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So far this fluctuating Test match has closely resembled the Centenary Test at Melbourne in March 1977

As on his debut, what stood out about Michael Clarke's innings was his footwork

Graham Thorpe announced his retirement from international cricket

How Glenn McGrath and Steve Harmison exploited the Lord's pitch

It's not everyday that the reality lives up to the hype

How McGrath brought up his 500th Test wicket

England set the right tone in the first over at Lord's and took the momentum into the rest of the morning

Simon Jones has had a totally different start to this Ashes series than his last

A haul of 500 wickets in 111 Tests at 21.22 a piece would conjure images of a fiery fast bowler or a mesmerizing spinner but McGrath is neither

Australia have tended to start the stronger ... and continue that way as well

Tomorrow morning, England begin their long-anticipated Ashes series against Australia at the spiritual home of cricket, Lord's.

The revolutionary Hawkeye technology provides a boon to television coverage

A selection of Cricinfo's writers recall their lowest Ashes moments

Andrew Miller assesses the key head-to-heads in this summer's Ashes

Dean Headley spoke to Cricinfo about his Ashes memories from 1997

Graham Thorpe is this morning facing up to the fact that his illustrious 100-Test career could be at an end

Andrew Miller looks back on ten of the greatest performances in Anglo-Australian history

Cricinfo rates England's players following the conclusion to the one-day season

Peter Willey is now better known as an international umpire, but for 22 Tests in the early 1980s, he was a doughty presence in England's middle order.

Andrew Miller looks back on ten of the greatest momentum-seizing matches in Anglo-Australian history