EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Robin Smith has had plenty to be grateful for, and much to test him. By his own admission, he is lucky still to be here.

Mark Wood has lifted the lid on what the mood was like inside England's dressing room in the immediate aftermath of their disappointing defeat by Australia.

Bashir is in the unusual position of being England's established Test spinner, but a free agent at domestic level after his Somerset deal expired four weeks ago.

RICHARD GIBSON IN PERTH: Some of England's oldest living cricketers are to be invited as special guests for the 150th anniversary Test match extravaganza in March 2027.

The Ashes has suffered a second controversy involving golf in a matter of days after England cricket players were spotted hitting the fairways instead of the practice nets after their first Test shocker

Graham Thorpe's widow has hit out at the network within English cricket, declaring her husband would still be alive if he was given better support.

JIMMY ANDERSON: England have now got to treat this as a four-Test series, and forget that the first Test happened. They've got to try to win all four matches, starting in Brisbane.

Plenty of fans and experts want Khawaja dropped for the second Test after the farcical scenes involving him in Perth - but a big name is going after a different scalp.

He has excelled at every format of the game, now cricket superstar Michael Clarke is set to step into the world of cricket administration.

The second Test in Brisbane begins on December 4 - and fans of the baggy green have just received a timely boost.

Droves of English fans have spent a fortune to come Down Under to follow their team - and what happened in Perth has left them furious, according to two former Three Lions skippers.