Starc, Hazlewood rip through England for 2-0

Josh Hazlewood struck twice in his first two overs before Mitchell Starc cleaned up England with the new ball to banish any thoughts of a famous upset

Spectre of the whitewash will test Root's belief

The Ashes currently seem a distant prize for England after they went 2-0 down but the captain believes the team are in a better state than they were four years ago

Smith needed sleeping pill ahead of final-day showdown

Steven Smith was nervous enough about Australia's chances of closing out a 2-0 Ashes series lead that he popped a sleeping pill the night before day five in Adelaide

Hazlewood steps up in shades of McGrath

Josh Hazlewood has not been at his best in this series, but his pinpoint onslaught on the fifth day at Adelaide effectively sealed the Test

Australia 4-0 in day-night Tests

Stats highlights from the final day's play between Australia and England at Adelaide

Root keeps England alive in record chase

England gave themselves a chance of pulling off an unlikely victory with Joe Root anchoring their pursuit of 354 after James Anderson led the way with the ball

Smith feels the pressure under a blood-red sky

For the first time in the series, Steven Smith was not smiling as Australia's limitations began to tell

Four omens for England Ashes despair ...

Think England have got a chance on the final day at Adelaide? Pah, think again. Australia always find a way to be killjoys in crucial Ashes contests.

Smith's burned reviews bring England fans cheer

Plenty has gone right for Steven Smith so far in the Ashes, but he endured a frustrating evening in Adelaide

Anderson's maiden five-for in Australia

James Anderson took his first five-wicket haul in Australia after 30 innings and also became the oldest to do so in Australia since Glenn McGrath in 2006

Anderson haul shows he is not the retiring type

James Anderson finally has a five-for in Australia and his continued excellence should be enough to win over his most reluctant admirers

We got DRS wrong, will review follow-on - Saker

Australia's assistant coach admitted the team probably made an error in not enforcing the follow-on on the third day in Adelaide

Australia extend lead despite wobble under lights

England claimed four cheap wickets in the final session after Australia opted not to enforce the follow on but they were still facing a 268-run deficit at the end of day three

Lyon goes from cult hero to real hero

For many years a support act, then last summer a novelty, Nathan Lyon has become very much the main attraction this summer

England provide a glimmer of what might have been

The realisation that Australia are not an outstanding side will just add to England's belief that they have let themselves down

Batting again 'Smith's call' - Starc

Mitchell Starc said that Steven Smith did not consult his fast bowlers before opting not to enforce the follow-on on the third day of the second Ashes Test

Marsh makes his case as England are forced to toil

Shaun Marsh completed his fifth Test hundred as Australia declared on 442 for 8 to pile the pressure onto England

England's death by a thousand off-cutters

England have been hamstrung by injuries to the bowlers who could have added some extra zip to the Ashes squad, but regardless of success at home they must address the need for speed

Uncomfortable Bayliss would like stump mics 'turned down'

The England coach said he had not been involved in any planning for the on-field verbals and does not believe they send a good image to the next generation

England look to Wood as pace deficit starts to tell

'Can everyone leave Shaun Marsh alone now?'

The reactions on Twitter after Shaun Marsh, one of the much-debated picks in Australia's Ashes squad, scored a hundred in Adelaide

Marsh delivers signature moment

Shaun Marsh celebrated his hundred by launching Stuart Broad for six and it is a shot that will take its place in Ashes history

Australia battle through after Root's toss gamble

England managed to take four wickets - including that of Steven Smith for 40 - but Australia had nevertheless built a solid platform after Joe Root's decision to put them in

Top order wasted starts - Khawaja

Usman Khawaja accepted there was a lingering frustration that Australia's top order had spurned a chance to bat England out of the game

Overton's silent answer to Smith's jibe

Craig Overton's parents were in the 55,000-strong crowd at Adelaide to see his debut - and a memorable maiden Test wicket

Smith becomes Australia's lightning rod

England were enraged by Australia's conduct at the Gabba and Steven Smith was their chief target

England wait for Australian cat to skin itself

England managed plenty of verbal aggression but bowling aggressively was strangely beyond them

Ashes memento cheers Bairstow's troubled tour

A gift of a pair of signed wicketkeeping gloves belonging to his late father has been a happier Ashes moment for Jonny Bairstow

Have your say: What was your favourite moment from the Adelaide Test?

The second Test swung back and forth multiple times, before Australia made sure of victory on the fifth morning

Being obliterated abroad: it's an English tradition

Also, Moeen Ali won't be England's saviour. You heard it here first

ABC, BBC locked out of Ashes radios

Fans wishing to listen to commercial-free, ball-by-ball radio coverage of the Ashes series at the venue will need to bring their own radios after Cricket Australia froze out the ABC and the BBC

Reliable Smith seeks end to Australian rollercoaster

Steven Smith's extraordinary returns in recent years have contrasted with Australia's hit-and-miss results. Something will have to give at Adelaide

Ashes Quiz #2: Adelaide, day-nighters and day-nighters at Adelaide

Take our quiz, which also doubles up as your handy, go-to cheat-sheet for everything you need to know ahead of the first-ever day-night Ashes Test

Aussies in the pink as England face fight to revive fortunes

Jonny Bairstow in the spotlight as England embark on a must-win second Ashes Test under the floodlights at Adelaide