Considering i arrived home really late last night, with the 4th day a few hours from starting, i thought it pretty pointless to throw a blog in, so i’ve combined the 2 days together on one blog. Clever me

It had all looked rather promising for England at the end of day 3. A minor disaster occurred with them being reduced to 242-8, still 180-odd behind. This included batsmen such as Pietersen and Trott throwing away composed wickets on a tricky pitch, Strauss getting an absolute Jaffer,...

Even the most nostalgic writer couldn't have scripted this any better. Australia and England, locked in the eternal battle for that most coveted of trophies: the Ashes. As it stood, the two teams were locked at 1-1 in the best of 5 series going into this final Test at the Brit Oval, and both teams had their reasons for winning outside claiming the sacred urn. The English side, attempting to prove they are a team on the rise, were also looking to farewell crowd favourite Andrew Flintoff from Test...

It seems the English press is already planning Andrew Flintoff's legacy to cricket before his career has actually finished, calling him, among other things, England's best player since Botham. And as his Test career is ending after next week's final Ashes Test at the Oval, it seemed like as good a time as any to ask, considering his record at international and domestic level, does England's favourite son deserve to have had such an effect on world cricket? Does he deserve the accolade "great"?...

Both sides have been faced with selection issues after Edgbaston, due to both form and fitness. The Australians come to Headingley 1-0 down in the series, and are looking to save the series; if England win either of these last two Tests, they win the Ashes.

Match Summary:

After mid-week fitness and form concerns, the English decided the risk was too great to continue playing Andrew Flintoff, replacing him with Steve Harmison, while the Australians opted for an all pace...

After their first loss at Lord's for 75 years, the Australians set their sights to Edgbaston, the site of one of England's greatest Test victories in 2005. But can the tourists level the series?

Match Summary:

The Third Test at Edgbaston got off to an ominous start for the Australians when opener Phillip Hughes released a Twitter entry stating he'd been dropped for Shane Watson before the announcement of the team, and Brad Haddin broke a finger in the warmups, handing Graham...