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Strauss lauds Cook's 'special innings'

Andrew Strauss praised Alastair Cook's double-century as one of the greatest innings in Ashes history, as England closed out the first Test with a monumental batting performance on the final day at the Gabba

29-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller at the Gabba

Ponting unimpressed with technology

Ricky Ponting called the technology used to rule on disputed low catches "a blight on the game" after his take of Alastair Cook was turned down

29-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

Cooking the books

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the fifth day between Australia and England at the Gabba

29-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the Gabba

England break records in high-scoring draw

It was a day for burning up the record books at the Gabba as Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott produced a herculean unbroken stand of 329 to secure a comfortable draw for England

29-Nov-2010•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

'It was very satisfying' - Cook

If Andrew Strauss's century was an innings that Australia had anticipated on the strength of his performances in England in 2009, then Alastair Cook's personal epic crept up on them via the blind-side

28-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller at the Gabba

Watson bemoans collective failure

Shane Watson says all of the Australian bowlers should be blamed for the side's lack of penetration on the fourth day as England stormed back into the opening Test.

28-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

Hobbs and Sutcliffe? No, it's Strauss and Cook

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the fourth day between Australia and England at the Gabba

28-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the Gabba

Strauss and Cook reignite contest

If Australia needed any convincing about England's resilience they were given a day-long example as Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook hit magnificent centuries

28-Nov-2010•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

We're prepared for a dogfight, insists Finn

Steven Finn marked his first Ashes Test by claiming a career-best 6 for 125, which - as a 21-year-old with just eight months of international experience to his name - is no mean feat whatsoever

27-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller at the Gabba

'I will struggle to sleep tonight' - Hussey

Michael Hussey says he still has adrenaline running through his body after his career-best score of 195 on the third day of the first Ashes Test

27-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

Ghastly spills and nasty spells

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third day between Australia and England at the Gabba

27-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the Gabba

Hussey and Haddin put Australia in command

Mike Hussey and Brad Haddin wrote themselves a place in the history books with a monumental 307-run partnership as Australia took a firm grip on the opening Test at Brisbane

27-Nov-2010•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Second new ball will be 'really challenging' - Hussey

Michael Hussey believes his interrupted rescue act with Brad Haddin needs to double if they are to earn a dominant position in the opening Ashes Test

26-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

Flower has cancerous growth removed

England's coach, Andy Flower, was forced to miss the second day of the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous growth, or melanoma, in his right cheek

26-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller in Brisbane

Ponting booed, Clarke bounced

26-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English in Brisbane

Resurgent Hussey gives Australia the edge

The Ashes contest lived up its billing of being too close to call on a fluctuating day at the Gabba

26-Nov-2010•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Opening salvo sets the tone on dramatic first day

The hype, as Ricky Ponting remarked, gets bigger every year, but the action somehow keeps living up to its billing

25-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller at the Gabba

Bell promises England fightback

Ian Bell insists there is no need for England to panic after they were run over by Peter Siddle's career-best haul on the first day at the Gabba

25-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

'It's an amazing feeling' - Siddle

Australia spent the morning waiting for a hero and by late afternoon they had one as Peter Siddle celebrated his 26th birthday with a hat-trick and career-best figures

25-Nov-2010•Peter English at the Gabba

From a captain to a debutant, nerves all round

ESPNcricinfo's plays of the day from the first day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

25-Nov-2010•Andrew Miller and Peter English at the Gabba

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