Harris a ‘monumental’ loss: Hogg
RODNEY Hogg says the loss of Ryan Harris is a huge blow for Australia’s Ashes hopes and has questioned Mitchell Johnson’s ability to dominate in England.
The Ashes
White knight Cummins ‘ready’ for red-ball test
PAT Cummins insists he is ready and able to answer Australia’s Ashes SOS and step in for the retired Ryan Harris, despite a recent diet of white ball cricket.
Botham’s Ashes plea: We need lively pitches
DESPITE the searing pace of Mitchell Johnson and Starc, England great Sir Ian Botham says flat pitches play into Australia’s hands
Cardiff pitch one for pace, not spin: groundsman
THE Sophia Gardens curator is hoping he’s set the stage for another thrilling Ashes opener, but with a bit more on offer for pacemen than 2009.
Why David Warner punched Joe Root
DAVID Warner’s explanation of why he attacked Joe Root in a Birmingham pub in 2013 has angered the English batsman.
Deck heads: Botham slams England pitches
ASHES legend Ian Botham reveals why England is playing into Australia’s hands going into the first Test on Wednesday night (AEDT).
Harris’ mum inspired his lion-hearted efforts
GAI Harris never got to see her boy Ryan become a Test hero, or even play for his country, but she was close to his heart the whole way.
Cummins risks being undercooked for Ashes combat
PAT Cummins replacing the retired Ryan Harris in the cauldron of an Ashes series is a calculated risk by Cricket Australia.
Harris reluctantly gives up ‘best job in the world’
RYAN Harris reveals he wrestled with the idea of fighting on but ultimately decided the best thing for his family, and Australian cricket, was to retire.
Bowlers prove there’s life after Harris
AUSTRALIA has won its final tour match before the first Ashes Test, with Josh Hazlewood proving he’s ready to fill the void left by the retired Ryan Harris.
Harris retires in Ashes bombshell for Aussies
RYAN Harris’ cricket career is over after the veteran re-injured the knee that has chronically plagued his entire existence in the Test match arena.
Outcast duo walk same path to redemption
ADAM Voges and Mitchell Marsh both have different stories to tell as they stand on the verge of playing in an Ashes opener in Cardiff starting on Wednesday.
Pink balls, not Warne, triggered Starc’s form
MITCHELL Starc’s bowling mentor Geoff Lawson adamant it wasn’t Warnie, but slogging through day-night cricket that was the catalyst for his recent form.
England didn’t rate me: Smith
England tried to sledge Steve Smith off the park two years ago, but the world’s No. 1 batsman is back to ask his former tormentors: ‘How you like me now?’
Can Aussies conquer English conditions?
IF Australia is to score its first win on UK soil since 2001, Mitchell Johnson and his band of bowlers must prove they are the best attack in the world.
Marsh cops nasty blow to hand
AUSTRALIAN batsman Shaun Marsh appears to have escaped a nasty training session incident without serious injury, after he was struck on the hand by Mitchell Johnson in Chelmsford.
‘You know my position on Shane Watson’
MATTHEW Hayden recalls his battle with Michael Slater in the 1993 Ashes while delivering a verdict on the Shane Watson-Mitch Marsh dilemma.
Ashes win only part of Lehmann’s grand plans
A LANDMARK Ashes win in England won’t be enough to satisfy Australia coach Darren Lehmann’s hunger for a job he started exactly two years ago.
Harris injury leaves room for optimism
THERE is a feeling that Ryan Harris’s knee setback is minor and there are no plans at this stage for the champion Australian fast bowler to be sent home from the Ashes.
Time for Hazlewood to prove Lillee right
DENNIS Lillee made the call seven months ago that Josh Hazlewood would dominate in English conditions, and now the time has come for the Australian fast bowling star to prove it.
Hopes fade for Ahmed Ashes debut
ANY hope Fawad Ahmed had of making a landmark debut this Ashes series faded considerably during a forgettable outing for the leg-spinner in Australia’s opening tour match.
Uncapped spinner in England Ashes squad
UNCAPPED Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid has been called into a 13-man England squad, along with Steve Finn, for next week’s first Ashes Test in Cardiff.
Harris set to miss first two Ashes Tests
RYAN Harris all but ruled out of first two Ashes Tests after he was scratched from Australia’s final tour match with Essex due to soreness in his knee.
Johnson to reprise ‘attack dog’ role
MITCHELL Johnson is adamant lightning can strike twice as the Australian spearhead and his captain Michael Clarke plot to replicate the same plan that ripped the heart out of England 18 months ago.
Aussie legend’s Ashes wildcard
TEST great Mark Taylor believes it could have a huge bearing on the Ashes result — but it’s out of the control of both the Australian and England teams.
The Ashes: 10 Jekyll and Hyde moments
The Ashes has served up plenty of highs and lows. We pair off the best and worst balls, catches, sledges, acts of sportsmanship, captain’s calls and more besides …
Why so angry, Mitch?
AUSTRALIA’S Ashes ace Mitchell Starc has savaged CA’s day-night Test, saying the pink ball may pose a serious threat to the integrity and quality of the game.
Watto hits back in true Aussie style
SHANE Watson has retaliated to bouncer warnings from an England fast bowler in a way that would make the Australian team proud.
Watson hits back at unmemorable rival
SHANE Watson shrugged off bouncer taunts from England fast bowler Mark Wood and retaliated by issuing his own Ashes warning to the Durham quick.
McGrath’s bold Ashes prediction
GLENN McGrath was famous for his big predictions during his legendary playing career. Nothing has changed in retirement.
Watson in all-round battle against Marsh
AUSTALIAN coach Darren Lehmann admits the selection battle between all-rounders Shane Watson and Mitchell Marsh ahead of the first Ashes Test could come down to the wire.
Sledge behind Watto’s new Ashes rivalry
SHANE Watson wants to hurt one particular English fast bowler and the feeling is mutual. A recent heated incident between the pair explains why.
Why England’s not worried about Smith
ASHES villain Stuart Broad says his team has cooked up a simple recipe to break down No. 1-ranked batsman Steve Smith.
‘Are you for real, Jimmy? Seriously!’
AUSTRALIA great Shane Warne has provided England fast man James Anderson with an ominous warning ahead of the Ashes.
Young bull Marsh chasing underdone Watto
“SORE points” have ruled Shane Watson out of bowling in Australia’s opening tour match against Kent leaving the door open for Mitchell Marsh.
Johnson knew he’d return to full speed
MITCHELL Johnson says he never had any doubt his searing pace would return on cue for an Ashes series, and is confident past torments in England are a thing of the past.
Watson to be let loose in final tour match
SHANE Watson, rested from bowling against Kent, will play at full capacity in Australia’s final warm-up as he tries to find rhythm for the first Ashes Test.
‘I don’t get paid enough to face him’
A FIRED up Mitchell Johnson bowling against an English county side was always going to be a bit of a mismatch. It proved that way.
Australia’s problem spot exposed again
AUSTRALIA has an abundance of talent in their bowling ranks and enough quality batters but there is a glaring weakness that could cost them dearly in the Ashes.
‘It will be all 11 going for Stokes’
MICHAEL Vaughan has warned England to prepare for a verbal barrage from Australia, saying a “vulnerable” Ben Stokes will be the main target.
‘Haydos is naked on the roof’
MATTHEW Hayden has been involved in some incredible Australian cricket stories. But this one is by far the most embarrassing.
Smith’s old club raise a glass to returning star
STEVE Smith’s old league club in Kent, where he celebrated his 18th birthday with a single pint, not surprised he has returned as world’s best batsman.
Cricket’s most bizarre pitch invasion
PITCH invasions don’t get any weirder than what the Australians confronted in Canterbury — a streaking spectator actually pitched a tent in the outfield.
Marsh outshines Rogers in fight for opener’s slot
SHAUN Marsh makes a case to retain his place at the top of the Australian order at Chris Rogers’ expense, posting a fine century in a tour match against Kent.
Cook avoiding Aussies at all costs
ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook will bypass the option for a pre-Ashes hit out against his biggest rival to avoid Australia’s bowlers getting the wood on him.
‘Naive’ Aussie star in $40,000 Ashes scam
IN ONE of the stranger scandals to hit cricket, Australian opener Chris Rogers has been forced to apologise over an illegal Ashes ticket rort.
Is Swann just trying to get square?
STEVE Smith was behind the game plan that forced Graeme Swann into premature retirement — does that explain his criticism of the world’s No. 1 batsman?
Hussey wishes Bayliss well … after the winter
WITH the Ashes looming, former Test star Michael Hussey hopes Trevor Bayliss gets off to a slow start as head coach of England.
‘He could be one of England’s greats’
AUSTRALIA think they have a good chance of securing victory in England for the first time since 2001, but they’ll need to overcome a considerable obstacle first.
Clarke’s knighthood knock back
MICHAEL Clarke says he would knock back a knighthood even if Australia retains the Ashes in England because it wouldn’t “suit him”.
Marsh up for fight to make Ashes side
OF ALL the challenges Australian batsman Shaun Marsh will face on his first Ashes tour, he knows the toughest will be getting to play a Test.
‘Too old’: Clarke hits back at criticism
THE Ashes cold war has heated up with Michael Clarke hitting back at criticism from Aussie Jason Gillespie and ex-England spinner Graeme Swann.
Clarke responds to Warner sledge claims
DAVID Warner has revelled in his role as the Australian cricket team’s on-field enforcer — but was he put up to the job?
Warne’s surprise Ashes omission
SHANE Warne has offered his opinion on the number one selection decision facing Australia ahead of the Ashes next month.
The Ashes Files: Warner all quiet, Dizzy talks up Poms
NEWS and nonsense ahead of the Ashes: the UK view, how scared are the Poms, Kevin Pietersen’s diary and the series explained in bad Venn diagrams.
Bayliss picks surprise player for Ashes camp
TREVOR Bayliss has sprung his first surprise as England coach — calling up uncapped left-arm seamer Mark Footitt for a pre-Ashes training camp.
Torn between two epic feuds
STATE of Origin decider for the ages, or day one of the Ashes? That’s the dilemma for sports fans on July 8 when the Nine Network airs both epic contests.
It’s getting close: Ashes 2015 dates, venues
IT’S not long until the opening ball of the 2015 Ashes series. To get you in the mood, here is a guide to the venues, dates, ground records and recent history.
‘England will probably play like we do’
AUSTRALIA coach Darren Lehmann is expecting former NSW and ex-Sri Lanka mentor Trevor Bayliss to bring a new attacking style to the England camp
Five big Ashes talking points
AUSTRALIA’S pace battery sharpened its teeth with a 2-0 series win over West Indies, highlighting just one dilemma selectors are facing.
Bayliss in no rush to get to England
TREVOR Bayliss is taking his time to get to England to start his new job, putting full confidence in assistant and close friend, Paul Farbrace.
Mellowed Warner wants bat to do the talking
DAVID Warner aims to be less abrasive towards opposing players, so he can become even more productive and explosive with his bat.
Haddin keen to realise Ashes dream
WHEN Brad Haddin quit Australia’s tour of the West Indies in 2012 to be with his ill daughter Mia, he wasn’t fussed about ever playing Test cricket again.
Ashes can wait as Aussies eye another Test win
AUSTRALIA coach Darren Lehmann couldn’t have been more relaxed than after his side crushed West Indies in three days for a nine-wicket win in the first Test.
The Ashes Files: Voges, Cook and 2005 revisited
NEWS and nonsense ahead of the series, including view from over there, Kevin Pietersen’s Ashes diary and The Ashes explained in (poorly drawn) diagrams.
Australia warned: don’t get in a double spin
THE Windsor Park track where Australia will face West Indies in the first Test is seen as a spinners’ paradise. Not so, says the venue’s groundsman.
Ahmed hoping selectors play the long game
TEST hopeful Fawad Ahmed says it’s hard to make a breakthrough in a tour match when the other team is playing out a dull draw.
Cook makes history but Kiwis fight back
NEW Zealand’s pace men lead a recovery on day two of Headingley Test after Alastair Cook becomes England’s all-time leading Test run-scorer.
Hazlewood now up for the fight
PERHAPS the most telling moment of Josh Hazlewood’s remarkable rise was his Brisbane breakdown and how he proved himself a fighter.
This made a tough Ashes even tougher: Boof
AUSTRALIA coach Darren Lehmann says the appointment of Trevor Bayliss as England’s coach will ensure the upcoming Ashes series will be fiercely competitive.
Warnie backs surprise England selection
ENGLAND is on the verge of appointing an Aussie to lead them in the Ashes and Shane Warne believe it’s made the right choice.
The Reverse Sweep: Poms find form (yes, really)
ALL the news, views and nonsense ahead of the series – including KP’s Ashes diary, the UK view and The Ashes explained via badly drawn venn diagrams.
Gillespie interviewed for England job
FORMER Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie has held talks with Andrew Strauss about succeeding Peter Moores as England coach.
Yorkshire bonus as injured Finch heals quickly
AUSSIE star Aaron Finch is five weeks ahead of schedule in his comeback from a severe hamstring surgery and hopes to return on June 14.
Root and Stokes dig England out of a hole
A COUNTER attack from England’s middle order spared the hosts’ blushes at Lords’ after New Zealand had them 4-30 and in disarray at one point.
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