The Ashes 1877-2009

A short history of the Ashes

Apr 30, 2009: Martin Williamson takes a look at every Ashes series since 1877, as well as the origin of one of world sport's most enduring rivalries

State announces record profit for financial year

Queensland Cricket rides on Ashes fortune

Aug 14, 2007: Queensland Cricket (QC) has posted a record profit for the 2006-07 financial year, due in no small part to last year's Ashes Test at the Gabba

Justin Langer and Steve Harmison's book

A gamble that didn't pay off

May 13, 2007: Martin Williamson reviews the diary of Justin Langer and Steve Harmison

Monty Panesar's exclusive diary

'We've got a really good chance'

Feb 27, 2007: Monty Panesar, in his exclusive diary, reflects on the Australian tour and looks ahead to the World Cup

March 2007

Never beaten? You better self-believe it

Feb 23, 2007: Kevin Mitchell on an unusually sloppy Australia

'We can regain our momentum'

Ponting confident of New Zealand win

Feb 12, 2007: Ricky Ponting believes a Chappell-Hadlee Trophy win in New Zealand next week could give Australia the momentum they need a month out from the World Cup

Brad Haddin set to be named in 15-man squad

Gilchrist will miss start of World Cup

Feb 12, 2007: Australia's World Cups have been thrown into further disarray with the news that Adam Gilchrist is to miss the first three weeks of the tournament to attend the birth of his third child.

Tour ends with hotel attack

England physio robbed at knifepoint

Feb 12, 2007: The England squad were given a frightening send-off from Australia after masked men broke into their team hotel and robbed Dean Conway, the physio, at knife-point in Sydney

Captain regrets poor end to terrific summer

Ponting 'angry and disappointed'

Feb 12, 2007: Ricky Ponting expects some hard questions from the selectors as they finalise their World Cup squad in the wake of Australia's first home tri-series loss in 14 years

Australia v England, CB Series, 2nd final, Sydney

The 20-year itch

Feb 11, 2007: Stats highlights from England's superb CB Series triumph

Australia v England, CB Series 2nd final, Sydney

Fletcher hails his comeback kids

Feb 11, 2007: Duncan Fletcher has hit back at his critics after England completed their 2-0 victory in the CB finals

Australia v England, CB Series, 2nd final, Sydney

The champions the tournament deserved

Feb 11, 2007: Andrew Miller on an incredible series triumph for England

Australia v England, CB Series, 2nd final, Sydney

Brilliant England snatch surprise series triumph

Feb 11, 2007: England sparked the shock of the season by handing Australia their first home finals defeat for 14 years in a dramatic rain-reduced game at the SCG

Australia v England, CB Series 1st final, Melbourne

The workman strikes back

Feb 9, 2007: England have been to hell and back on this never-ending tour of Australia, but nobody has travelled further than Paul Collingwood

Australia v England, CB Series 1st final, Melbourne

Flintoff praises England's hero

Feb 9, 2007: Paul Collingwood's match-winning century at Melbourne was not your typical one-day starring role

Australia v England, CB Series, 1st final, Melbourne

Superb Collingwood seals amazing success

Feb 9, 2007: England recovered from two near-death experiences and Paul Collingwood produced back-to-back centuries to steal the first CB Series final at the MCG

Australia v England, CB Series 1st final, Melbourne

No longer a meaningless bauble

Feb 8, 2007: Thrice more unto the breach, dear friends, thrice more. That's England's reward for their belated awakening in the CB Series. Miraculously, the tour that, last week, couldn't end quickly enough has just been extended by another week

Hogg and Watson come into contention

Ponting considers changes for first final

Feb 8, 2007: Australia will discuss bringing Brad Hogg and Shane Watson into a revamped team for the first CB Series final against England at the MCG

Hamstring problem fails to heal

Vaughan forced to leave tour

Feb 8, 2007: Michael Vaughan will miss the CB Series finals and fly back to England on Saturday after aggravating his hamstring injury

'We can upset top sides'

Fletcher says Australia under pressure

Feb 8, 2007: Duncan Fletcher believes England can put "a lot of pressure on Australia" in the CB Series finals