England 332 and 373 for 9 dec beat Australia 160 and 348 (Hussey 121, Ponting 66, Swann 4-120) by 197 runs…
England won back the Ashes when they beat Australia by 197 runs on the fourth evening at the Brit Oval, capping a terrific series which offered a surprise at every turn.
At 17.49pm, Mike Hussey, who [.…

Australia 160 and 80 for 0 (Watson 31*, Katich 42*) need 466 more runs to beat England 332 and 373 for 9 dec (Trott 119, Strauss 75, Swann 63, North 4-98)
Australia will need to smash Test records if they are to deny England from reclaiming the Ashes in the decisive final Test at the [...]

England 307 for 8 (Bell 72, Siddle 4-63) v Australia…
The loss of five wickets in the evening session undermined England’s hopes of posting a commanding total in the decisive final Ashes Test against Australia at the Brit Oval.
Ian Bell matched Andrew Strauss’ feat in passing 50 as England, chasing t…

Shane Watson has warned prospective England batsmen of the pressure they face gatecrashing an Ashes series.
Australian Watson has first-hand experience after being drafted in as a makeshift opener two Tests into a five-match campaign, which is now perfectly set up at 1-1 ahead of next week’s Brit Oval decider.
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The England & Wales Cricket Board are confident Andrew Flintoff will be available for the Ashes finale at The Oval following a positive diagnosis from his knee specialist, Andy Williams. With England facing a must-win encounter at The Oval next week following their humiliating defeat in Leeds, a return to match fitness f…

Australia 445 (North 110, Clarke 93, Ponting 78, Broad 6-91) beat England 102 and 263 (Swann 62, Broad 61, Johnson 5-69, Hilfenhaus 4-60) by an innings and 80 runs…
Australia required a session and six overs on the third day at Headingley to wrap up a thumping innings-and-80-run victory against England, and so dra…

England captain Andrew Strauss has warned that talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will not play in the fourth npower Test at Headingley Carnegie on “sentimental grounds” alone.
Lancashire’s Flintoff bowled for 35 minutes in the nets today to test out his troublesome right knee, which has become something of a …

Australia 263 and 293 for 4 (Clarke 73*, North 64*) lead England 376 by 180 runs…
Short of a final session meltdown, Australia have saved the third Test. Michael Clarke and Marcus North combined for an unbroken 132-run fifth-wicket stand to bat through an extended second session and steer the tourists to a positio…

Australia 263 and 88 for 2 (Watson 34*, Hussey 18*) trail England 376 (Strauss 69, Bell 53, Flintoff 74, Broad 55, Hilfenhaus 4-109) by 25 runs…
Andrew Flintoff extended his love affair with Edgbaston to inspire England’s victory charge in the third Ashes Test against Australia.
This ground was the scene o…

England 116 for 2 (Strauss 64*, Bell 26*) trail Australia 263 (Watson 62, Onions 4-58, Anderson 5-80) by 147 runs…
Despite the valiant efforts of the head curator Steve Rouse and his groundsmen, rain forced the abandonment of the third day’s play at Edgbaston. Umpires Rudi Koertzen and Aleem Dar conducted a …