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1. 1. Martyn retires from cricket

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 December 2006 AUSTRALIA have called up uncapped batsman Adam Voges and all-rounder Andrew Symonds to their squad for the third Ashes Test following the shock retirement of Damien Martyn.

2. 2. Latest Ashes jokes

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 December 2006 What have England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones and Michael Jackson got in common? Find out the answer to this and other Ashes jokes as England once again fail to perform against Australia in the cricket.

3. 3. Snubbed Hodge thought of quitting

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 December 2006 A DEVASTATED Brad Hodge has admitted he thought about quitting cricket after being snubbed by Australia for the third Ashes Test.

4. 4. Flintoff faces up to challenge

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 December 2006 CAPTAIN Andrew Flintoff believes England can bounce back from their shock six-wicket defeat in the second Test as they battle to retain the Ashes.

5. 5. Lloyd: Ashes planning was all wrong

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 December 2006 ENGLAND'S Ashes campaign was a disaster waiting to happen. Whoever planned the itinery for this tour has a lot to answer for.

6. 6. Fletcher plays down Vaughan hopes

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 07 December 2006 ENGLAND coach Duncan Fletcher believes former captain Michael Vaughan will not be able to get fit in time to play a part in the current Ashes series.

7. 7. Aussie coach blasts Fred's captaincy

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 30 December 2006 JOHN Buchanan has claimed Andrew Flintoff was not the right choice as the England captain for the Ashes. The Australian coach has seen the Lancashire all-rounder fail to perform with either bat or ball as his Oz charges have romped to a 4-0 lead Down Under.

8. 8. Vaughan denies disruption claims

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 December 2006 MICHAEL Vaughan marked his recall to England's one-day squad by insisting he had not been a distraction to their disappointing Ashes campaign.

9. 9. Pakistan duo's bans overturned

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 December 2006 PAKISTAN fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are free to play in next yearés World Cup, after convincing an appeals committee there were éexceptional circumstancesé explaining their positive nandrolone tests.

10. 10. Whitewash looms as Aussies crush England

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 December 2006 CAPTAIN Andrew Flintoff is determined to avoid an Ashes whitewash after England crashed to their heaviest defeat yet in the fourth Test in Melbourne.

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