The Ashes: Aussies ready for South Africa challenge, says Clarke

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 16:49

Michael Clarke said Australia will take the greatest bowling attack in world cricket to South Africa next month in a bid to challenge the number one Test side, after securing a 5-0 Ashes whitewash over England on Sunday.

Australia crush England to seal 5-0 Ashes sweep

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 12:46

A rampant Australia sealed a 5-0 Ashes series sweep by skittling England out for 166 to claim a 281-run victory with more than two days to spare in the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.

5th Test, Day 3: Australia on brink of Ashes whitewash over England

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 22:52

Australia were closing in on a 5-0 Ashes sweep after demolishing England`s batting and pushing their lead to 311 runs after just two days of the final Sydney Ashes Test on Saturday.

The Ashes: Smith ton sends England reeling in final Test

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 13:26

Australia recovered on the back of a Steve Smith home-town century and more Brad Haddin batting heroics to put reeling England on the rack again in the final Sydney Ashes Test Friday.

Australia vs England: The Ashes, 5th Test, Day 1, Sydney – As it happened...

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 13:24

Michael Clarke and his boys would leave no stone unturned in order to seal the fifth and the final Test against England to claim the series 5-0.

The Ashes: Joe Root dropped for 5th Test; three players make debut for England

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 04:57

As a result of his poor show in the ongoing Ashes series, England dropped Joe Root from their playing even against Australia for the fifth and the final Test match to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground beginning from Thursday.

The Ashes: Johnson would once again be Australia`s main weapon in 5th Test

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 03:28

Mitchell Johnson has bowled several venomous spell in the series and it has been his intimidating bowling, which has probably set a kind of fear into the minds of the English batsmen who looked so confident when they toured India in 2012, or when the Aussies toured the Poms on their home soil in the beginning of 2013.

England to stick with Bairstow behind the stumps

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 11:15

Captain Alastair Cook says Jonny Bairstow will continue behind the stumps for England in the final Ashes Test starting from Friday despite support for the experienced Matt Prior from rival skipper Michael Clarke.

England `peaked` about two years ago, says author of English cricket`s review report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 17:20

The England cricket team had gone past their peak about two years ago, said the author of the Ashes tourists` version of the Argus Report who reviewed their 5-0 loss to Australia in the 2006-07 Ashes.

Rogers says Oz will `milk every moment` of `surprising` Ashes victory

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 14:43

Australian Test opener Chris Rogers has said that they will `milk` every moment of their Ashes victory over England to gloss over their pain of losing the same urn in England in the summer.

Matt Prior vows to regain place as England wicketkeeper

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 15:09

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior has reportedly vowed to regain his place after being omitted from the team for Jonny Bairstow .

Cook`s captaincy under scanner as campaign hits new low

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 21:20

In a country whose economy is built on mining, it was difficult to see how England could plumb new depths on this tour of Australia but in defeat at Melbourne they did, leaving question marks over Alastair Cook`s captaincy.