Michael Hussey believes he can emerge from a lean Test run and regain the consistency that made him one of the game’s leading batsmen. Hussey will enter the Ashes without a hundred since the tour of India and an average in the mid-50s, a big drop on the mean of 84.80 he had early last [...]

Brett Lee and Stuart Clark will have to wait until the first two tour games to secure their spots in the bowling pecking order for the Ashes. Both men are coming back after lengthy injuries and must leapfrog a couple of the incumbents to win places in the opening Test of the series in Cardiff [...]

Ricky Ponting believes the Ashes schedule was changed deliberately to avoid England hosting the opening game at Lord’s, a ground they haven’t beaten Australia at in 75 years. The contest will start instead at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff from July 8, the first time a five-day fixture has been held in Wales. “La…

Allrounder Andrew Symonds has been omitted from Australia’s 16-man squad to defend the Ashes cricket series in England. Selectors announced the squad Wednesday, 50 days ahead of the series-opening match at Cardiff on July 8. Andrew McDonald was preferred to Symonds as an allrounder based on his performances in Australia…