Before the last Ashes, England dumped their only veteran, Graham Thorpe, in favour of youth, fresh legs and unscarred psyches

September 6

England’s home season is over

Andrew Flintoff, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann made a telling impact on the series with both bat and ball

Why Mark Ramprakash should be called up for The Oval, and how things have changed drastically post-Headingley, despite England's denials

The 2009 Aussies have not just been a pale shadow of their brilliant predecessors - they're so pale, they have a distinctly Pommie tinge

History tells us that England can easily get vertigo when on top. Will this piece of history repeat itself?

In their bowling, they went for quantity and solidity over quality and incisiveness, and none of their batsmen bar one can take a match by the scruff of its neck

An English teenager makes a startling debut against the old enemy

Wasim's World Cup ripper of rippers came with a sequel hot on its heels

They may have won a Test match but something's off about England: their top six

What the IPL could have learned from Ben and Jerry

Why Middlesex plus MCC does not equal Manchester United

Australia's masterstroke with Gilchrist wasn't starting him at seven, but keeping him there

England's record since the 2005 Ashes is as mediocre now as before Duncan Fletcher. The Wisden Cricketer compares, contrasts and looks for the positives