Australia 245 and 4 for 238 (Clarke 80, Watson 57) trail England 5 for 620 dec (Pietersen 227, Cook 148, Trott 78, Bell 68*) by 137 runs… Kevin Pietersen struck crucial blows with bat and ball against Australia on Monday as England seized control of the second Ashes test. After scoring a career-high 227 in [...]

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 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 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 [...]

England 260 and 0 for 19 (Strauss 11*, Cook 6*) trail Australia 481 (Hussey 195, Haddin 136, Finn 6-125) by 202 runs… Michael Hussey and Brad Haddin wrote themselves a place in the history books with a monumental 307-run partnership as Australia took a firm grip on the opening Test in Brisbane. The mammoth stand [...]