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Pace bowler may be ruled out with an ankle injury while Watson and Haddin are under pressure for their places

Bowler is hard as nails but, more than that, he is a man who can win the Ashes all by himself, writes Jonathan Liew

England captain praises team's brilliant" performance and "relentless" bowlers for beating Australia in the first Test by 169 runs inside four days

The view from down under follwing Australia's 169-run defeat to England in the Ivestec Ashes first Test.

Three of the nation's top cricket writers heap praise on England after their stunning win over Australia in the first Investec Ashes Test in Cardiff.

Man of the match Joe Root felt his century in the opening Ashes Test victory over Australia was the best of his seven to date for England.

Ricky Ponting says Australia need to improve both their attitude and skill level if they are to bounce back from defeat in the opening Investec Ashes Test.

England beat Australia by 169 runs: Man-of-match Joe Root takes final catch as hosts thrash tourists in opening Test

Steve James: It's not all about the captain, but Cook deserves to be singled out for praise after managing Test perfectly

England are well placed to strike an early blow in the Ashes - can they finish Australia on Saturday?

England produced a perfect performance to demolish Australia in the first Investec Ashes Test at Cardiff, according to captain Alastair Cook.

England are well placed to strike an early blow in the Ashes - can they finish Australia on Saturday?

Nasser Hussain felt England produced "almost the perfect Test match" to take a 1-0 lead in the Investec Ashes series.

England have a 1-0 lead in the Investec Ashes series after handing Australia a comprehensive 169-run defeat in the first Test in Cardiff.

Scotland's ICC T20 World Cup hopes were dealt a blow as they fell to a 32-run defeat to the Netherlands in a Group B qualifier in Edinburgh.

England are well placed to strike an early blow in the Ashes - can they finish Australia on Saturday?

Mohammad Hafeez took 4-41 and scored 103 to help Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the first one-day international in Dambulla.

With them racing towards a win in the first Ashes Test, it turns out England cricketers are not too bad at football either!

England are well placed to strike an early blow in the Ashes - can they finish Australia on Saturday?

England beat Australia by 169 runs in the first Investec Ashes Test in Cardiff and take a 1-0 series lead.

England are well placed to strike an early blow in the Ashes - can they finish Australia on Saturday?

Australia are 97-2 at lunch on day four of the first Investec Ashes Test after Moeen Ali landed the huge wicket of David Warner with the final ball before the interval.