Australia took a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series, with three to play as they inflicted a 218-run defeat on England in the Adelaide Test to follow up their overwhelming 381-run win in the opening match in Brisbane
Australia's dramatic turnaround from Test match lightweights to the brink of regaining the Ashes is the flowering of a regeneration that began in the aftermath of shattering defeat in the second match of the previous series at Lord's
The lips said one thing; the eyes quite another. Alastair Cook, as is his way, led from the front after England's harrowing defeat in Adelaide. He faced the media with the same undemonstrative determination with which he faces the new ball. He didn't shir
England have lost control of their game in a very public fashion
Somehow, in 88 days, the Ashes flipped around. Even the Barmy Army's Mitchell Johnson song doesn't make sense any more
On-field flashpoints have been a feature of the first two Tests between Australia and England but Ben Stokes and Mitchell Johnson have avoided punishment for their coming together on the fourth day
As Joe Root led a stubborn England rearguard action in a third Test that logically seems as good as lost, perhaps the name of Faf du Plessis occasionally sustained him. It was du Plessis who stonewalled for seven-and-a-half hours on this ground a year ago
He stood up to Mitchell Johnson and showed the fight England and their fans needed. Joe Root was the boy who wouldn't back down
England's second-innings resistance should not mask the need for change in the team; the only question is whether Andy Flower is the man to lead it
As Australia grafted for wickets, Peter Siddle restated his immense value to the team
Day 4 at Adelaide was a reversion to the grinding-out cricket that makes Test matches real tests of patience and skill
Mitchell Johnson produced a blood-curdling display of world-class fast bowling to destroy England in the second Test in Adelaide. Johnson's sustained menace bore comparison with the great fast bowling spells of the modern age as he took 5 for 16 in five o
England's batsmen threw their wickets away and set the team on a path to destruction in a display that must rank among their most humiliating
Mitchell Johnson admitted he had doubts about his own consistency after blowing England away in their first innings in Adelaide
Ian Bell could hardly hide his frustration after seeing his England team-mates deliver another batting performance of striking incompetence
Mitchell Johnson may not be a gigantic, horned, fire-breathing dragon with seven heads - but he could not have done much more damage if he were
With a spell for the ages, Mitchell Johnson appears to have discovered how to harness his formidable gifts
Stats highlights from the third day's play between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval
It has been a while since an Australian captain has looked as serene during an Ashes Test as Michael Clarke did at the Adelaide Oval. During a period of England domination, uncomprehending exasperation of Ricky Ponting has been followed by the lurking fea
Stats highlights from the second day's play between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval
England look jaded, joyless and over-reliant on tired players who have too many miles on the clock; it is hard to avoid the sense that their time has passed
Brad Haddin and Shane Warne have both provided reassurance to Michael Clarke during his captaincy and helped him, in different ways, during his hundred in Adelaide
A team that used to programme calculated destruction of the opposition has been reduced to making flawed, human gambles
Adelaide's first transportable Test pitch, as far as batsmen were concerned, promised to be more check-in than drop-in. England had no option but to hang in there
The new Adelaide Oval is so good, it should be on your bucket list. But if the weather is going to stay this way, bring a jacket.
As Australia's top-order batsmen squandered their starts, the job of ensuring a score the situation merited was once more left to Michael Clarke
On a day littered with self-inflicted mistakes, England dropped three catches and missed the opportunity to gain anything more than a foothold in the match
Cricket Australia was compelled to apologise after its official Twitter account posted a picture of four bearded, turbaned men dressed up as Teletubbies with the caption "will the real Monty Panesar please stand up?"
In separating sportsmen into two distinct categories - tough men and cowards - we not only miss the subtlety, we miss the whole truth
Andy Flower has created an excellent environment and any criticism of him and the set-up is missing the mark. It's the players who have failed
The tourists have no excuses for their poor showing. They have simply not been good enough against quality bowling on lively pitches
We canvassed the thoughts and suggestions of some of cricket's finest minds about England's Ashes nightmare
Mitchell Johnson's performance on the third day at Adelaide Oval will live long in the memory, but it should not be remembered solely as a "blood-on-the-pitch" spell.
The ability to respond to challenges that are beyond the daily call is diminished by overkill, but that is precisely the task ahead of Cook and Co
England slipped behind the eight ball again in Adelaide, facing a first-innings deficit of 535 with nine wickets standing. Many, including our own George Dobell, have begun to wonder if the gig is up for Alastair Cook's team
On a docile Adelaide drop-in, Mitchell Johnson burst in, cracked open a Test, and set his side on course to win back the Ashes
Alastair Cook has called upon both teams to "play the game in the right way" on the eve of the second Ashes Test
Australia's captain Michael Clarke named an unchanged team for the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, the first time he has been able to do so since the corresponding match last summer against South Africa
There is no reason why Jonathan Trott cannot return to international cricket, according to England captain, Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook has demanded a response from his senior players as England attempt in Adelaide to stem the feeling that power is shifting towards Australia
Australia's most recent Ashes wins have been followed by heavy losses, and Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke know that cannot be allowed to occur again this time
