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A key contributor to each of England’s three wins – most notably with centuries at the SWALEC Stadium and Trent Bridge – the 24-year-old frequently bailed out his side following poor starts, and did so in a delightfully positive manner to earn man-of-the-series...

Why is Moeen Ali batting at 8? Sometimes she bowls, sometimes not.

Peter Siddle made the breakthrough when he trapped Mark Wood lbw for six before Jos Buttler chipped Mitchell Marsh to mid-off for 42.

He bowled in the nets yesterday, but was at about 60-70% and that’s not how you go into a game.

Just as the eventual scoreline of 3-2 in England’s favour did not alter Clarke’s feelings about the overall series, victorious captain Alastair Cook was unchanged in his opinion.

It was a charm, however, completely lacking from the 2015 Ashes, which ended with England winning the five-match series 3-2 despite Australia’s innings and 46-run win in the concluding Test at The Oval on Sunday.

However, with Root galvanising the middle order and crop of talented players emerging, this team look poised to avoid the pitfalls that have led to previous England Ashes winners soon falling apart. “The boys did as I asked, it was a test of our character and we came...

The Lancashire seamer sustained a side strain in England’s win over the Baggy Greens at Edgbaston and was forced to watch the next Test from the dressing room as his team mates wrapped up the series at Trent Bridge.

Lauding Michael Clarke’s leadership, Indian Test captain Virat Kohli on Sunday congratulated the retiring Australian skipper for his “magnificent cricket journey” which would end with the fifth and final Ashes Test against England. It was his second hundred of...

Moeen Ali struck twice in the final over before lunch as England’s Ashes winners fought back on the second morning of the fifth test at the Kia Oval. But if Australia pile up 500, and England chase the rest of this game, Australia will be considerably more buoyant going...

So why, then, has it become more hard to win as an away side?

A rampant Stuart Broad took eight wickets as England ripped out shell-shocked Australia for 60 in an extraordinary and dramatic start to the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

“I’m really comfortable with our curators; you trust them, you know what they’re going to do”.

Australia’s Head Coach Darren Lehmann, left, and Michael Clarke, right, in conversation after England beat Australia by an innings and 78 runs to win the Ashes during day three of the fourth Ashes Test cricket match, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England, Saturday, August 8 2015.

While the final test is a victory lap for England, there might be more at stake for the beleaguered Australians.