England 4 for 551 (Pietersen 213*, Cook 148) lead Australia 245 by 306 runs… Kevin Pietersen doesn’t do things by halves, and having spent the past 18 months without a Test century it was no surprise that he turned his comeback hundred into a double as England inflicted more pain on Australia. By the end [...]

England 2 for 317 (Cook 136*, Pietersen 85*, Trott 78) lead Australia 245 by 72 runs… Alastair Cook continued his sensational Ashes form with another century as England surged into the lead in the second Test in Adelaide. For the second time in the series he batted through an entire day, hitting an unbeaten 136 [...]

England 0 for 1 (Strauss 0*, Cook 0*) trail Australia 245 (Hussey 93, Haddin 56, Watson 51, Anderson 4-51) by 244 runs… The opening day of the second Test at Adelaide Oval has belonged to England’s bowlers as they demolished Australia for 245, despite another defiant knock from Michael Hussey. Australia’s da…

England 260 (Bell 76, Siddle 6-54) and 1 for 517 dec (Cook 235*, Trott 135*) drew with Australia 481 (Hussey 195, Haddin 136, Finn 6-125) and 1 for 107 (Ponting 51*)… England will take valuable momentum into the second Ashes Test in Adelaide after dominating the final day of a drawn series-opener in Brisbane. Alastair […

England 260 and 1 for 309 (Cook 132*, Strauss 110, Trott 54*) lead Australia 481 by 88 runs… Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook shared a 188-run opening stand to lead England to 238-1 at tea on the fourth day as the tourists worked to save the first Ashes test against Australia. The pair produced England’s [...]