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England need to find James Anderson’s replacements and quick
Next Ashes will be a tour too far for the 700-wicket all-time great, now is the time to focus on pacey and reliable alternatives
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Bazball has not worked – England should have beaten India and Australia
England batsmen have not given the rookie spinners enough runs to work with
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Cocky England must park their egos and back up their words with action
England's middle order has been their engine room but Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes have simply given their wickets away
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England gave this Test away – there is no such thing as glorious failure
Runs win Test matches, not style and the Bazball loyalists would do well to remember that
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Switching bails and balls should not have upset Australia – it is a lame excuse
This series was full of wonderful, exciting and interesting moments that was a great advert for Test matches
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Hubris cost England a golden chance to win the Ashes
Hosts have played fabulous cricket but wasted opportunities mean they are 2-1 down rather than 3-0 up
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Jonny Bairstow is not fully fit – he needs to be taken out of the limelight
He has been selected on last summer’s marvellous match-winning batting but at this moment in time is a shadow of his best
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Australia should issue public apology over Jonny Bairstow stumping – if they are man enough
If you want to win at all costs then cricket is not for you – we all make mistakes in the heat of the moment; Cummins should now say 'sorry'
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England are in danger of reducing the Ashes to an exhibition
Team have got it back to front – it is not about entertaining and then winning, it is about winning first
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Stuart Broad can inflict tremendous psychological damage against David Warner once again
Broad's long-running rivalry with Warner will resume and Pat Cummins has backed the Australia opener to take the battle to his nemesis
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Picking Jonny Bairstow is a gamble – and it could backfire for the Ashes
We should not be surprised by the Yorkshireman's Ashes call-up because McCullum and Stokes are gamblers
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Harry Brook is sensational but his one weakness reminds me of my own
Brook was man of the match in the first Test against New Zealand — because nobody looks away when he's batting
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My manifesto for English cricket: Scrap the Blast and back the Hundred
The ECB suits need to stop short-changing the counties in pursuit of a quick buck
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England can win the Ashes – if the ECB get one thing right
The quality of pitches for home Test matches isn’t up to scratch – Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum need and deserve better
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Ben Stokes is becoming England's answer to Steve Waugh
Stokes and McCullum's approach has England playing without fear, and we should want and expect more of the same in Multan
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Wanted: Three batsmen to face down Australia next summer
England need two openers and a middle-order to seize their opportunities and show they can take on Messrs Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc
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