 Paul Collingwood insisted England faced an uphill battle in convincing their supporters that one-day cricket was important following this season's Ashes success.© AFP England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who retired from all forms of cricket after failing to recover from a knee injury, has said his body had paid the full price for the Ashes-winning heroics in 2009.© ANI Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:32:38 GMT'Australian cricket can look back at its past five months with pride despite the Ashes loss, feels skipper Ricky Ponting.© ANI Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:40:49 GMTAshes hero Andrew Flintoff has said that Steve Harmison is the man to spearhead England's Test side following his own retirement.© ANI Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:27:00 GMT'Melbourne, Sep.7 (ANI): Shane Watson has gone from fringe Test candidate to one of the most important cricketers in the country within a month.© ANI Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:23:41 GMT'Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has played down his reported tiff with fellow pace bowler Brett Lee over his comments about Lee's fitness ahead of last month's Headingly Ashes Test.© ANI  Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:44:49 GMTMitchell Johnson said fellow Australia quick Brett Lee was determined to put his Ashes disappointment behind him after helping condemn England to another one-day international defeat.© AFP  Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:14:52 GMTIn June, before their Ashes series victory, the England cricket team paid a two-day visit to Flanders Fields in Belgium, scene of World War One's most bloody battles.© AFP  Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:44:50 GMTIn June, before their Ashes series victory, the England cricket team paid a two-day visit to Flanders Fields in Belgium, scene of World War One's most bloody battles.© AFP  Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:30:46 GMTAustralia captain Michael Clarke praised two of the newcomers to the tour of England as his side put their Ashes defeat behind them with a tense four-run win in the first one-day international.© AFP Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:37:42 GMT'England all rounder Andrew Flintoff is stumping up 6,000 pounds to have two giant mosaics of the Ashes urn built into the bottom of his swimming pools.© ANI Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:07:53 GMT'Australia's Test captain-in-waiting Michael Clarke has no plans to mount a coup against incumbent Ricky Ponting.© ANI Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:05:55 GMTBrit actress Kacey Barnfield has for a long time been known as a former child star of TV's Grange Hill, but now at the age of 21 she is turning out to be one of the spo© ANI Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:23 GMTAustralian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting has returned home and declared he would not walk away from international cricket even if he was stripped of his captaincy. He said he would be happy to play under deputy Michael© ANI Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:06:38 GMT'England fast bowler Steve Harmison has admitted he may have played his last Ashes Test.© ANI Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:03:16 GMT'Skipper Ricky Ponting is adamant that the immediate future of Australian cricket is bright in spite of the Ashes loss and that several emerging players have come of age in England.© ANI Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:36:07 GMTThe historic Ashes win for England at home has raised hopes of a triumph on Australian soil, a feat England have achieved only four times since the controversial Bodyline series of 1932-33.© IANS Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:34:56 GMTHurt with Australia's Ashes loss, legendary spinner Shane Warne asked if the transition period in Australian team was really over.© IANS  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:30:38 GMTAustralian cricketers refused to blame beleaguered captain Ricky Ponting for the deflating Ashes loss to England as they returned home on Wednesday.© AFP Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:50:59 GMTFormer Australian cricketer Jeff Thomson has said that Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who is flying home for a rest, should not abandon his 'sinking ship' but rather stay back and clear up the mess in England.© ANI | 
