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The Ashes: KP an outcast says Warne

England coach Andy Flower has flatly rejected claims from Shane Warne that England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels like an "outcast".

Cricket: England crush Australia A

Cricket: Hauritz cut from Australia's Ashes squad

Cricket: Mixed report card for England

England's good form of 2010, winning seven of 10 Tests, comes with a mixed report card.

Cricket: Ponting stakes it all on the Ashes

Australian captain Ricky Ponting long ago measured the price of failure in this Ashes series.

Cricket: Border's cheeky swipe at England's Empire XI'

Free beer for all if Aussie wins Ashes

Cricket: New names in Aussie squad

Australia's cricket selectors have covered all bases by choosing a 17-man squad for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba starting on Thursday week.

Cricket: Clarke emphatic he is respected

Michael Clarke has emphatically denied there's any ill-feeling towards him in the Australian cricket team, saying he felt "a lot of respect" from teammates.

Cricket: Self-belief is the key to victory, says Ponting

Cricket: England look strong ahead of Ashes

Cricket: The new soldiers of fortune

In five years, when cricket's World Cup comes to New Zealand for the first time in 23 years, fans may well be grateful just to see New Zealand's top players.

Cricket: Trott's Kiwi connection plays part

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Cricket: Aussies defend Ponting

Cricket: England revival restores faith

First Bledisloe, now Ashes – Aussies' horror sporting weekend

Australia's dejected media wallow in the misery of Bledisloe Cup and Ashes defeats at the weekend.

England celebrate Ashes win

Photos from the fifth and final Ashes test between England and Australia at The Oval.