Ashes 2005
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Guardian Sport Network When sport and real life collide: a story about divorce during the 2005 Ashes
The 2005 Ashes was special. The Queen said it was ‘cricket at its best’. The prime minister said it ‘lit up the summer’. For one writer and England fan it was more than that: it was the storied series that shares a summer with his divorce
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Vic Marks: An era has ended with the retirement of Matthew Hoggard and Simon Jones – two of the 'fab four' 2005 Ashes bowling attack - but memories of that summer will last forever
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Emma John: England will be pumped up for Tests against Australia and one of the miracles of sport is that we can enjoy their experiences vicariously
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Vic Marks: Professional sportsmen need to know how to bow out before time catches up on them
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The decade in sport: Match-fixing scandals and the fraud of Allen Stanford were overshadowed by some excellent cricket, writes Mike Selvey
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England all-rounder determined to succeed after dismal failure in 2006-07 Ashes series
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Rob Bagchi: Real champions still take satisfaction from a hard-fought victory, regardless of previous achievements
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Lawrence Booth: Don't tell Michael Vaughan, but Australia's cricketers are in serious danger of rediscovering their snarl.
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Mike Selvey reflects on England's talismanic all-rounder who helped take the Ashes from Australia and revive the game's popularity.
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The warm glow of England's Ashes cricket success continued into the salerooms yesterday, when a single stump used on the first three days of the Trent Bridge Test match sold for £850.
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How I saved Gary Pratt from a life down the toilet
Dave PodmoreDespite what you might have read elsewhere it was a conversation with super-sub Gary Pratt that Dave Podmore says helped turn the Ashes towards Blighty.
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Far from resting on their laurels after England's Ashes victory, the ECB are about to begin the process of replacing Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison and Simon Jones.
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It was the throw that won the series, a run-out heard across the world. But only in G2 can you read the memoirs of England's sometime substitute fielder, Gary Pratt (as told to Stephen Moss). And, what's more, his story cost a lot less than Freddie Flintoff's ...
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We couldn't believe people would line the streets to see us. It was all a bit 'football'
Ashley GilesThe Freedom of Droitwich, beers all round, and a packed Trafalgar Square are still spinning around Ashley Giles' head.
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Cricket:The Ashes may have been won but England's players need to be aware of the role models they have become, says Dave Podmore.
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England's captain looks set to miss out on a spot the Rest of the World team as Sachin Tendulkar is expected to recover from an elbow injury.
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Now it's time to target a World Cup victory
Mike SelveyEngland's Ashes win has created expectations that only a World Cup win can satisfy, says Mike Selvey .
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2005 and all that: an alternative history of the greatest Ashes