Ashes: Australians concede they have been outfoxed in Lords Test

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Fast bowler Stuart Broad believes that England are in a great position to win the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval after bundling out the Australians for 160 and taking an overall lead of 230 runs on the second day of the game. Broad who contributed significantly to the Australian collapse by claiming five wickets for 37 runs, said: "We are in a great position.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - England batsman Ian Bell has said that there is no need to panic, and pleaded with England fans to cling on to their Ashes dreams in the fifth and final Test match at The Oval. "I don't think we have thrown it away.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says his retirement from Test cricket will not be a distraction for the team in the last Ashes Test at the Brit Oval. FLintoff expects to be fit for the fifth Test against Australia that starts Thursday as he continues to battle with the knee injury that forced him to call time on his Test career.

August 7th, 2009 LEEDS - Australian captain Ricky Ponting still appears wary about calling on Brett Lee, his most experienced bowler, to do duty against England in the fourth Ashes Test, which begins here today. "As we know it's not just one day of bowling.

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff needed two more injections and has been sleeping with an ice-pack around his right knee to ensure his participation in the ongoing Ashes test series. All the evidence suggests that the medical treatment is working and that the all-rounder will be ready to build on his man-of-the-match performance at Lords by taking on Australia again at Edgbaston in the third Test starting Thursday.

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - England fast bowler Steve Harmison will retire from Test cricket after the ongoing Ashes series. Harmison, 30, is said to be tired of the treadmill and will apparently also quit one-day international cricket and Twenty20 internationals.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann has described the exit of star batsman Kevin Pietersen from the remaining three Tests of the ongoing Ashes series as a major blow for the hosts, but believes that having all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be enough to win back the Ashes. In article for The Sun, Swann recalls his over two-decade-long association with Flintoff, and says that he still retains the power and skill of yore to tear through the Australian batting line up.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Brett Lee's injury continues to frustrate the Australians ahead of the third Ashes Test with the team management slated to take the decisions over the bowler in a couple of days. Lee has missed the first two Tests of the series, which the Australians trail 0-1, and has yet to bowl a ball since being diagnosed with his side injury.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Andrew Strauss led England team beat its arch rival Australia in second test at the Lord's ground after 75 years making a history, as they thrashed the visiting Aussies by a margin of 115 runs on the fifth and final day on Monday. England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff finished with figures of five for 92 as England took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has admitted that an inexperienced Australian team was overawed by playing at Lord's on the opening day of the second Ashes Test. With just three players in the team having been on an Ashes tour before and none of the bowlers ever playing an Ashes Test, Australia's attack had a terrible case of stage fright, reports the Daily Telegraph.

July 13th, 2009 LONDON - Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie has joined the chorus to bring back Steve Harmison in the England side for the second Ashes Test at Lord's starting Thursday. Gillespie feels that Harmison is peaking at the right time and can cause problems for the Australian batsmen at Lord's, where the visitor's have not lost a Test since 1934.

July 10th, 2009 CARDIFF - All-rounder Andrew Flintoff has called on his teammates to recall the Ashes spirit of 2005 and lift themselves to combat the Australians more aggressively in the ongoing first Test here. Flintoff's call came as the Australians came up with a score of 249 for the loss of Phillip Hughes's wicket in reply to England's 436 all out.

July 9th, 2009 CARDIFF - England's best batsman Kevin Pietersen has blamed his 'nut' for his suicidal dismissal in the first Ashes Test against Australia being played here. However, he said, he had no regrets over his moment of madness.

July 5th, 2009 LONDON - England skipper Andrew Strauss is unhappy over selection of Cardiff as venue for the first Ashes Test, as he wants to capitalize on the home advantage during the series. Strauss last played a first-class game at Cardiff in 2002, and the ground was known as Sophia Gardens.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting believes he can use this year's Ashes to lift the spirits of the team. Australia's four-month stay in the UK has started on the worst possible note, and Ponting said it was up to him and the coaching staff to move on from the embarrassments and stop the tour from unravelling.