Australia in England, Jun-Sep 2001, News & Articles

 Series win puts Sri Lanka clear in fourth place on ICC Test Championship Table (3 September 2001)
 It's a funny old game. . . sometimes (30 August 2001)
 I'm aiming for an early return to the England side (30 August 2001)
 Michael Atherton announces his retirement from cricket (28 August 2001)
 Michael Atherton announces retirement (28 August 2001)
 Australia goes back to first principles with crushing triumph over England (28 August 2001)
 Skill mixed with maturity makes Warne just as dangerous (28 August 2001)
 Australia maintain ICC Test Championship lead with Ashes victory (28 August 2001)
 Warne and McGrath bowl Australia to innings victory and 4-1 Ashes series triumph (27 August 2001)
 Gilchrist adds milestone on wet fourth day (26 August 2001)
 Rain at The Oval lifts England's hopes of a draw (26 August 2001)
 Ramprakash century steals just a little of Warne's thunder (25 August 2001)
 Steve Waugh stands tall as Australia put England to the sword (24 August 2001)
 Langer returns with century as Australia take control in final Test (23 August 2001)
 Waugh completes recovery to play in fifth Test (23 August 2001)
 Gillespie: Well played England, but now the aim is 4-1 (22 August 2001)
 Tudor ruled out of Oval Test with injury (22 August 2001)
 My England call-up - thrills, excitement and a few nerves (22 August 2001)
 Slater axed from Australia's Fifth Test team (22 August 2001)
 Fantastic win for England - but give credit to Gilchrist (21 August 2001)
 Butcher makes most of injury opportunity (21 August 2001)
 A loss, but not of honour (21 August 2001)
 Gilchrist declares 'I have no regrets' (20 August 2001)
 Butcher's innings attracts universal acclaim (20 August 2001)
 Tufnell wins Test recall (20 August 2001)
 Butcher's century leads England to remarkable victory (20 August 2001)
 Waugh wants the Aussies to take home their own Ashes (20 August 2001)
 Buchanan believes it's anybody's game (19 August 2001)
 Gilchrist makes a declaration of intent (19 August 2001)
 Atherton will decide on future at season's end (19 August 2001)
 Stewart fears his future will be at No 7 (18 August 2001)
 New milestone for McGrath as he keeps Australia in charge (18 August 2001)
 Vaughan plays the waiting game (18 August 2001)
 England revive the ghost of Boycott (17 August 2001)
 Katich receives baggy green (16 August 2001)
 Ponting finds form to England's dismay (16 August 2001)
 Gillespie: We want to make Katich's debut special (16 August 2001)
 England must look to the future - Hussain (15 August 2001)
 Gilchrist steps into Ashes limelight (15 August 2001)
 Security checks planned at The Oval (15 August 2001)
 Stewart plans to play for two more years (15 August 2001)
 Alec Stewart: I'm playing on (15 August 2001)
 Ramprakash vows to continue in positive mood (14 August 2001)
 Warne hails Border in new autobiography (14 August 2001)
 White admits to Ashes fitness problem (14 August 2001)
 Katich replaces Waugh (14 August 2001)
 Vaughan makes comeback in NUL match (13 August 2001)
 Ward and White given encouragement by Atherton (13 August 2001)
 Aussies' Irish visit ends in damp anticlimax (13 August 2001)
 Mullally and Johnson likely to vie for final place in Test team (12 August 2001)
 Mullally and Johnson in England squad for Fourth npower Test (12 August 2001)
 Australian farewell to historic Belfast ground today (12 August 2001)
 Thorpe rules himself out of Fourth npower Test (11 August 2001)
 Hussain to return to first-team action in NUL (10 August 2001)
 Australians complete thrilling win thanks to Ponting and Gilchrist (10 August 2001)
 Equipment worth £1,200 stolen from Australians' dressing room (10 August 2001)
 The Ashes triumph - a great achievement by Australia (10 August 2001)
 More injury woe for Silverwood (10 August 2001)
 Hussain ready to resume the England captaincy (9 August 2001)
 Rain frustrates Slater and Waugh (9 August 2001)
 Is it time for The Cat to get his claws into Australia? (9 August 2001)
 Stewart to drop down order as England seek to bolster batting (9 August 2001)
 Give Montgomerie England chance, says opening partner (9 August 2001)
 Thorpe delays decision on fitness for Fourth Test (8 August 2001)
 Sussex in charge after opening day against Australia (8 August 2001)
 Gilchrist confirmed as Australia's stand-in skipper (7 August 2001)
 Tufnell's Turn: a major milestone but no England recall - yet (7 August 2001)
 Thoughts of retirement are not in my mind (6 August 2001)
 Lamb insists that Ashes are going nowhere (6 August 2001)
 England hierarchy defend side as old boys call for change (6 August 2001)
 Injured Waugh keen not to be in the way (6 August 2001)
 England determined to thwart Australia's whitewash aspirations (5 August 2001)
 An Englishman's hurt at losing the Ashes (5 August 2001)
 England's injued plan their returns (5 August 2001)
 Gilchrist celebrates 'special' moment while Atherton looks on the bright side (4 August 2001)
 Australia go 3-0 up and retain Ashes with victory at Trent Bridge (4 August 2001)
 Waugh may miss rest of Ashes series (4 August 2001)
 Tudor celebrates but England rue their ill-fortune (4 August 2001)
 Warne takes Australia within reach of retaining the Ashes (3 August 2001)
 Lancashire's positive intentions earn chance of win against Glamorgan (3 August 2001)
 McGrath impressed as fiery England bowlers re-ignite Ashes (3 August 2001)
 Caddick: Australia panicked when we got stuck in (2 August 2001)
 Ashes come alight as England bowlers strike back (2 August 2001)
 Gillespie: Looking forward to retaining the Ashes (2 August 2001)
 Tudor fit to play at Trent Bridge (2 August 2001)
 Honours even at Headingley as Surrey fight back (1 August 2001)
 Atherton remains upbeat before crunch Third Test (1 August 2001)
 Waugh raps journalists for publishing memo (1 August 2001)
 England suffer more injury problems on eve of Third Test (1 August 2001)
 Australia's coach achieves hat-trick of mislaid memos (1 August 2001)
 Australia name unchanged team for Third Test (1 August 2001)
 Test Match tickets available for Trent Bridge (1 August 2001)
 Butcher enjoys his new lease of Test life (1 August 2001)
 ECB refute suggestion that they're 'hanging on to excuses' (31 July 2001)
 Tudor's eyes wide open as he prepares for Trent Bridge Test (31 July 2001)
 England likely to play five bowlers at Nottingham (31 July 2001)
 England may shift balance of final eleven (31 July 2001)
 Notts cricket officials scrap fencing for Ashes match (31 July 2001)
 Would wonders ever cease? (31 July 2001)
 Some rantings on a great day (31 July 2001)
 Hampshire clinch thrilling win over Australians (30 July 2001)
 Warne reveals how he almost quit the game (30 July 2001)
 Thomson warns of shortest Test Match in history (30 July 2001)
 Hayden leads Australian fightback against Hampshire (29 July 2001)
 Butcher injury scare adds to England's woes (29 July 2001)
 England hope more varied attack will bring success (29 July 2001)
 Tudor and Croft in England squad for Third Test but Hussain out again (29 July 2001)
 Bad day at the office for Australians as Hampshire eye long-term benefits (28 July 2001)
 Hampshire build healthy lead after skittling Australians (28 July 2001)
 England selectors face difficult task (28 July 2001)
 Saturday and Sunday Tickets selling out fast for Australia match (27 July 2001)
 Giles to be out for up to six months after Achilles operation (27 July 2001)
 Hayden and Warne come home to Hampshire with the Aussies (26 July 2001)
 Hampshire chose full strenghth side for Australia clash. (25 July 2001)
 England 'are not playing badly', says Waugh (25 July 2001)
 Tufnell's Turn: England need 'do or die' attitude (25 July 2001)
 Hussain's return to first-class cricket delayed (25 July 2001)
 Giles' injury could mean recall for Tufnell (25 July 2001)
 Jason Gillespie: It's not about luck (24 July 2001)
 Australia are the best team I've played against (24 July 2001)
 'Jack' Russell offers to come out of retirement for Ashes challenge (24 July 2001)
 Thorpe tells of latest injury misery (23 July 2001)
 Thorpe out of Third npower Ashes Test (23 July 2001)
 England wait for news of Thorpe as Waugh warns of more of the same (23 July 2001)
 MCC offer half-price tickets to frustrated spectators (22 July 2001)
 Captains agree: fielding was the crucial difference at Lord's (22 July 2001)
 Australia go 2-0 up in Ashes with eight wicket victory at Lord's (22 July 2001)
 Ramprakash: A target of 150 could be interesting (21 July 2001)
 Butcher revives England hopes but fielding lapses cost them dear (21 July 2001)
 Lead of 150 may be enough, says McGrath (20 July 2001)
 Waugh and McGrath put Australia in the driving seat (20 July 2001)
 Fletcher sets England target of 350 (20 July 2001)
 Australia take the honours on a stop-start day (19 July 2001)
 Jason Gillespie's Diary: Gearing up for the Second Test (19 July 2001)
 Adam Gilchrist joins Travelex Team (18 July 2001)
 Atherton hopes comeback kings can do it again (18 July 2001)
 Stability's the name of the game for Australia (18 July 2001)
 Australia heading for whitewash, says Walters (18 July 2001)
 Australia keep same side for Second Test (18 July 2001)
 England release Afzaal - temporarily (18 July 2001)
 Aussie game a great sucess says Anderson (17 July 2001)
 Australia and England boosted by return to fitness of key players (17 July 2001)
 England need to turn over a new leaf at Lord's (17 July 2001)
 Lord's Inspires, Says Last Australian Cricketer to Lose There (17 July 2001)
 Fleming presses his Test claim as Australia win again (16 July 2001)
 Sussex and Australia see the light (16 July 2001)
 Martyn's golden run continues as Somerset suffer (15 July 2001)
 England squad announced for Second Test (15 July 2001)
 Spate of broken bones sparks Hussain's career fears (15 July 2001)
 Injury worries for Slater and Hayden (15 July 2001)
 Wood impresses against the Aussies (14 July 2001)
 Six wickets for Fleming as tourists take 81-run lead (14 July 2001)
 England boosted by improvement in Thorpe's fitness (14 July 2001)
 Graveney urges more discipline from England (14 July 2001)
 Aussie first day a big success at Taunton (13 July 2001)
 Somerset toil as Ponting and Langer hit centuries (13 July 2001)
 Ramprakash set to bolster England's middle order (13 July 2001)
 Thorpe hopes to play in Second Test (13 July 2001)
 Ponting to captain Australians against Somerset (12 July 2001)
 Atherton the right choice as stand-in England captain (12 July 2001)
 Hoggard ruled out of England squad for Lord's Test (12 July 2001)
 Atherton appointed England captain for Lord's Test (12 July 2001)
 Support grows for Trescothick to lead England (11 July 2001)
 Jason Gillespie's Diary: Reflections on the First Test (11 July 2001)
 Tufnell's Turn: I hope the selectors notice me (10 July 2001)
 Gough: I'm the man to captain England (10 July 2001)
 Mark Butcher: Happy to be back but captaincy? No thanks (10 July 2001)
 And they thought the world would end when Mark Taylor retired... (10 July 2001)
 Hussain out for three weeks (9 July 2001)
 Why I'm not a candidate for the England captaincy (9 July 2001)
 Australia take Ashes lead with crushing victory over England (8 July 2001)
 Gilchrist: English conditions made me nervous (7 July 2001)
 Gilchrist's assault leaves England battling to survive in First Ashes Test (7 July 2001)
 Alec Stewart: Blazing start to Ashes contest (7 July 2001)
 Waugh rates hundred as one of his best (6 July 2001)
 How CADdick could be straight out of CADet school (6 July 2001)
 Only the weather stops Waugh as Australia build first innings lead (6 July 2001)
 Thorpe could be back for Second Test (6 July 2001)
 Warne impressed by England fightback (5 July 2001)
 Australia on top as Ashes series starts with a bang (5 July 2001)
 Edgbaston pitch invaders face £1,000 fines (4 July 2001)
 Giles makes remarkable recovery to come back for Test (4 July 2001)
 Mark Butcher: I nearly retired (4 July 2001)
 Hoggard released by England as Vaughan prepares for surgery (4 July 2001)
 Somerset recruit Pakistan Test pair to face Australia (4 July 2001)
 Shoaib tips Afzaal for Test debut success (3 July 2001)
 Jason Gillespie's Diary: Looking forward to Edgbaston (3 July 2001)
 Review of Pakistan-Australia Clashes in England (3 July 2001)
 England announce call-ups to boost ailing squad (3 July 2001)
 Australia name team for First Test (2 July 2001)
 England squad hit by injuries and illness (2 July 2001)
 Ramprakash out of First Test (2 July 2001)
 Langer's place in jeopardy, admits Gilchrist (2 July 2001)
 Australia opt for batting practice as game peters into draw (1 July 2001)
 Warne revels in his new role (1 July 2001)
 Top order batsmen find form to cap good day for Australia (30 June 2001)
 Rod Marsh: I hope England do well in the Ashes (30 June 2001)
 England name squad for First npower Test against Australia (30 June 2001)
 Gilchrist and Martyn lead brilliant Australian recovery (29 June 2001)
 How Mr 100% has created a team in his own image (29 June 2001)
 England selectors faced with injury worries (29 June 2001)
 Gatting wants Hussain to replace him in Ashes folklore (29 June 2001)
 Why India was turning point in Hayden's career (28 June 2001)
 Atherton seeks to fulfill Ashes dream (28 June 2001)
 Hussain promised torrid time by Australians (28 June 2001)
 Thorpe may struggle to make first Ashes Test (28 June 2001)
 ICC Test Championship Trophy Presentation (28 June 2001)
 Langer in race for fitness (28 June 2001)
 Bowler Aminul Becomes Successful in England (27 June 2001)
 Caddick cleared for England return (25 June 2001)
 ECB could move post-match ceremonies indoors (24 June 2001)
 Injured Bracken to return home, Noffke drafted in (24 June 2001)
 Inzamam hit with two-match ban (23 June 2001)
 Just déjà vu or an action replay? (23 June 2001)
 Australia reign supreme in NatWest Series (23 June 2001)
 Bevan hit in face by beer can during presentations (23 June 2001)
 Pakistan struggling at halfway mark (23 June 2001)
 X-ray reveals Caddick has fractured knuckle (22 June 2001)
 Stage is set for glorious NatWest Series final (22 June 2001)
 All in all, a pretty even fight (22 June 2001)
 Why I had to to concede a cricket match (22 June 2001)
 Australians' game at Chelmsford sold out (22 June 2001)
 Stewart hopes younger players won't be scarred by experience (21 June 2001)
 Can someone tame these ferocious Aussies? (21 June 2001)
 Australia coast to victory over England (21 June 2001)
 A most fascinating final on the cards! (21 June 2001)
 NatWest Series prizes up for grabs (21 June 2001)
 England in deep trouble against Australia (21 June 2001)
 The pacemen cometh (21 June 2001)
 ECB requests government intervention as Lord's considers fencing (20 June 2001)
 I won't mind England winning at the Oval (20 June 2001)
 Grand finale expected at Lord's (19 June 2001)
 Pakistan set Australia testing total in NatWest Series (19 June 2001)
 Ponting and McGrath rested as Australia and Pakistan clash (18 June 2001)
 Government intervenes to prevent pitch invasions (18 June 2001)
 Security increased at Trent Bridge prior to NatWest Series match (18 June 2001)
 Captains unite in call for improved ground security (17 June 2001)
 Plenty to do but no cricket for Aussies (17 June 2001)
 Ashes side won't suffer NatWest hangover, says Gough (16 June 2001)
 Giles aims to beat injury to realise Ashes dream (16 June 2001)
 Rain dominates: Australia - Pakistan share points (16 June 2001)
 Australia and Pakistan prepare for phoney war (15 June 2001)
 Stewart offers no excuses for hefty defeat (15 June 2001)
 Australia too hot to handle (14 June 2001)
 England humbled by Australia at Old Trafford (14 June 2001)
 Crowd delight in England's devastating start (14 June 2001)
 Australia's best is yet to come, warns Waugh (13 June 2001)
 Betting advice on England v Australia (13 June 2001)
 NatWest giant screen brings cricket to G-Mex centre (13 June 2001)
 Thorpe ruled out for another week (13 June 2001)
 Bracken scan reveals no major shoulder abnormality (13 June 2001)
 Trescothick's heroics in vain as Pakistan win thrilling NatWest Series encounter (12 June 2001)
 Bracken cleared to play (12 June 2001)
 Bracken to see specialist (12 June 2001)
 Ladbrokes Preview: The Natwest Series: England v Pakistan at Lord’s (11 June 2001)
 England take heart from Bristol performance (11 June 2001)
 Ponting's career back on track (11 June 2001)
 Ponting century sets up last-over Australian win in Bristol (10 June 2001)
 Trescothick and Knight put Australia to the sword in Bristol (10 June 2001)
 Trescothick and Graveney call for tougher penalties for pitch invaders (10 June 2001)
 Australia sound warning to England with comfortable victory over Pakistan (9 June 2001)
 Australia overcomes problems to down Pakistan (9 June 2001)
 First two days of Essex v Australia to be 'all ticket' (9 June 2001)
 Lee in secret comeback (9 June 2001)
 Speed: Australia s cricketers need extra security (9 June 2001)
 ECB take action after Edgbaston pitch invasion (8 June 2001)
 Waugh aims to lift Australia against confident Pakistan (8 June 2001)
 Tied match for Australia and Northants (7 June 2001)
 Northants tie with Australians in dramatic finish (7 June 2001)
 Thorpe ruled out of opening NatWest Series games (7 June 2001)
 Lee to play Second XI cricket for Notts (6 June 2001)
 Hoggard called up for injured Caddick (6 June 2001)
 Gilchrist to lead as Waugh rests (6 June 2001)
 Injury deprives England of Caddick (6 June 2001)
 Ladbrokes preview the NatWest series between England, Australia and Pakistan (5 June 2001)
 Ladbrokes preview the NatWest series between England, Australia and (5 June 2001)
 Hutton and Shah the heroes as Middlesex surprise the Australians (5 June 2001)
 Brett Lee considers county Second XI option (5 June 2001)
 White cleared to bowl again (5 June 2001)
 Gilchrist gives understudy a go at Lord's (5 June 2001)
 Warne acknowledges challenge of 'tough' England (4 June 2001)
 Everyone had part to play in win over Worcestershire (3 June 2001)
 Australians opt for more batting practice (3 June 2001)
 Singh on song against Australians (2 June 2001)
 Martyn's ready to wait for Test chance (2 June 2001)
 Australians lose early wickets in tour opener (1 June 2001)
 Waugh ready for tough series against England (30 May 2001)
 Aussies have the psychological edge, says Waugh (30 May 2001)
 Waugh wants Gallipoli stop over for every Ashes tour (28 May 2001)
 Waugh backs down on England as favourites claim (26 May 2001)
 Hick and Alleyne reassured by Graveney (25 May 2001)
 Cork has World Cup in his sights (25 May 2001)
 England call up Collingwood for NatWest Series (25 May 2001)
 Australians are underdogs: Waugh (25 May 2001)
 Brett Lee to link up with touring party to work on fitness (25 May 2001)
 Ashes in England: Australia on top in last three (23 May 2001)
 Matthews' comments unlikely to bother resurgent England (21 May 2001)
 Gilchrist expects a hell of a fight for the Ashes (21 May 2001)
 Lee and Gillespie expected to tour following fitness assessments (19 May 2001)
 Lee, Gillespie confirm fitness ahead of England tour (19 May 2001)
 Fitness assessments for Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie on Saturday (18 May 2001)
 Cardiff sells out for Pakistan/Australia ODI (17 May 2001)
 Travelex announced as major UK tour sponsor (17 May 2001)
 Buchanan warns Australia about English seamers (16 May 2001)
 ICC Test Championship opens with England v Pakistan at Lord's (15 May 2001)
 Ashes in England: Post World War II Series 1948 to 1988 (14 May 2001)
 Ashes in England: Pre World War-II Series (13 May 2001)
 ICC Officials for npower Ashes Series (11 May 2001)
 Buchanan axed from tour selector role (10 May 2001)
 Statistical Survey: Ashes in England (8 May 2001)
 Tickets available for International cricket at Edgbaston (8 May 2001)
 Persistence pays its dues for elated Seccombe (8 May 2001)
 Seccombe called up for UK tour (8 May 2001)
 Buchanan to meet with ACB over selector claims (7 May 2001)
 The Ashes: England dominated the 19th Century (3 May 2001)
 Resurgent England pose tough challenge - Warne (28 April 2001)
 ICC Officials for England - Pakistan and ODI Series (27 April 2001)
 The battle for the Ashes (25 April 2001)
 Transition time on the way for ageing Aust team: Waugh (18 April 2001)
 Jenner: Selectors were right to stick with Warne (16 April 2001)
 Miller on the attack against English spinners (14 April 2001)
 Field of dreams awaits England-bound Katich (13 April 2001)
 Miller greatly relieved to make Ashes squad (13 April 2001)
 Australians break with tradition in Ashes selections (13 April 2001)
 Australian players to tour Gallipoli (13 April 2001)
 ACB announces squad for tour of the United Kingdom (13 April 2001)
 Moody rules out comeback if Worcestershire lose Bichel (12 April 2001)