The Ashes 2015

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James Anderson could have played his final Ashes Test after being ruled out of the last installment of this campaign at the Kia Oval due to the side strain he sustained at Edgbaston.
Anderson had hoped to recover in time to return to the side, but Alastair Cook said that he had only been able to bowl at "60-70%" during England's training sessions on Monday and Tuesday. Cook also confirmed that barring any late injury problems England will name an unchanged team which means they will resist any temptation to give Adil Rashid a debut.
Although Anderson has said that he has ambitions to extend his England career for considerable time to come, at the age of 33 nothing is certain for a fast bowler. The next Ashes series is in Australia during the 2017-18 season.
 
It may be a dead rubber but Australia have shown a bit of ticker
England trail Australia by 374 runs at the end of Day 2 at the Oval
England 107 for 8 (Cook 22, Marsh 3-18) - Australia 481 (Smith 143, Warner 85, Voges 76, Starc 58, Finn 3-90)
 
England with just 4 2nd innings wickets left still trail Australia 481 by 129 runs at the end of Day 3 at the Oval
England 149 (Moeen 30, Johnson 3-21, Marsh 3-30) and 203 for 6 (Cook 85, Buttler 33*, Lyon 2-52) - Australia 481 (Smith 143, Warner 85, Voges 76, Starc 58, Finn 3-90)
 
Australia beat England by an innings and 46 runs in the 5th Test at the Oval
Australia 481 (Smith 143, Warner 85, Voges 76, Starc 58) - England 149 and 286 (Cook 85, Siddle 4-35)
England win series 3-2
Australia Man of Series - Chris Rogers
England Man of Series - Joe Root (also won overall award)
 
Joe Root rested for T20 and ODI's against Australia

England T20 squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wk), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Essex), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wk), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), David Willey Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).
 
England v Australia limited-overs schedule

31 Aug: T20, Cardiff, 15:00 BST
3 Sep: 1st ODI, Southampton, 14:00
5 Sep: 2nd ODI, Lord's, 10:30
8 Sep: 3rd ODI, Old Trafford, 14:00
11 Sep: 4th ODI, Headingley, 10:30
13 Sep: 5th ODI, Old Trafford, 10:30
 
Australia beat Ireland by 23 runs (D/L method) in the ODI in Stormont
Australia 222 for 6 (Warner 84, Burns 69) - Ireland 157 (O'Brien 45, Coulter-Nile 3-13)
 
England batsman Ian Bell says he still has the "hunger and desire" to play Test cricket after retiring from one-day internationals.
Bell, 33, hinted he could quit Tests after winning the Ashes, but has since had "a really good talk" with the coaches and captain Alastair Cook
 
England beat Australia by five runs in the T20 at Cardiff
England 182 for 5 (Morgan 74, Moeen 72) - Australia 177 for 8 (Smith 90)
 
Australia beat England by 59 runs in the 1st ODI at the Ageas Bowl
Australia 305 for 6 (Wade 71*, Warner 59, Rashid 4-59) - England 246 (Roy 67, Coulter-Nile 2-39, Watson 2-39)
 
Australia beat England by 64 runs in the 2nd ODI at Lords
Australia 309 for 7 (Smith 70, Marsh 64, Bailey 54, Stokes 3-60) - England 245 (Morgan 85, Cummins 4-56)
 
England will rest wicketkeeper Jos Buttler for the last three games of their five-match one-day series against Australia.
They have called up fellow keeper Jonny Bairstow, 25, as his replacement.
 
Pace bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has become the latest Australia player to be ruled out of the rest of the one-day international series against England.
Opener David Warner broke a thumb during Saturday's second ODI and was replaced by Yorkshire's Aaron Finch. Injuries to all-rounder Shane Watson (calf) and Coulter-Nile (hamstring) in that game have forced the tourists to raid county cricket again.
John Hastings and Peter Handscomb join the squad for Tuesday's third ODI.
 
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