of endless fascination in spite of a tough first outing in Test cricket, but he bore the attention well

06-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Sydney

Khawaja's Ashes hype grows into substance

Seven years on from an oddly overblown debut innings, Usman Khawaja finally attained Ashes fulfilment at the ground where it all began

06-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

India's surprise moves turn into damp squib

Can surprising selection choices, unsuitable lines and lengths, and the dropped catch witnessed on the opening day justify the visitors' pre-series claims of preparedness?

05-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga at Newlands

Cosmetic changes won't mask England's deep structural flaws

England's inability to compete in the Ashes would once have been a matter of national shame. But the ECB's priorities lie elsewhere

05-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Khawaja, Bancroft contrast on village day

The 22nd day of Ashes combat in this series stretched the mental reserves of both teams, but some players coped better than others

05-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Nightwatchman would not have halted England's crime wave

England keep repeating the same errors without learning or suffering the consequences

04-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Pretty starts and brainfarts: the story of Vince's career

The beauty of James Vince's batting masks a consistent failure to convert starts into finishes, a flaw that would not be tolerated in a less attractive player

04-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Sydney

Australia reminded of Starc reality

Australia are not the same team without a 100% fit Mitchell Starc - and that includes when Starc is actually playing

04-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Continuity matters - the maturing of the Big Bash

Cohesion is important in team sport and results in the Big Bash have promoted the ideal of a largely settled side

02-Jan-2018•Tim Wigmore

The Ashes is sinking into the mire of its own hogwash

George Dobell observes a ball tampering beat-up at the MCG and not for the first time in this Ashes series doesn't like what he sees

29-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Fair game or moral outrage? How the argument raged

ESPNcricinfo's ball by ball coverage captured the passions of the ball tampering debate. Here are some of the highlights

29-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

A pitch that saps Australia's will to win

Darren Lehmann had few thoughts of an Australian victory at the start of the day and a sluggish MCG pitch did nothing to challenge that view

29-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

Glutton for punishment... Cook shows appetite of old

Alastair Cook gobbled up several more records during one of his most memorable Test knocks - suggesting there could still be plenty more to come

28-Dec-2017•George Dobell at the MCG

MCG pitch battle spotlights issue for Australia

The surface prepared for the Boxing Day Test has come in for criticism from all sides, with only Adelaide currently succeeding in getting the balance right

28-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Cook can now determine his future on his own terms

Alastair Cook emerged from a troubled phase of his career to reassert the qualities that have served England well for so long

27-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Shaun Marsh stands up

It may not be enough for Australia at the MCG but, in a team beset by batting problems, Shaun Marsh has played a key role in regaining the Ashes

27-Dec-2017•Jarrod Kimber

De Villiers' return sparks hope and concern

His comeback innings promised something special on one hand. On the other, it left several big questions unanswered for South Africa, especially around team combination

26-Dec-2017•Firdose Moonda in Port Elizabeth

Smith and Warner transcend the sluggish G

Steve Smith continued the form of his life, as David Warner produced his best innings of the summer. It was a daunting combination for England

26-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig at Melbourne

Rashid Khan and inverting conventional wisdom

Chasing has been a successful trend recently in T20s but on Friday night the legspinner bucked that and helped Adelaide Strikers become the first BBL side to win after opting to bat first since 2015-16

22-Dec-2017•Tim Wigmore in Adelaide

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