June 2009 - England Cricket
Ashes Rivalry: The Peacock v the Pup
Last time round Kevin Pietersen was the hero and Michael Clarke the zero. Andrew Hughes looks at what has happened since and what we can expect from them this summer...
Ashes Betting: England team-bonding farce has Buchanan written all over it
Frank Gregan gives us his take on the England cricket team's latest team-bonding venture and gives us a few suggestions of his own as to what they should have done instead....
Ashes Betting: Ponting looks a poor punt
Ed Hawkins analyses the top Australia batsman and bowler markets and reckons the visiting skipper is overrated...
Ashes Betting: The Corporal and the Wing Commander
How important is a captain? Andrew Hughes tells us why Ponting versus Strauss will be such a fascinating contest this summer...
Ashes Betting: KP and Bopara in battle of egos
Ed Hawkins analyses the top bat and top bowler markets for England as they prepare to take on Australia in the five-Test series...
Ashes Correct Score Betting: Australia have thinnest of edges
Ed Hawkins discovers that not all former Aussie Test players have over-inflated opinions of their team's chances against England...
Ashes Betting: Hughes and Bopara can have a massive say in Series outcome
Frank Gregan looks at the different approaches England and Australia take in the lead-up to the start of the Ashes. Off the training ground that is....
Ashes 2009 Betting: Wales turning in England's favour?
In series gone by, Shane Warne's wizardry meant that pitches with turn in them favoured the Aussies. Not any more, says Ralph Ellis as England prepare to name two slow bowlers for the opening Ashes...
Ashes Betting: Aussies well worthy of their favourites tag
Forget World Twenty20, it's time to look at the serious business of the summer. Ed Hawkins has the lowdown on the the battle between England and Australia...
Ashes Betting: The name is Buchanan, John Buchanan
As the news broke that the ECB had recruited former Australian coach John Buchanan on a consultancy basis, Frank Gregan had a think about just what sort of spying role he is expected to carry...
Ashes 2009: Pom baiting begins!
There's more than a month until the Ashes begins but the Aussies have limbered up with some prime smack talk....