Rogers chooses holidays after Ashes to `recoup` ahead of Proteas clashes

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 17:38

Australian Test opener Chris Rogers has said that he is ready to take a break after the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney before he takes on the might of the world`s best Test team South Africa next month.

Johnson accuses England of deliberately `unsettling` Oz fast bowlers by `backing away`

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 17:34

Australian fast bowling star Mitchell Johnson has reportedly accused England of deliberately backing away from fast bowlers as a tactic to unsettle Australia`s pacemen.

`Talk of the town` Lyon says `more than happy` to go `unnoticed`

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 17:25

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has admitted that he is more than happy to go unnoticed after being the `talk of the town` by breaking through for his 100th Test scalp at the MCG during the Boxing Day win and taking his first five-wicket haul on home soil.

Butcher advises England to `relax, enjoy` ahead of final Ashes to avoid whitewash

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

Former England Test cricketer Mark Butcher has advised the `hapless` Ashes tourists to release their `shackles` and enjoy themselves in the final Ashes Test Sydney if they want to avoid a 5-0 whitewash.