England cricket chiefs today ordered a far-reaching probe into why Andrew Flintoff’s side were humiliated in the Ashes series in Australia.Within hours of the Australians wrapping up a 5-0 series victory, the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years, David Collier, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), had ordered a “comprehensive review” of what went wrong Down Under.The ECB’s Director of England cricket, John Carr, has been ordered to report back next month, ahead of the World Cup in the West Indies in March.“The performance in the Ashes series has been a great disappointment and a number of lessons must be learned,” Collier admitted. “This review will be comprehensive and broad-ranging with the clear objective of regaining the Ashes in 2009 and significantly improving England’s results in one-day International cricket in the next four-year cycle.”A statement from the ECB added: “The ECB directors present in Sydney met informally on January 4 to consider a proposal for a comprehensive review of the process, programme and structure of Team England. Hayden in ODI squadSydney: Opener Matthew Hayden was today named in the Australian squad for the tri-series against England and New Zealand, as well as the preliminary list for the World Cup, boosting his chances of playing in the cricket extravaganza in the Caribbean starting in March.THE SQUAD: Ricky Ponting (c), Adam Gilchrist (vc), Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Cameron White.
