Simon Hughes's Blog, page 6

Ashes 2013-14: Australia's Nathan Lyon the latest beneficiary of England's inability to handle spin

The Analyst: Australia spinner taking full advantage of tourists' feeble, nervy, and altogether brainless batting.
       

Analyst at the Ashes 2013-14: Simon Hughes reviews day three of the series

Video: In his daily video review, Simon Hughes and former Australian batsman Dean Jones analyse how to get runs at the MCG as England suffered another harrowing day in Australia
       

Ashes 2013-14: England's Ben Stokes looks the future with his attitude, zip and intent

Simon Hughes: Tim Bresnan bowled well but his skills could be on the wane with Ben Stokes taking role as first-change.
       

Ashes 2013-14: England opener Michael Carberry is too old to learn new tricks

The Analyst: England opener's rigid technique makes him hard to get out but restricts his scoring shots.
       

Analyst at The Ashes: Kevin Pietersen batted like a different person

Simon Hughes and Michael Vaughan dissect how the England batsman silenced his critics in front of a packed MCG.
       

The Ashes 2013-14: Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris' hatred of batsmen has England on the run

Mitchell Johnson may be grabbing the headlines for Australia but his fellow fast bowler is the man taking tourists' top order apart.
       

Ashes 2013-14: England's fundamental flaws in Australia

Simon Hughes: the four main reasons why England were overwhelmed by Australia in the Ashes series.
       

The Ashes 2013-14: England's Joe Root and Ben Stokes can learn from humbling

Alastair Cook and James Anderson learned from being beaten in Australia, and Joe Root and Ben Stokes can do the same.
       

Ashes 2013-14: At 34 Ryan Harris possesses a potent mix of experience and heart and there is plenty more to come

Australian bowler chooses his victims and then cuts them down with a potent mix of power and precision , writes Simon Hughes.
       

Analyst at The Ashes: Dominant Australia make 'inexorable progress' toward reclaiming the Ashes

Simon Hughes is joined by Shane Warne as he assesses Australia's dominance down-under at the end of day three of the third Test