Lee was a revelation - Ponting
Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes almost every one of his players made positive progress against England Lions, their final tour match ahead of next week's first npower Ashes Test in Cardiff.
Strauss calls for tenacious England
Andrew Strauss will urge England to follow the example of 2005 and show an aggressive intent when the Ashes series gets underway in Cardiff.
Johnson fires it up in routine draw
Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Hauritz were the major beneficiaries of a largely humdrum last day of match practice for Australia ahead of the Ashes.
Nielsen with plenty to ponder
Australia's plans to embarrass England on their own soil this summer have been penned by an Englishman, while his predecessor as coach is spending a week with the hosts in the build-up.
Bopara still hungry for time at crease
Ravi Bopara conceded that retiring after a century was not his favourite sensation - but was grateful for the warm-up his fellow England batsmen were afforded in the warm-up match at Edgbaston.
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