Tag: Ashes
Don't count on me for Ashes: Tait
Shaun Tait has doused Ricky Ponting's hopes of adding white-hot pace to Australia's Ashes attack, saying a return to Test cricket is the farthest thing from his mind.[MORE]
Siddle eyeing Ashes return
Australia paceman Peter Siddle says he should be available for the Ashes series against England starting in November.[MORE]
Pietersen wants to strike pre-Ashes blow
Kevin Pietersen believes England has a golden opportunity to strike an early blow in the build-up to the Ashes by defeating Australia in the forthcoming one-day international series.[MORE]
Siddons warns victorious England
Jamie Siddons, Bangladesh's Australian coach, had a warning for victorious England after their bowlers wrecked his line-up in the second Test at Old Trafford.[MORE]
Finn tipped to be Ashes star
Australian legend Adam Gilchrist believes young England pace bowler Steven Finn can be a big hit in the Ashes.[MORE]
Hughes targets return against old enemy
For a few misleading minutes on Wednesday, the wounded Phil Hughes looked fit and available for Test selection as he donned the national side's strip for the home Ashes summer with both arms free of support.[MORE]
Vaughan wants five-man attack for Ashes
Former captain Michael Vaughan has said the lesson of last year's Ashes triumph is that England must deploy five bowlers in Australia.[MORE]
Collingwood targets world domination
Paul Collingwood has told England's stars to make sure they use their ICC World Twenty20 triumph as a springboard to dominate world cricket.[MORE]
Ponting goes in to bat for embattled Clarke
Australian Test skipper Ricky Ponting has praised Michael Clarke's Twenty20 captaincy despite the player's own assessment that his position in the team was in doubt.[MORE]
Ponting proud of his team's resilience
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says he is proud of the way his team has responded after the disappointment of losing last year's Ashes series in England.[MORE]
No excuses for Ashes failure: Ponting
Australian captain Ricky Ponting says his side could not be better placed to reclaim the Ashes from England later this year.[MORE]
Strauss tells Broad to keep Ashes cool
England skipper Andrew Strauss has warned fast bowler Stuart Broad to keep his fiery temper under control in the pressure cooker of the Ashes later this year.[MORE]
Ponting encouraged heading towards Ashes
Ricky Ponting says Australian cricket is in great shape entering the countdown to their next two major assignments - winning back the Ashes and chasing a fourth-straight World Cup triumph.[MORE]
Twenty20 future needs creative thinking
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What if cricket's salvation turned out to be its terminator?[MORE]
Strauss rested ahead of Ashes tour
England captain Andrew Strauss will miss his team's forthcoming tour of Bangladesh in order to remain fresh for this year's Ashes tour of Australia and next year's one-day World Cup.[MORE]
Flintoff contemplates Ashes return
Andrew Flintoff has opened the door for a possible Ashes return next summer after revealing his desire to play first-class cricket and also represent England again.[MORE]
Ashes to Ashes: Ponting eyes 2013
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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting reveals on The 7:30 Report his desire to tour England in 2013.[MORE]
Gabba clash opens Australia's Ashes mission
Australia begins its bid to win back the Ashes in Brisbane in November next year, Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board have announced.[MORE]
Watson keen for roll to continue
All-rounder Shane Watson admits he needs to keep performing to cement his place in Australia's Test and one-day sides.[MORE]
Ashes tour was like a 'booze cruise': Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff has described the 2006/07 Ashes tour of Australia, when England was thrashed 5-0, as being like a "booze cruise".[MORE]
Get over KP and Freddy: Strauss
England captain Andrew Strauss says the ongoing absence of star players Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff cannot be used as an excuse for his side's poor one-day international form.[MORE]
North eager to hold onto Test spot
Western Australian batsman Marcus North says he hopes to keep his place in the Australian Test team long enough to win back the Ashes from England.[MORE]
'Hungry' Ponting plays straight bat
Australia's cricket captain Ricky Ponting says he is determined to keep the job, despite becoming the first skipper in more than a century to lose two Ashes series in England.[MORE]
Ponting happy to step aside if asked
Ricky Ponting has fuelled debate over his long-term future as Australia captain by suggesting he would be prepared to play on even if he was stripped of the role.[MORE]
