Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes his team's ability to dig in and fight was the decisive factor in winning back the Ashes. They turned a potential loss into an an amazing victory in Adelaide and a 206-run win in Perth sealed the series. Ponting said: "What this team has been g

The mighty Australians beat England by a huge margin to win the third cricket Test and regain the Ashes after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series on Monday. Australia wrapped up another convincing victory with the second ball after lunch on the final day when Shane Warne bowled

Former England Cricket Academy director Rod Marsh has criticised his ex-employers for what he claims was the penny-pinching which saw influential bowling coach Troy Cooley swap sides in the Ashes battle. Cooley, a Tasmanian, moved back to his homeland in May to work from Cricket A

Alastair Cook hit a fluent 106, sharing 183 with Andrew Strauss as England enjoyed useful Test preparation in the drawn tour game with Western Australia. WA batted on to allow Luke Pomersbach to record a century on his first-class debut, then declared at 322-8. Strauss struck 12 fours in hi

Classical Australian middle order batsman Damien Martyn has today announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket. Martyn said that he wanted to preserve his self-respect and pave way for more committed players. The West Australian batsman, who has not been among the runs

Australia today defeated England by six wickets in the second Test to take 2-0 lead in the Ashes Test series. Chasing a modest total of 168 runs from a minimum of 36 overs, the Baggy Green reached home with six wickets in hand. Australia lost Justin Langer (7), Matthew Hayden (18), Ricky

Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series on Tuesday. Australia needed a victory target of 168 off 36 overs after England's batting inexplicably crumbled, the touring side losi