Analysis

Osman Samiuddin on the World XI squads to face Australia in the Super Series

Why the numbers suggest that England should go on to win the Ashes

Bare statistics don't really do justice to the peaks and troughs of Aravinda de Silva's career

How Ricky Ponting kept England at bay, and Andrew Flintoff's domination of left-handers

Cricinfo decides it's time to cast its gaze into the crystal ball

Simon Jones steps up to the challenge, and Andrew Strauss finds some runs at last

How Shane Warne saw through the guiles of Ashley Giles

Shane Warne has saved Australia from the prospect of following on before Old Trafford

How Ashley Giles had the Australians in a spin

Sourav Ganguly's appointment as captain for only one series is an uneasy arrangement for everyone concerned

Shane Warne has become the first bowler to take 600 Test wickets

What the numbers say about Old Trafford

An analysis of England's attack and the success they have had in this Ashes series

How Mahela jayawardene and Russel Arnold combined in the partnership which turned the game around

How England's tendency to bowl short on the fourth day nearly cost them the match

Michael Vaughan is suffering from a run of poor form much like Nasser Hussain

Shane Warne once again proved a master at exploiting a wearing wicket

Shane Warne became the first bowler to take 100 Test wickets in a country other than his own

The key to England's success on the second day was the length their bowlers bowled

As unspectacular as his presence is, Matthew Hoggard's importance to England's recent rejuvenation cannot be over-emphasised