Joe Root moved to the brink of a seventh Test century to guide England to 190-3 before tea in the first Ashes Test.
Joe Root struck 33no off 24 balls as England recovered from 43-3 to 88-3 before lunch on day one of the first Ashes Test.
Buttler, Warner and more... check out five batsmen who are all-but guaranteed to provide Ashes fireworks.
Ashes winner Geraint Jones has announced that he will retire from cricket at the end of the season.
New England coach Trevor Bayliss is backing his team to regain the Ashes urn if they can perform to their potential.
Australia and England are playing down the significance of sledging, but psychologist Jeremy Snape says it will play a big role in the Ashes.
England seamer James Anderson takes on our quick-fire Q&A challenge ahead of the Ashes!
Ten years on from England's 2005 Ashes win, we reflect on the top five moments with the help of Geraint Jones...
England skipper Alastair Cook cannot wait to start the Ashes and says the players can benefit from being "free-spirited".
Legend Sir Ian Botham is backing skipper Alastair Cook to lead from the front as England bid to regain the Ashes.
In his first exclusive column for Sky Sports, Joe Root discusses the immensity of the Ashes, sledging and David Warner.
With the first Investec Test all but here, Sky Sports' cricket experts make their series predictions...
Michael Clarke insists the best team will prevail in what he expects to be a “really close” Ashes series with England.
England captain Alastair Cook concludes his countdown by describing what it's like to lift the urn on home soil.
One day ahead of the first Investec Test, England captain Alastair Cook picks his favourite Ashes anecdote.
Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson has warned England he is in the form of his life ahead of the Investec Ashes Series.
England legend Sir Ian Botham has given a stirring speech to the team ahead of the first Investec Ashes Test against Australia.
Glamorgan’s veteran spinner Dean Cosker will be England’s 12th man for the first two days of the first Investec Ashes Test in Cardiff, which starts on Wednesday.
Kevin Pietersen has backed Australia's strike bowlers to deliver Ashes victory in England this summer.
Adam Voges says he owes a debt of thanks to English cricket for his belated elevation to Test cricket.