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Glamorgan’s veteran spinner Dean Cosker will be England’s 12th man for the first two days of the first Investec Ashes Test in Cardiff, which starts on Wednesday.

Australia captain speaks after meeting referee Ranjan Madugalle, who reminds players of responsibility to behave well

Scyld Berry: Ashes series has come too soon for new era England, but retirement of Harris is a chink in Australian armour

England captain Alastair Cook believes he has the personnel to adopt a more aggressive approach in bid to regain The Ashes

Daryl Mitchell carried his bat with a superb 206no to put Worcestershire in a commanding position after two days of their LV= County Championship Division One clash with Hampshire at New Road.

All the key information around the first Test match in the 2015 Ashes at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens, including start time, TV information and latest odds

Australia's former strike bowler and Telegraph columnist, Glenn McGrath, offers his insight into how to remove England's top order

By Sky Sports News HQ reporter Rob Dorsett

He’s England’s leading Test wicket-taker, but how did James Anderson fare up against our rapid-fire Q&A?

Sri Lanka have named uncapped all-rounders Sachith Pathirana and Milinda Siriwardana in a new-look 15-man squad for the upcoming one-day international series against Pakistan.

South Africa have released captain AB de Villiers from their one-day international squad in Bangladesh ahead of the three-match series starting in Mirpur on Friday.

Giles hits winning runs

Kent claimed their second LV= County Championship Division Two victory of the season by beating Leicestershire by eight wickets at Grace Road.

Alastair Cook's side have cast off the shackles of science for now - but the intensity of an Ashes series will put their philosophy to the test

Former England captain and Telegraph columnist Michael Vaughan, who masterminded the Ashes victory in 2005, shares his insight into how the England bowlers should target Australia's frontline batsman

England skipper Alastair Cook cannot wait to get stuck into the Ashes battle and says the players can benefit from being "free-spirited".

Legend Sir Ian Botham is backing skipper Alastair Cook to lead from the front as England bid to regain the Ashes.

Australia captain Michael Clarke showed leadership beyond cricket after Phil Hughes' tragic death and is equipped to win the Ashes

As the first Ashes series since the death of the legendary captain and commentator begins, Ian Chappell pays tribute to his idol, colleague and friend

In his first exclusive column for Sky Sports, Joe Root discusses the immensity of the Ashes, sledging and David Warner.

Exclusive: Nick Hoult and Scyld Berry ask Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan how England can win back the Ashes

The Ashes are within touching distance.