Ashes 2006/2007
Gooch urges caution
England’s sudden improvement in their one-day fortunes has not solved all their problems but has pointed the way forward, according to the former captain Graham Gooch.
Player profiles
Australia ODI
Full name: Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born: December 19, 1974, Launceston, Tasmania
Major teams: ICC World XI, Australia, Somerset, Tasmania
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Australia ODI
Full Name: Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born: November 14, 1971, Bellingen, New South Wales
Major Teams: ICC World XI, Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Other: Wicketkeeper
Australia ODI
Full name: Nathan Wade Bracken
Born: 12 September 1977 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium
Team: Worcestershire
Other teams: New South Wales, Australians, Australia, Gloucestershire
Australia ODI
Full Name: Stuart Rupert Clark
Born: September 28, 1975, Sutherland
Other Teams: New South Wales
Test Debut: 2005-06
ODI Debut: 2005-06
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Fast Medium
Australia ODI
Full Name: Michael John Clarke
Born: April 2, 1981, Liverpool, New South Wales
Major Teams: Australia, Hampshire, New South Wales
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm
Australia ODI
Full Name: Matthew Lawrence Hayden
Born: October 29, 1971, Kingaroy, Queensland
Major Teams: ICC World XI, Australia, Queensland, Hampshire, Northamptonshire
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Australia ODI
Full name George Bradley Hogg
Born February 6, 1971, Narrogin, Western Australia
Major teams Australia, Warwickshire, Western Australia
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm chinaman
Australia ODI
Full name Michael Edward Killeen Hussey
Born May 27, 1975, Morley, Western Australia
Major teams Australia, Durham, Gloucs, Northants, W Australia
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Australia ODI
Full Name: Mitchell Guy Johnson
Born: November 2, 1981, Townsville, Queensland
County: Essex
Other Teams: Australia, Queensland
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Australia ODI
Full Name: Brett Lee
Born: November 8, 1976, Wollongong, New South Wales
Major Teams: Australia, New South Wales
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Australia ODI
Full Name: Glenn Donald McGrath
Born: February 9, 1970, Dubbo, New South Wales
Major Teams: ICC World XI, Australia, Middlesex, New South Wales, Worcestershire
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Australia ODI
Full Name: Andrew Symonds
Born: June 9, 1975, Birmingham
County: Lancs
Other Teams: Australia, Gloucs, Kent
Test Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2004
ODI Debut: v Pakistan, 1998
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: RA Med, RA OB
Australia ODI
Full name: Cameron Leon White
Born: August 18, 1983, Bairnsdale, Victoria
County: Somerset
Other teams: Australia, Victoria
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Leg-break googly
England ODI
Full Name: Michael Paul Vaughan
Born: October 29, 1974, Manchester
County: Yorkshire
Other Teams: England
Test Debut: v South Africa, 1999
ODI Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2001
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
England ODI
Full Name: James Michael Anderson
Born: July 30, 1982, Burnley, Lancashire
County: Lancashire
Other Teams: England
Test Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2003
ODI Debut: v Australia, 2002
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
England ODI
Full Name: Ian Ronald Bell
Born: April 11, 1982, Walsgrave, Coventry
County: Warwickshire
Other Teams: England A, England
Test Debut: v West Indies, 2004
ODI Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2004
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
England ODI
Full Name: Paul David Collingwood
Born: May 26, 1976, Shotley Bridge, County Durham
County: Durham
Other Teams: England
Test Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2003
ODI Debut: v Pakistan, 2001
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
England ODI
Full Name: James William Murray Dalrymple
Born: January 21, 1981, Nairobi
County: Glamorgan
Other teams: England U19, England, Middlesex
ODI Debut: v Ireland, 2006
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Off Spin
England ODI
Full Name: Andrew Flintoff
Born: Dec 6, 1977, Preston, Lancs
County: Lancashire
Other Teams: England
Test Debut: v South Africa, 1998
ODI Debut: v Pakistan, 1999
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
England ODI
Full Name: Edmund Christopher Joyce
Born: September 22, 1978, Dublin
County: Middlesex
Other Teams: Ireland, Coburg CC (Melbourne), University CC (Perth), England
ODI Debut: v Ireland, 2006
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
England ODI
Full Name: Jonathan Lewis
Born: August 26, 1975, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
County: Gloucestershire
Other teams: England
Test Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2006
ODI Debut: v Bangladesh, 2004
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
England ODI
Full name: Sajid Iqbal Mahmood
Born: December 21, 1981, Bolton, Lancashire
County: Lancashire
Other Teams: England, England A
Test Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2006
ODI Debut: v New Zealand, 2004
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
England ODI
Full Name: Paul Andrew Nixon
Born: October 21, 1970, Carlisle
County: Leicestershire
Other Teams: Kent.
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Other: Wicketkeeper
England ODI
Full Name: Mudhsuden Singh Panesar
Born: April 25, 1982, Luton
County: Northamptonshire
Other Teams: England
Test Debut: v India, 2006
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
England ODI
Full Name: Kevin Peter Pietersen
Born: June 27, 1980, Pietermaritzburg, Natal
County: Hampshire
Other Teams: Nottinghamshire, England A, England
Test Debut: v Australia, 2005
ODI Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2004
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
England ODI
Full Name: Liam Edward Plunkett
Born: April 6, 1985, Middlesbrough
County: Durham
Other Teams: England U19, England
Test Debut: v Pakistan, 2005
ODI Debut: v Pakistan, 2005
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
England ODI
Full Name: Christopher Mark Wells Read
Born: 10 Aug 1978, Paignton
County: Notts
Other Teams: England, Gloucs, Devon
Test Debut: v NZ, 1999
ODI Debut: v South Africa, 2000
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper
England ODI
Full Name: Andrew John Strauss
Born: Mar 2, 1977, Johannesburg, SA
County: Middlesex
Other Teams: England
Test Debut: v NZ, 2004
ODI Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2003
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium
England ODI
Full Name: Christopher Timothy Tremlett
Born: September 2, 1981, Southampton
County: Hampshire
Other Teams: England
ODI debut: v Bangladesh, 2005
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
Fixtures
| 2 February 2007 | ||
| Australia v England | Sydney | View |
| 4 February 2007 | ||
| Australia v New Zealand | Melbourne | View |
| 6 February 2007 | ||
| England v New Zealand | Brisbane | View |
| 9 February 2007 | ||
| Australia v England | Melbourne | View |
| 11 February 2007 | ||
| Australia v England | Sydney | View |
| 13 February 2007 | ||
| Australia v England | Adelaide | |
