‘Special to take final Australian wicket to clinch Ashes’ says Swann

September 30th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - England off-spinner Graeme Swann is dreaming of facing Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy. Victories over Group B favourites South Africa and Sri Lanka made last night's loss to New Zealand academic.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Spinner Graeme Swann reckons that the current England team would not be able to make it to the top honours of the upcoming Champions Trophy, and the maximum that they hope to achieve is to reach the semi-finals. England team has been looking out of sorts after the historic Ashes win, and in the absence of experienced players like Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen, they have not been able to prevent a 6-0 drubbing in the seven match ODI series, with one game still left to be played at Chester-le-Street.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Former Australian cricketer Gavin Robertson has said that Australian paceman Brett Lee has lived up to the national selectors' expectation following his return from a foot and ankle surgery. Lee has been bowling at a blistering speed and control, and took 5-49 in Australia's seven-wicket win over England at Lord's to take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the seven-match ODI series.

August 24th, 2009 LONDON - The Australian press and commentators have reacted along predictable lines to the latest Ashes series defeat to England in England. "The Australian selectors have faced serious issues right through the series and they have not been solid.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Australian opener Simon Katich, who top scored for his side in the first innings of the Oval Test (50) and is batting in the second innings with 42, admitted on Saturday that the visitors have an uphill task before them, but added that the will to fight to the end is still there. ''You never know, you just have to keep believing and keep fighting.

August 20th, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann believes the fifth and final Ashes Test starting today at The Oval will be awesome, sensational, brilliant, and a match that will be remembered as Andrew Flintoff's farewell Test. "You name it, it will have everything.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz has said that his selection in the team for the fifth and final Ashes Test to be played at The Oval from Thursday will depend entirely on the pitch that the game will be played on. "Selection will come down to how the wicket is and what they think the best mix is.

August 5th, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann has said the ball that bowled Australian captain Ricky Ponting for 17 in the second innings of the just concluded Edgbaston Test was the most satisfying delivery of his fledgling international career. In an article for The Sun, Swann said: "The ball with which I bowled Ricky Ponting at Edgbaston was the most satisfying of my career.

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 20th, 2009 LONDON - Andrew Flintoff's maiden five-wicket haul at Lord's carried England to a historic 115-run over Australia in the second Ashes Test on the final day here Monday. It was England's first win over Australia at Lord's after 75 years as the hosts went 1-0 up in the series with three matches remaining.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann is insisting that his team will not panic on the final day of the second Ashes Test being played at Lord's. The Aussies need another 209 with five wickets remaining to complete a historic world record run chase.

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 14th, 2009 LONDON - Off-spinner Graham Swann has said that England saved the first Ashes Test fair and square, and the Australians can talk all they like about delaying tactics. In an article for The Sun, Swann said: " We will go to Lord's on Thursday with the series locked at 0-0 because of a brilliant rearguard and an amazing partnership between Jimmy Anderson and Monty Panesar." He admitted that the match was tough, but absolutely straight.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann, who has emerged as the leading Test wicket-taker in the world in 2009 with 26 victims, says that he has learnt from his errors, but has lost the ability to smile along the way. In an interview with The Sun, Swann said he was looking forward to his Ashes debut in England, and added that when he was doing the drinks for the squad in 2005, the atmosphere gave him the goose bumps.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - England's right-arm offbreak bowler Graeme Swann has expressed confidence on England's spinners abilities to tangle Australians in a web to regain the historic Ashes series, which begins on Thursday. Swann highlighted the magic web that spin genius Shane Warne used to create around English batsmen, however, this time he is hopeful that the likes of left-armer Monty Panesar and Adil Rashid would turn the table on Australians.