Strauss vows that England will shine in Australia in 2010October 8th, 2009 LONDON - Andrew Strauss has already started to plot England's defence of the Ashes Down Under. After waiting 16 years to regain the urn under Michael Vaughan in 2005, England held it on loan for 463 days before they were whitewashed 5-0 in Australia in 2006-07.
Ponting plans to undertake 2013 Ashes tour of EnglandSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has made it clear he wants to return to England for the 2013 Ashes. Ponting said that having made the decision to retire from Twenty20 cricket internationally, he was hopeful about prolonging his Test career and making it to the 2013 Ashes squad.
Benaud calls for overhaul of Australian selection panelAugust 30th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former Test selector John Benaud has blamed the Australian selection panel for a series of blunders, including dumping opening batsman Phil Hughes for Shane Watson, opting for wicketkeeper Brad Haddin over Graham Manou and leaving behind a spare batsman. Benaud has called for an overhaul of the four-man panel, claiming the team of Andrew Hilditch, Jamie Cox, Merv Hughes and David Boon lacks balance and innovation, and is too stubborn to change.
Return of The Ashes feels like a dream, says FlintoffAugust 24th, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says winning the Ashes is "like a dream" after the Aussies were sent packing in dramatic fashion. "It's an amazing feeling.
Ponting's legacy as Oz captain on the line at The OvalAugust 19th, 2009 LONDON - The fifth Ashes Test, which begins at The Oval from tomorrow, will be a defining one for Australia captain Ricky Ponting. Victory at The Oval will hand Ponting something that is demanded of any Australia captain worth his salt, a series victory over England, in England, reports Fox Sports.
Warne still holds centre stage, but as a commentatorAugust 13th, 2009 LONDON - Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne's delivery from behind the microphone is proving to be almost as compelling as with the ball in his heyday. According to the Daily Telegraph, he does it with apparent ease.
Oz pacer Clark under consideration for fourth Ashes testAugust 6th, 2009 YORKSHIRE - Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark is being strongly considered for the critical fourth Ashes Test. According to a Fox Sports report, skipper Ricky Ponting has hinted that the tourists are considering tinkering with their attack at Headingley and seeking greater control to put the clamps on England's middle order of Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior.
Pietersen doubtful for third Ashes TestJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - The persistent problem on his Achilles tendon has made England batsman Kevin Pietersen doubtful for the third Ashes Test. The former England skipper will meet a doctor after the end of the second Test at Lord's here Monday for another injection into his problematic Achilles tendon, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Ashes Test: Ponting has got it right, says BenaudJuly 12th, 2009 CARDIFF - By closing his side's first innings with a lead of 239, Australian captain Ricky Ponting has set his England counterpart Andrew Strauss a task that will test his leadership as well as his batting ability, feels former player and noted commentator Richie Benaud. "I was disappointed in England's bowling attack because I've been singing its praises of late.Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Andrew Flintoff were in the form of their lives and I rate Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar highly," Benaud says in his article for News of The World.
Ponting challenges his bowlers to become Ashes heroesJuly 7th, 2009 LONDON - In the absence of an injured Brett Lee, Australian captain Ricky Ponting has asked his inexperienced fast bowlers to become Ashes heroes. Australia's Ashes defence campaign suffered a major blow as Lee, making a comeback from an ankle injury, was ruled out of the first Test at Cardiff starting Wednesday after he pulled an abdominal muscle.
Lee in Ashes contention with five for against England LionsJuly 3rd, 2009 WORCESTER - Speedster Brett Lee surged into Australia's Ashes attack contention with a devastating spell of reverse swing bowling against the England Lions. The veteran pacer resurrected his Test career with a burst of 5-21 in 40 balls against the England Lions in the tour game at Worcester.
Panesar 'back to basics' before Ashes to save his careerJune 30th, 2009 LONDON - In an attempt to save his career, England spinner Monty Panesar, has turned to basics and is returning to what he does best, bowling the same ball six times an over. The England management's attempt to turn Panesar into a match winning combination of Bishen Singh Bedi and Shane Warne has been temporarily abandoned ahead of the Ashes series.
Siddle predicts on-field verbal spats with PietersenJune 29th, 2009 LONDON - Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has predicted plenty of on-field verbal spats between the Australians and England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen during the upcoming Ashes series, which is scheduled to begin from July 8. "I am pretty sure there is going to be a little bit said out in the field here and there.
Hilditch does an encore with no Oz selector present during Australia's warm up gameJune 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia's chief selector Andrew Hilditch is at the centre of another controversy, with no selector being present to watch a pre-Ashes "bowl-off". No selector was there to watch comeback pacers Brett Lee and Stuart Clark waiting to make their bids for Ashes spots in the four-day match against county side Sussex.
Twenty20 no guide to Ashes line up, says PontingMay 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said next month's Twenty20 championship would have little or no impact on the hotly debated bowling line-up for the first Test against England. Australia is scheduled to play four-day matches against Sussex in Hove and then the second-tier England Lions in Worcester in the days leading up to the first Test at Sophia Gardens, which starts on July 8.
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