Match Coverage
All Match NewsOutplayed and outdone by Australia
England have been hammered in this series, but that doesn't mean the players and coaches are not good enough anymore
Seize the period of unstable equilibrium, boys
A Test match generally trundles along at a sedate pace, but it is also besieged by moments of acute instability. The ones who take advantage of it win
It's the application, not the talent
Rarely have we seen turnaround like the one Australia have just effected, but the gulf between the two teams is not as vast as the scoreline might suggest
The 52nd six
Watching and hearing a six hit at a ground is a visceral experience, even in an age when sixes are the norm, not the exception
Cook commits to England captaincy
Alastair Cook insisted he was "100% wanting to carry on" as England captain but was obliged to defend his senior players, the side's coaches and his own position in the aftermath of defeat in Melbourne
