David Gower

In nine completed Ashes tours since 1986-87, England have won one series and lost eight by thumping margins. But which have had saving graces, and which have been unmitigated shockers?

David Gower and Kevin Pietersen fear allrounder's game will be cramped by responsibility

David Gower picks an all-star England XI

Mike Gatting picks a team from among the best cricketers he played with

Graham Gooch picks a team from among the best cricketers he played with

A new scheme, fronted by David Gower, is offering members of the public a chance to buy shares in Lord's

ESPNcricinfo recalls five occasions in which England's batting malfunctioned after a seemingly serene start to an Ashes innings.

Bizarre analogies, pithy one-liners and slick selfies abound in our Twitter round-up

The two former England batsmen talk about the captains they admired, and looking at the past through rose-tinted glasses

A closer look at the fates of Alastair Cook's predecessors who played on after stepping down

From tigers to soft cheese: five writers on cricket's memorable lines

Thirty years ago England were battered, bruised, broken and blackwashed in the Caribbean

You can't rate apples against oranges, we're often told. True, but there still are ways of discussing players of one age in the context of those from another

Talking captaincy, elegance and the playing of spin with the great England stylist

Chandra and Qadir, Gower and Viv - a case for the transformative power of the miniature

The greatest Test performances: Nos. 31-40 include some of the best bowling performances, and the cream of the Gavaskar crop

Former England captain David Gower talks about the mental side of batting, dealing with critics who questioned his commitment, and handling Ian Botham

Former England captain Mike Gatting on changes in attacking cricket, the long wait for his first Test hundred, captaining England to an Ashes win, and the 1987 World Cup

Is sporting beauty a moral virtue? Or a quality to be distrusted?