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Bayliss praise for 'fantastic' captain Cook

Bayliss praise for 'fantastic' captain Cook

Trevor Bayliss, the new England coach, has hailed Alastair Cook's captaincy in the first Test of the Investec Ashes series as "fantastic"

12-Jul-2015•George Dobell
Cardiff loss a minor hiccup - Lehmann

Cardiff loss a minor hiccup - Lehmann

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has described England's vast victory in the first Test as a "minor hiccup," and has effectively challenged the Lord's ground staff to produce a quicker pitch for the second match from Thursday

12-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig
Watson's place under threat for Lord's

Watson's place under threat for Lord's

Australia's selectors will be compelled to consider the position of Shane Watson and are also likely to have to draft in Peter Siddle to replace Mitchell Starc for the Lord's Test

11-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig in Cardiff
Absorbed lessons to look to future - Cook

Absorbed lessons to look to future - Cook

Alastair Cook praised his team's attacking mindset after England wrapped up a comprehensive 169-run victory in the first Investec Test at Cardiff

11-Jul-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff
'Need to adapt to conditions' - Clarke

'Need to adapt to conditions' - Clarke

Michael Clarke has admitted that Australia will have to adapt quickly if the pitches produced for the Investec Ashes series are similar in character to that in Cardiff

11-Jul-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff
England go 1-0 up with emphatic win

England go 1-0 up with emphatic win

Australia surrendered five wickets between lunch and tea to hand England a 169-run win that put them 1-0 up in the Investec series

11-Jul-2015•The Report by David Hopps
Starc's ankle clouds Lord's chances

Starc's ankle clouds Lord's chances

Peter Siddle appears a likely Australian inclusion for the Lord's Test after Mitchell Starc bowled in obvious pain on a difficult day three in Cardiff, leaving Nathan Lyon to admit the heavily favoured tourists needed to "compose themselves" following num

10-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig in Cardiff
Bell finds his touch as Australia are set 412

Bell finds his touch as Australia are set 412

England were bowled out for 289, setting Australia 412 to win as the first Test of the Investec Ashes moved swiftly on

10-Jul-2015•The Report by David Hopps
Moeen stars as England's pressure brings rewards

Moeen stars as England's pressure brings rewards

Any England supporter with the vaguest sense of Ashes history would have felt mild trepidation as they defended a first-innings score of 430 on a sunny Cardiff day

09-Jul-2015•The Report by David Hopps
Australia caught cold by Haddin's drop

Australia caught cold by Haddin's drop

Josh Hazlewood has admitted Australia's bowlers did not respond well to the unexpected sight of Brad Haddin dropping Joe Root on the first day of the Investec Ashes series

08-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig
Root century galvanises England

Root century galvanises England

Joe Root made 134 from only 166 balls to help lift England from a tricky position at 43 for 3 on a grouchy Cardiff morning

08-Jul-2015•The Report by David Hopps
Ageing Australia seek to overturn England's home Ashes hold

Ageing Australia seek to overturn England's home Ashes hold

ESPNcricinfo previews the opening Test of the Investec Ashes which takes place in Cardiff, the scene of a dramatic outcome in 2009

07-Jul-2015•Andrew McGlashan
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