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Kersi Meher-Homji and Rajesh Kumar do some number crunching and reveal a different McGrath (December 30)
The Sydney Morning Herald
New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris is set to infuriate traditionalists for the second time in a month after declaring footwork an over-rated art., says Richard Boock (December 29)
The New Zealand Herald
Valerie Lawson writes of Kerry Packer and his father's influence (December 28)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Derek Pringle writes about Kerry Packer's lasting legacy (December 28)
The Telegraph, London
A gallery of Packer's life and lifestyle (December 28)
The Age, Melbourne
Andrew Flintoff tlalks about the Ashes and also the effect it has had on his life (December 27)
The Independent, London
The Telegraph spoke to Arun Lal, Ashok Malhotra, Pranab Roy and Sambaran Bannerjee about their views on Sourav and the selectors' decision to recall him, 10 days after axing him from the Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka (December 25)
The Telegraph , Kolkata
Rohit Brijnath celebrates Sachin Tendulkar's consistency (December 23)
The Sportstar, India
Tendulkar opens up in a chat with Vijay Lokapally, where he says, "The 35th had to happen" (December 23)
The Sportstar, India
Telford vice lets rip against Tony Grieg and Bill Lawry.(December 22)
Supercricket.co.za
England need to address the vacancy left by bowling coach Troy Cooley, writes Mike Selvey, but looking to Darren Gough for answers may be a mistake (December 22)
The Guardian, London
Richie Benaud reckons Shane Warne could, and should, stay on playing until the 2009 Ashes series in England (December 21)
Club Call.com
Geoff Boycott gives his take on England's 2005 and says for the team to make the next step they need a quality spinner plus more application with the bat. (December 20)
The Telegraph, London
As Brad Hodge became the first Victorian batsman after Dean Jones to post a Test double-hundred, his proud parents watched him bathe in the glory. (December 19)
The Age, Melbourne
Glenn McGrath talks about the time when he was rudely awakened to the brave new world of Australian cricket and how he longed for his friend and former team-mate, Jason Gillespie (December 18)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Peter Roebuck on Ricky Ponting's good fortune on the third day at Perth, and how such moments can turn out to be defining in the context of the Test (December 18)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Glenn McGrath uncovers the demands new players face when they are picked for the Test team (December 17)
Sunday Telegraph, Melbourne
Mark Waugh writes in the Sun-Herald Australia's best chance of winning the 2007 World Cup is to lure Shane Warne back (December 17)
The Sydney Morning Herald
The game's capacity for contradiction has been disturbingly on show recently, says Tim Lane (December 16)
The Age, Melbourne
Shoaib Akhtar, who destroyed England in both Tests and one-dayers, tells David Hopps what sparked such devastating form (December 15)
The Guardian, London
Mini Kapoor celebrates Sachin Tendulkar's 35th hundred and says, thirty five centuries later, we still haven't figured out what we did to him (December 14)
The Indian Express
The ICC's plea to tone down verbals is dismissed by Malcolm Conn as a in extremely strong terms (December 13)
The Australian
Dennis Lillee is concerned the WACA pitch has lost some of its pace.(December 12)
The Australian
Tendulkar speaks to Ayaz Memon after his record 35th Test century in an exclusive interview.(December 11)
DNA, Mumbai
Sunil Gavaskar doffs his hat to a man who beat his world record.(December 11)
The Telegraph, Kolkata
Nirmal Shekar writes in The Hindu about India's sporting colossus, a sportsman beyond compare. (December 11)
The Hindu
Graham Gooch tells Lokendra Pratap Sahi what he saw in young Tendulkar on a wintry Manchester morning in 1990.(December 11)
The Hindu
Wasim Akram is clearly not happy with the ICC. He believes more former players from the subcontinent should have a role in running the game.(December 9)
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Manoram Online, Kerala
Michael Vaughan's withdrawal from the England one-day captaincy because of injury begs the question as to whether he should even be in the side, says Mike Selvey. (December 8)
The Guardian, London
Peter Roebuck meets Merv Hughes, a former fast bowler and national selector who talks about the game with passion and intelligence (December 7)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Steve Waugh says it's time to strip Zimbabwe of international status (December 5)
The Australian
The future of Hamish Marshall playing for New Zealand is in doubt, so says Dylan Cleaver(December 4)
New Zealand Herad
Neil Manthorp introduces the four new faces in the South African side, currently touring Australia (December 3)
The Sydney Morning Herald
<Matthew Ricketson writes on the various books released on the epic Ashes series (December 2)
The Age, Melbourne
Richard Boock details the pessimist's guide to beating the Aussies, ahead of Australia's tour of New Zealand (December 1)
New Zealand Herald
Mike Coward feels that West Indies cricket has learned so little from history its future remains uncertain (November 30)
The Australian
Scyld Berry says that Steve Harmison's shy at Inzamam-ul-Haq could have resulted in something far worse that a run out, and warns that the time could come when players resort to fisticuffs to resolve their differences, and that umpires should be given red cards to deal with such a scenario (November 28)
The Telegraph, London
The argument that sportsmanship in cricket is dying out is nothing more than rose-tinted hogwash, argues Vic Marks (November 27)
The Guardian, London
Cronje's brother makes most of family tie-ins, says Owen Slot (November 26)
The Times, London
Sourav Ganguly didn't need a backdoor entry, a nametag that doesn't quite fit, so why wasn't he included as a batsman? Harsha Bhogle weighs in (November 25)
Indian Express
Having become just the second regular Australian opener to survive beyond 35 since World War II, Justin Langer whose fourth daughter was born a week ago, claims it takes more than money to maintain the desire to play for your country (November 24)
The Australian
Ricky Ponting says delivering the news to a dropped player is as bad as it gets. Today he writes in The Australian about his conversation with Michael Clarke (November 23)
The Australian
We should consider compromises like those reached in American football, writes Peter Roebuck whereby each coach is allowed four challenges during a match (November 23)
The Age, Melbourne
The England team are going to release their own rendition of Jerusalem, the new 'anthem' of English cricket in time for Christmas. The proceeds are going to be split between the Asian earthquake appeal and two cricket charities (November 21)
The Times
Peter Roebuck celebrates Dwayne Bravo's century at Bellerive Oval (November 20)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sky TV is the pits for armchair cricket fans, fumes Matthew Norman (Novemebr 20)
The Telegraph, London
Ray White, a former UCB president, writes about the quota system prevalent in South African cricket (November 19)
The Natal Witness
Ian Woodward tells the story of Sam Morris, the first West Indian and the first black man of any nation to play Test cricket (November 18)
The Age, Melbourne
It was great to outwit Inzamam, but don't ask me how I did it, says Hoggard as he reveals the secret behind it (November 18)
The Times
Giles Smith's light hearted take on the Multan Test (November 17)
The Times
Jack Russell - he of wonky hats, baked beans and painter fame - has unveiled his depictions of the Ashes this summer (November 16)
the Bristol Evening Post
Trevor Chesterfield writes about how Sanath Jayasuriya's injury should have been handled better and takes a look at batsmen whose career ended because of injury (November 15)
The Indian Express
Richard Williams wonders whether Salman Butt could become Pakistan's new Saeed Anwar (November 14)
The Guardian, London
David Hopps meets up with Monty Panesar, the talented spinner Fletcher left behind (November 13)
The Guardian, London
Brad Hodge is destined to be Australia's next Test batsman and Andrew Ramsey finds out about him (November 11)
The Australian
Bob Simpson details the classic Australian approach to one-day cricket - Simple but full of common sense (November 10)
The Sportstar
Mark Nicholas is unparalleled in the current sports broadcasting world and will one day morph into Des Lynam, claims Mike Selvey (November 10)
The Guardian, London
Bowden goes to Pakistan. Ashes umpire famed for his crooked-finger dismissals is relishing England's Tests in Pakistan, writes Gareth A Davies (November 9)
Daily Telegraph, London
The days when touring sides played a stack of warm-up matches before the start of a Test series are long gone, but, so Lawrence Booth reports, that might not be a bad thing (November 8)
The Guardian, London
Jonathan Dyson finds the locals in Lahore to be both welcoming and highly excited about the forthcoming Test series with England (November 6)
The Sunday Observer, London
What if there's no one to follow Glenn McGrath? Trevor Marshallsea looks at Australia's fast-bowling hopes (November 5)
Sydney Morning Herald
Simon Hughes met up with Darren Gough who has become a D-list celebrity because of his appearances on prime-time TV show, Strictly Come Dancing (November 4)
Daily Telegraph, London
Ganguly's media chatter was a crass political act, says R. Mohan (November 3)
Deccan Chronicle
Like Joseph's coat, players come in many colours. Until 1991, though, black men could not play for South Africa. Until 1960 they could not captain West Indies. Australian cricket has failed to engage its aboriginal community, says Peter Roebuck (November 3)
The Sportstar
As Australia and the West Indies mark their 100th Test match in the first Test that started in Brisbane, Tony Cozier reflects on the close bonds cricket has forged between two broadly different cultures (November 3)
Trinidad Express
Bryan Hirsch draws an analogy between the length of batsmen's innings and the power of compound interest (November 2)
Business day, Johannesburg
England have come a long way since his reign as coach began, but they will keep getting better, Duncan Fletcher tells Donald McRae (November 1)
The Guardian, London
Brendan McArdle feels the use of technology in cricket is eating away at the fabric of the game (October 31)
The Age, Melbourne
Was Sourav Ganguly's exclusion a right thing to do? Nirmal Shekar thinks so but feels that Ganguly's era shouldn't be evaluated merely on the basis of its vicious final flicker (October 30)
The Hindu
Bob Woolmer has revitalised Pakistan - but how they will do in the forthcoming series is still impossible to predict, writes Osman Samuiddin (October 30)
The Observer, London
Peter Roebuck writes that Ricky Ponting, after a bright start as leader, has endured a period of decline (October 29)
The Sydney morning Herald
Lokendra Pratap Sahi chats with Rahul Dravid on his latest role as Indian captain, the Super Series, and more. (Cctober 28)
The Telegraph, Kolkata
Mike Selvey looks forward to watch Inzamam-ul-Haq, one of his all-time favourite cricketers, bat during the England's tour to Pakistan. (October 27)
The Guardian, London
Shane Watson says Bennett King, the West Indies coach, has been the biggest influence of his career after rebuilding his technique following stress fractures. (October 25)
The Age, Melbourne
Simon Hattenstone feels that the World XI that played Australia were the cricketing equivalent of The Beatles minus Ringo Starr (October 19)
The Guardian, London
England's coach Duncan Fletcher opens his diary of an extraordinary Ashes summer to the moment the tourists found out that the years of whippings and walkovers were at an end (October 19)
The Guardian, London
Peter Badel talks to Shane Warne, Brian Lara and Andrew Flintoff about how they handle fame, and the pitfalls that come with it (October 17)
Sunday Mail, London
"In the midst of the technology imbroglio," writes Mike Coward, "Jacques Kallis has made a valiant stand for the old-fashioned values of this wonderfully old-fashioned game that is Test cricket." (October 17)
The Australian
G Rajaraman analyses the signals that the national selectors have sent out while announcing the captain and the team to play Sri Lanka (October 17)
Outlook India
Peter Roebuck writes on a day when cricket showed its best and worst faces at the SCG (October 17)
Sydney Morning Herald
This year's Nobel Prize for Literature went to the playwright Harold Pinter and while we've all known Pinter is a life-long cricket fan, Robert Winder reveals more about his passion (October 16)
The Guardian, London
If there's anything you didn't know about Andrew Flintoff, read Simon Hattenstone's piece which profiles the man (October 15)
The Guardian, London
Greg Baum highlights Australia's ageing problem and says that a major concern is that Test players almost never appear in the domestic competitions (October 14)
The Age, Melbourne
Sanjjeev Samyal speaks to Darren Berry, one-time understudy to Ian Healy, who is upset at the quality of wicketkeepers today (October 13)
Mid Day, Mumbai
An Indian biscuit manufacturer has paid a tribute to Sir Don Bradman by announcing it is to make biscuits bearing his name (October 11)
The Times, London
Nabila Ahmed feels that the series has been great as an international exercise but not for much else (October 11)
The Age, Melbourne
Sanjjeev Samyal watches Shane Warne get some action at St. Kilda, his old club (October 10)
Mid Day, Mumbai
Vic Marks profiles Graeme Smith, whose captaincy of the World XI has received a mixed reception (October 9)
The Observer, London
Peter Roebuck feels it's the right time to pick Shane Watson in Australia's Test side (October 9)
Sydney Morning Herald
Children in inner city London are being introduced to a new kind of game - tapeball cricket - to get them into cricket, writes Matthew Pryor (October 6)
The Times, London
Frank Keating sums up Shane Warne's season in England (October 4)
The Guardian, London
With Matthew Hayden's one-day sacking there is a vacancy at the top of the order. Take a look at a couple of contenders, starting with Simon Katich (October 3)
The Age, Melbourne
Neil Manthorp wonders if the Super Series will become a new 'ultimate' in cricket and if selection to the World XI would guarantee millions (October 1)
Supersport
Although Sourav Ganguly may have upset Greg Chappell and Andrew Flintoff, Angus Fraser takes a look at his several redeeming features (September 30)
The Independent, London
Standing on a pitch all day and concentrating over every ball is hard and tiring work. You'd think, though, that someone would give umpires a break. Well, now they may get one, or at least, an extended one, if they have their way (September 28)
The Times, London
Peter Roebuck writes on the dynamics between coaches and captains while discussing the spat between Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell (September 27)
The Hindu
David Sygall remembers a stout little batsman from Sydney who stood up to - and conquered - the might of the British Empire's fastest bowlers (September 25)
Sydney Morning Herald
Haresh Pandya reports that an emerald and pearl necklace estimated at 1.6 million pounds belonging to Ranjitsinhji has been forbidden from being auctioned at Christie (September 23)
Hindustan Times
Rohit Brijnath offers a long-term solution for Indian cricket - reshaping a culture that is out of date (September 21)
The Hindu
Mark Waugh knows the workings of the Australian dressing-room as well as anybody over the past decade and his main area of concern in is the fast bowling (September 19)
The Sun-Herald, Sydney
It's not great for one's ego to admit that you were present at the last eight Ashes defeats, playing in seven of them, writes Mike Atherton on his forgetful Ashes experiences (September 18)
The Sunday Telegraph, London
Gary Pratt, England's unlikely 12th man, tells his side of the glory story to Stephen Brenkley (September 18)
The Independent, London
The unity within the England team was the single biggest factor for their Ashes triumph, says Scyld Berry (September 18)
The Sunday Telegraph, London
Malcolm Conn investigates how Ricky Ponting is coping with the trauma of surrendering the Ashes (September 17)
The Australian
Tim Lane explains why promoting Shane Warne is not even an option for Australian cricket ((September 17)
The Age, Melbourne
Michael Vaughan is rightly basking in Ashes glory but spare a thought for the man who instigated the resurgence. Brian Viner talks to Nasser Hussain, who lost most of his hair trying to win the Ashes (September 16)
The Independent, London
Simon Hughes peers into the different faces of Flintoff : Big Fred. Fiery Fred. Fraternal Fred. Gargantuan Fred. Genial Fred. Pumped up Fred.
(September 16)
The Daily Telegraph, London
Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell shared a close relationship before the latter became coach of the Indian team. Now, argues Sandeep Dwivedi, a storm is brewing and it could get ugly (September 16)
The Indian Express
Steve Waugh, no stranger to Ashes glory, looks back at an epochal series and chalks out future challenges for Australia and England (September 16)
The Hindu
Mention the name Richie Benaud to any cricket enthusiast and I guarantee that a smile of appreciation will appear, prior to a forthcoming complimentary comment, writes Mike Haysman (September 15)
supercricket.co.za
Now Vaughan's side know what is possible. He has a group of players that will still be relatively young by the time of the next World Cup in the Caribbean in March of 2007, writes Mike Selvey (September 15)
The Guardian, London
Sarah Crompton discovers a dearth of suitably awe-inspiring fictional depictions of cricket (September 15)
The Daily Telegraph, London
Even the Americans couldn't fail to notice the euphoria. A take on the Ashes from across the Pond (September 14)
Washington Post
Simon Jenkins rejoices in the triumph of a series that showed up everything that is good about sport (September 14)
The Guardian, London
Simon Barnes eulogises Kevin Pietersen's extraordinary knock and hails it as a masterpiece (September 13)
The Times, London
A sporting rivalry is only a rivalry if there is the danger of defeat: England have not only won the Ashes but reflated the whole currency of Anglo-Australian cricket, writes Gideon Haigh (September 13)
The Guardian, London
Matthew Hayden has revived his career with a superb innings, writes Peter Roebuck (September 12)
The Age, Melbourne
Gideon Haigh says that Buchanan's pre-formatted battle plans won't do the trick. Australia can retain the Ashes only by individual brilliance (September 12)
The Guardian, London
Tony Cozier says a reconciliation between the West Indies Cricket Board and the players association is the only place to start-and soon, before its too late (September 12)
Trinidad Express
Happy news for all you cricket-tragic single males. Cricket makes you attractive to the opposite sex, and a passionate and skilful lover as well ... (September 11)
The Sunday Times, London
Win or lose the Ashes, Simon Wilde says that the Australian camp faces radical changes in personnel (September 11)
The Sunday Times, London
England's pace attack is arguably the strongest in the world, but Simon Jones's injury revealed a worrying lack of back-up resources. Stephen Brenkley looks at what's being done to rectify it (September 11)
The Independent, London
Reverse swing and legspin have been the dominant trends in this epic series. Ian Chappell uncovers similarities between the two (September 11)
Daily Telegraph
Mark Waugh tells embattled opener Matthew Hayden that survival is paramount (September 11)
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia might have struggled this summer, but John Huxley remarks on the difference in numbers of 'cricket tragics' in Australia and England (September 10)
Sydney Morning Herald
It is time to acknowledge on paper what has become obvious on the field - Ponting and Warne, not Gilchrist, are the natural leaders,
writes Peter Roebuck (September 10)
The Age, Melbourne
The genius who has been writing the script for this series must have taken the day off yesterday. Only 70 runs in a morning? Only three wickets in a day?, writes Tim de Lisle (September 10)
The Times, London
Vaughan has outmanoeuvred Ponting consistently during the past weeks. Richard Hobson writes on an instance where Vaughan came out on top in the battle of the minds (September 10)
The Times, London
Justin Langer and Andrew Strauss have in common a devotion to duty, a doggedness, pride and a reluctance to leave the batting crease, writes Peter Roebuck (September 10)
The Independent, London
The Australia batting line-up has coughed and spluttered, occasionally burst into extravagant life, but just as quickly stalled again, writes Simon Barnes on what he thinks is England's primary reason for success (September 10)
The Times, London
Greatness of Flintoff and Lee proves the value of right kind of upbringing, writes Brian Viner (September 10)
The Independent, London
Shane Warne was Australia's champion on the first day at The Oval. Here's what some of cricket's best writers had to say on Warne's marathon effort (September 9):
Gideon Haigh likens Warne to a bowling Bradman The Guardian, London
Only Warne's head and heart will be spared, writes Peter Roebuck The Independent
Simon Barnes says Warne amazes but never surprises The Times, London
Warne will be loathe to lose the Ashes, writes Alex Brown The Sydney Morning Herald
Patrick Smith on Warne's saneness amid the madness The Australian
Martin Johnson on the craze that is gripping a nation (September 9)
The Daily Telegraph, London
Cricket has chosen life, which is generally preferable to taxidermy. It has become a livelier version of itself: more animated and more welcoming, writes Tim de Lisle (September 9)
The Guardian, London
It is increasingly looking like a sunset for Ganguly and he will have to do something exceptional in the two tests against Zimbabwe to convince people, and especially himself, that there is another dawn, writes Harsha Bhogle (Spetember 8)
The Indian Express
Deprived of McGrath's XL bounce and GPS accuracy, the Australia pace attack has had a makeshift look. Gideon Haigh writes that McGrath will give it his all to keep the Ashes (September 8)
The Guardian
John Major, the former British Prime Minister, recollects his memories of a famous old ground - The Oval (September 7)
The Times, London
Ricky Ponting believes that the strength of his side over the years has been big games and is upbeat of his team's chances at The Oval (September 7)
The Australian
To cast Andrew Flintoff as a shaft of clear light and Ian Botham as a force of unremitting darkness is manifestly to overstate the case, writes Peter Roebuck (September 7)
The Independent, London
Gideon Haigh says change will be gradual but cover is ageing in the present Australian side (September 6)
The Guardian, London
England's former batsman Graham Thorpe tells Donald McRae about life and love, and why the only ashes he has seen this summer have been on his barbecue (September 5)
The Guardian, London
Andrew Ramsey tries to decode Australia's increasingly mesmeric coach, John Buchanan, whose ability to twist and tweak the language has made him impossible to read, or understand (September 5)
The Australian
Andrew Flintoff's impact from Edgbaston onwards has been to turn upside down the perception of Test cricket, himself, the English team and, crucially, the Australian team, writes Michael Atherton (September 4)
The Sunday Telegraph, London
MIke Brearley reckons the current Ashes series might well be the best series ever (September 4)
The Observer, London
It's everywhere. In every branch of Halford's you visit, every casino, every wholesale petfood store, you'll find some pillock talking about the same thing - the Ashes, writes Dave Podmore (Spetember 3)
The Guardian
Andrew Strauss, at full stretch to his left and totally airborne reaching telescopically out and clutching with his left hand a truly remarkable catch might be the image that defines this Ashes series, writes Mike Selvey (September 3)
The Guardian
For the first time this summer the Australians are the side with the least to lose. Peter Roebuck feels that England may suddenly find a new adversary to battle - the weight of expectation (September 3)
Sydney Morning Herald
David Leggat compares the captaincy of Ricky Ponting and George Gregan, the Australian Rugby captain, and spots two Aussie battlers on the run (September 3)
New Zealand Herald
Mary Ann Sieghart on the joys of being a fair-weather sports fan (September 1)
The Times, London
England's quartet of fast bowlers have been able to put Australia under relentless pressure with complementary skills, says Richard Hobson (September 1)
The Times, London
Richard Boock sends a memo to Ricky Ponting asking him to stop whinging and get on with the game (September 1)
The New Zealand Herald
There is no disgrace in being outplayed as long as you have given it your best shot and every ounce of fight, writes Shane Warne (August 31)
The Times, London
Matthew Hayden has played 30 Test innings without passing 70, a record for all Australian batsmen, writes Chloe Saltau (August 31)
The Age
Just as the great West Indian team of the 1980s clung on to their record longer than might have seemed feasible, Ricky Ponting's side will not give up lightly, writes Mike Selvey (August 30)
The Guardian, London
Accusing an Australian team of lacking hunger is the gravest of insults, like saying that a marathon runner lacks stamina or a sprinter pace, writes Gideon Haigh (August 30)
The Guardian
England simply cannot believe in their own superiority over the old enemy, writes Simon Barnes on Australia's ability to take a game down to the wire (August 29)
The Times, London
"Then came the chip to midwicket and the cheers. The rest is a bit of a blur." Ashley Giles reveals what he went through in the final moments of the Trent Bridge Test (August 29)
The Guardian, London
Thumb through the catalogue of great sporting events on English soil since the honeyed summer of '66 and few match the magnitude of the Oval Test, 2005, writes Paul Hayward (August 29)
The Daily Telegraph, London
Cricket in the West Indian is set to take on a new look - one that could have far reaching effects on the game in the region and ultimately on the fortunes of the West Indies team, writes Tony Becca (August 28)
Jamaica Gleaner
England have won the man-to-man duels, and also the tactical battles, says Mike Brearley (August 28)
The Observer, London
A once-great side is on its last legs, says Peter Roebuck (August 28)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Simon Barnes says that Andrew Flintoff has matured into the ultimate cricketer through his desire to want it so much (August 27)
The Times, London
I realise it's in the interests of everybody to let the Ashes go down to the wire in mid-September - why else would Ricky Ponting be allowed to try everybody's patience by bowling, writes Dave Podmore (August 27)
The Guardian, London
Andrew Flintoff tore the heart out of the Australians, then our swing bowlers broke their back, says Geoffrey Boycott (August 27)
The Telegraph, London
Trent Bridge party goes swingingly for Hoggard, writes Richard Hobson (August 27)
The Times, London
By their awesome performance against Zimbabwe, New Zealand have told India to come here and smell the coffee, writes Harsha Bhogle (August 26)
The Indian Express
Decline of the Australian Empire, yes, but is this decline and fall? That is the question that is keeping us all on the edge of our seats, writes Simon Barnes (August 26)
The Times, London
Arrogance has Australia living in a bygone era, Gideon Haigh points out the apparent flaws in Australia's game (August 26)
The Guardian, London
Football writers know they've been filling whatever space is left after the Ashes coverage. Kevin McCarra writes on the stunning popularity of the series in England (August 25)
The Guardian, London
The Ashes jokes dry up but rain looms large, Steve Meacham writes on the seriousness of the Ashes (August 25)
The Sydney Morning Herald
It's almost as if we've become those opposition teams, and England has suddenly become Australia, writes Ricky Ponting (August 25)
The Australian
'If cricket has become the new football, then reverse swing must be the Cruyff turn.' Angus Fraser offers his insights on the buzz phrase of the Ashes, reverse swing (August 24)
The Independent, London
Have England prodded a beehive or is the decline of the best Australian generation since Bradman's days inexorable? Paul Hayward provides the answers (August 24)
The Telegraph, London
The astounding cricket played by England and Australia has not only rejuvenated the 123-year-old Ashes competition, it's also demonstrated that the five-Test series is one of the supreme forms of spectator sport , writes Mike Marqusee (August 24)
The Guardian, London
What has made the Australian cricket team so successful over such a long period of time? Justin Langer gives an insight on what goes on behind the scenes (August 24)
BBC Sport
Here, then, is the lesson for England of Trent Bridge a hundred years ago: no cricket advantage remains anyone's prerogative for long, writes Gideon Haigh on the googly that did the Australians in (August 23)
The Guardian, London
John Buchanan's failure to master reverse swing could cost Australia the Ashes, says Paul Weaver (August 22)
The Guardian, London
"I look across the commentary box at a legend like Richie [Benaud] working alongside me and I think, 'Hey, this is the easily the next best thing." Michael Slater speaks to Donald McRae about the Ashes and the turbulent end of his career (August 22)
The Guardian, London
"In the one-day game at Lord's we tried to get under their skin in that way, and they've replied in kind." John Buchanan speaks to Brian Viner on the mental battles that take place on and off the field (August 22)
The Independent
Watching Australia struggle against England in the Test series is painful enough, but it's tougher for Michael Reid, who lives on their turf (August 22)
The Age, Melbourne
The Jayadevan method of calculating revised targets in rain-affected games is an improvement on the Duckworth-Lewis system, writes Srinivas Bhogle (August 22)
The Indian Express
Ian Chappell feels that both India and Australia have tough decisions to make with the World Cup just about 18 months away (August 21)
Mid Day, Mumbai
Jason Cowley, Observer Sports Monthly editor, explains how the matching of Australian skill to English grit has put football in the shade and inspired youngsters across the country (August 21)
The Observer, London
She had never watched a game before, but Joanne O'Connor suddenly found herself bowled over by cricket and bonding with her father (August 21)
The Observer, London
Michael Atherton predicts the thoughts of Ricky Ponting and Michael Vaughan on the eve of the most important Ashes Test for two decades (August 21)
The Sunday Telegraph, London
There is a sense of optimism about the national side not felt since the war. It's a long way from 1999 when the game was on its knees. Kevin Mitchell looks at the key factors that transformed English cricket (August 21)
The Observer, London
Dylan Cleaver writes on the Shane Bond, the star performer on the current Zimbabwe tour (August 21)
The New Zealand Herald
Nobody seems to have dwelt much on the evidence that this Ashes series represents the latest and most dramatic manifestation of a fundamental change in the nature of Test cricket, writes Brian Viner (August 20)
The Independent
How to get onside if you're a new fan? Tim de Lisle has a few valuable tips for the latest cricket converts (August 20)
The Times, London
A ferocious and desperate challenger suffers an early fall, rises to his feet, shrugs off the blow, shakes himself down and launches a massive counter-attack. Peter Roebuck tells us why he feels that this Ashes is the greatest series ever (August 20)
The Independent
The response to the fluctuating fortunes of England and Australia in what is one of the most enduring - not to say fierce - sporting rivalries of all has been little short of astounding, writes Mike Selvey (August 20)
The Guardian
Matthew Engel rejoices as cricket regains its place in the English public consciousness (August 19)
Financial Times, London
Ricky Ponting is a thinking, instinctive, involved cricketer blessed with numerous hunches. Peter Roebuck says that Ponting should lead with his instincts (August 19)
The Sydney Morning Herald
It will be interesting to see how Sourav Ganguly approaches the new rules that will be used in Zimbabwe, writes Harsha Bhogle, on what he thinks will be India's most balanced side (August 19)
The Indian Express
At Old Trafford they played cricket for five days, still couldn't find a winner and it was glorious, writes Simon Barnes on the virtues of a losing draw (August 19)
The Times, London
Tony Becca wishes Ken Gordon luck on the challenges that lies ahead for the new president of the West Indies Cricket Board (August 19)
The Jamaica Gleaner
For the first time in a long time, Australia's hegemony is being challenged and the team has looked all the more human, vulnerable and appealing for it, writes Jonathan Green (August 19)
The Age, Melbourne
Richard Boock marvels at the antics of a Baptist minister's son who often talks about himself in the third person - Brent "Billy" Bowden (August 19)
The New Zealand Herald
It was a good game, it was good entertainment and certain individual players will have gained valuable experience. But it was about money. Neil Manthorp paints the Afro-Asian Cup in black and white (August 18)
supercricket.co.za
Regardless of what happens in the final two Tests, England have the chance to be the best side in the world, says Angus Fraser (August 17)
The Independent
Matthew Hayden concedes this series is his, and Australia's, greatest challenge since he has been playing Test cricket (August 17)
The Telegraph
England didn't win the Test they had dominated for four days. Why? Because they could not find a way to put away champions, writes James Lawton (August 17)
The Independent
Fazeer Mohammed writes on Ken Gordon's risky statement of making only the relevant aspects of the sponsorship report public (August 17) Trinidad Express
Even in the dead of the Australian night, there is a palpable sense of England as a country alive again to the idiosyncratic, maddening, marvellous joys of cricket, writes Greg Baum (August 17)
The Age, Melbourne
As those around him have faltered and panicked, as the crew ran for the lifeboats on a listing, burning ship, Shane Warne has stood proud and defiant, says Peter Lalor (August 17)
The Australian
Australia's captain kept his wicket while all around were losing theirs. Gideon Haigh hails Ricky Ponting's leadership (August 16)
The Guardian, London
Giles Smith takes a lighter look at Channel 4's coverage of the Ashes and Geoffery Boycott's conspicuous swagger (August 16)
The Times, London
Win or lose, the end is nigh for a great Australian team, observes Peter Roebuck
(August 15)
Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Hayward observes the changing of the guard that has taken place at Old Trafford this week (August 15)
Daily Telegraph, London
Simon Barnes discovers that the Australian cricketers arn't superbeings from the planet Krypton, or robots built by an alien master race but normal human beings (August 15)
The Times, London
Shane Warne's stock has never been higher than it is at the moment. But, as Will Swanton reminds us, his career might have ended at 317 Test wickets (August 14)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Michael Vaughan has outthought and outplayed his counterpart in this series. Peter Roebuck feels that England have been tactically superior to Australia (August 14)
The Sydney Morning Herald
Ashley does not, and never will, possess the 'slider' or the 'zooter'. Instead he has a handy arm ball and his own hair. Vic Marks writes that Giles' role is vital to England's fortune (August 14)
The Observer
Kasprowicz's dismissal was fairly typical of the sort that leads to a was-the-hand-on-the-bat debate, writes Jon Henderson, on technicalities that complicate the game (August 14)
The Observer
New Zealand may be touring Zimbabwe for a cricket series but their presence is merely a minor distraction from drought, critical shortages of food and the effects of the government's slum demolition programme, writes David Fisher (August 14)
The New Zealand Herald
Roughly halfway through the seven ages of man, there is a point where the average human being loses touch with the latest gadgets and gizmos. Simon Briggs feels that what Australia need is the freshnes of youth (August 13)
The Daily Telegraph
England no longer bow down out of habit. Australia too aren't playing like themselves. Gideon Haigh watches Australia's failures mount (August 13)
The Guardian
Jason Gillespie has to be playing his final Test, reckons Peter Roebuck (August 13)
Sydney Morning Herald
The sort of partisanship that characterises football grounds, that tribal element, permeates through even to sedate gin-and-tonic or pie-and-pint cricket, writes Mike Selvey on various instances of crowd hostility (August 13)
The Guardian
Just when Vaughanie's lads were expecting to face an attack of whoever could walk and chew gum, the Aussies were back to full strength, writes Dave Podmore (August 13)
The Guardian
Mike Gatting's expression in 1993, when he was bowled by Warne, was nothing compared to the look on Damien Martyn's face when Giles spun one right past his forward defensive to rattle into the off stump, writes Martin Johnson (August 13)
The Telegraph, London
Shane Warne was widely panned after taking 1 for 150 in his first Test but Ravi Shastri tells Malcolm Conn he saw the makings of a champion (August 12)
The Australian
India are ranked No. 7, played like No. 7 and will stay there till they improve fielding and fitness, feels Harsha Bhogle (August 12)
The Indian Express
Richard Boock compares the sublime scenes at Edgbaston to the awful spectacle at Harare (August 12)
The New Zealand Herald
Despite all the perils, many self-inflicted, of a career that could be termed colourful, this remarkable cricketer will confirm that he truly is a man apart, writes Michael Henderson (August 11)
The Telegraph, London
John Buchanan scoops Sir Alex Ferguson after their meeting in Manchester this week (August 11)
The Guardian, London
Rachel Flintoff on life with her cricket-star huband (August 11)
The Mirror, London
England have a chance but the visitors still have the depth needed to take the spoils, writes Peter Roebuck (August 11)
Sydney Morning Herald
Warne turns myth into mastery, Gideon Haigh writes on the legspinner whose thirst for the game seems unquenchable (August 11)
The Guardian
England can surge ahead with a positive approach, says Geoffrey Boycott ahead of the third Test (August 11)
The Times, London
It is the Australian attitude that England have sought to steal, writes Simon Barnes, the notion that nothing is compromised in the pursuit of excellence and that when it comes to matchplay, you play with your guts on show and you play to win (August 10)
The Times, London
This Ashes has been the robust, tit-for-tat stuff of great sporting contests and, for fans here, it has helped renew a grand cricket tradition - genuinely disliking the Poms, writes Richard Hinds (August 10)
Sydney Morning Herald
John Woodcock believes that Australia's vulnerability has been laid bare during the stunning events at Edgbaston (August 10)
The Times, London
Simon Hughes hails Flintoff's compassion and feels it's extra-ordinary in a sportsman of such explosive qualities (August 10)
The Telegraph, London
England did win and the margin is irrelevant. Having brought down Goliath once they will believe they can repeat the feat, writes Peter Roebuck who says that belief is everything (August 9)
Sydney Morning Herald
I guess most people wouldn't have given us a prayer and if I'm being honest we probably didn't think we could do it come the fourth morning, writes Shane Warne (August 9)
The Times, London
It's one-all now, after a game poignant enough for some fine writers to pull out all the stops (August 8)
** - Gideon Haigh in the Guardian
** - Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning Herald
** - Richard Williams in the Guardian
** - David Hopps in the Guardian
** - Martin Johnson in the Telegraph
** - Geoffrey Boycott in the Telegraph
** - James Lawton in the Telegraph
Ian Chappell says England's first innings success came from pushing beyond previous barriers (August 7)
The Sunday Telegraph, London
Langer's attire suggested he had a long entrenchment in mind yesterday: helmeted, sweatered, heavily padded and long-sleeved shirt buttoned to his chin. Gideon Haigh appreciates Langer's old fashioned Test innings (August 6)
The Guardian
You do not see David Beckham dishing out the half-time oranges. Mike Selvey is of the opinion that the 12th man should be spared the waiter's job (August 6)
The Guardian
For once this was England doing the bullying, says Martin Johnson, and while it may be too early to say that the tide has turned, the worm certainly has (August 5)
The Daily Telegraph, London
India look too cautious and weighed down by defeat. They must stretch themselves mentally, take risks, gamble, writes Harsha Bhogle (August 5)
The Indian Express
The problem last week was that we couldn't get our act together in two of the three departments of the game, Geoff Boycott urges England to get the basics right (August 4)
The Daily Telegraph, London
The contest, if one is to judge by recent emanations from both camps, will be as private and personal as collective and national. Gideon Haigh assesses the banter that the Ashes have spawned (August 4)
The Guardian
England has two main weaknesses, a lack of great players and the mixture of conviction and cunning needed to slay a dragon, writes Peter Roebuck ahead of the second Ashes Test (August 4)
The Age
To slip the hand-brake, or ease your team-mate in gently? That's the dilemma that net bowlers face in the run-up to a Test, explains Matthew Hoggard in the aftermath of Michael Vaughan's elbow injury (August 3)
The Times, London
If England are to win at Edgbaston, they need Freddie Flintoff to make runs again, and make them fast. Derek Pringle emphasises Flintoff's importance to the England team (August 2)
The Daily Telegraph, London
Now is not the time to turn on England, but to believe in them, writes Mark Nicholas (August 1)
The Daily Telegraph, London
Ashley Giles is sick, tired and angry of being England's most vilified player (August 1)
The Guardian, London
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