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England tour a bad dream: Srikkanth

Selection committee chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth, whose tenure has been extended by the BCCI, feels the England tour was a "bad dream" and it is time for Indian cricket to move on. "I'm thankful to the BCCI for ext [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Jonny Bairstow stands out for inclusion in England's one-day...

It has been a minor miracle. The one-day internationals have been Duckworth-Lewis damp, Cardiff cold, and contested by a shadow side dutifully led by MS Dhoni, the one stellar survivor in the India party. In the press box the exc [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

England v India - live!

21st over: England 65-0 (Strauss 32, Cook 30) Sharma finally switches to around the wicket, which makes sense because he can't really get an LBW from over the wicket. An otherwise good over ends with an overpitched delivery that Cook [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Clarke chasing England and a rise up Test rankings

Well done England, but we're busy trying to catch up. That's Australian captain Michael Clarke's reaction to England's rise to the Test cricket No.1 world ranking. England took over the mantle as the world's best Test [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: The lights go out on India-England

The lights went out for India at Edgbaston on Friday. Not even the failure of the floodlights, which led to two farcical delays, could provide any relief for the visitors, who were outclassed in every department on day three of the third [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Boycott at the Test: England can win this match whenever the...

England will win this match – it's just a matter of when. They will bat until after lunch and then get stuck in to India’s batters. It’s not England’s fault but the cricket has been uninteresting. It is not a c [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

England Increases Pressure on India, Trails by 67 Runs in 3r...

England increased the pressure on India in their third cricket Test, cutting the visitors lead to 67 runs after reaching 157-0 at lunch on the second day. Alastair Cook is on 51 and captain Andrew Strauss is 84 not out as the hosts respon [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

England Routs India to Move Closer to Top Cricket Test Ranki...

England secured the two-match lead it needs to take cricket's No. 1 Test ranking with a 319-run rout of an Indian team that had twice been in potentially game- winning positions. After England racked up 544 to set India 478 for the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

2nd Test: England eye repeat as India sweat on Zaheer

England will look for more of the same against India in the second Test at Trent Bridge starting on Friday. They thrashed the tourists by 196 runs on Monday, with James Anderson taking five for 65 in front of a full house at Lord's in [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

England Lords It Over India in Cricket Test

England made sure the Lord’s fairytale didn’t happen for India and Sachin Tendulkar, instead presenting the visitors with a dark thriller to haunt them in the run-up to the second Test, which starts on July 29 at Trent Bridge [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

India and England battle for Test supremacy at Lord's

Strong contenders India and England go into a high-voltage cricket Test series at the Lord's on Thursday with the spotlight on Sachin Tendulkar who aims to achieve an incredible milestone of 100 international centuries in a match whic [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: England v Sri Lanka first Test scoreboard

Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens here today: Sri Lanka 1st Innings 400 (P Jayawardene 112, T Paranavitana 66, T Samaraweera 58, T Dilshan 50; J Anderson 3-66, G Swann [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan looks at Sri Lanka to host England series

Pakistan is examining the possibility of hosting its home cricket series against England in Sri Lanka early next year because of security concerns. A senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Thursday that they was look [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket World Cup: Andy Flower upbeat on England

Despite an inconsistent group campaign, which featured losses to Ireland and Bangladesh, South Africa's win over the latter team secured England's passage. And Flower confidently stated: "This side perform well under pressur [...]