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World Twenty20 2010 - England have a chance in a format with...

The third ICC World Twenty20 tournament starts on Friday in the West Indies, and for once England have a decent chance of winning a global cricket event: this new format of the sport does not yet have an outstanding team. No les [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Andrew Strauss gets long Middlesex warm-up before England du...

Having ruled himself out of the World Twenty 20 in the West Indies at the end of this month, Strauss will play in the County Championship game against Worcestershire on Friday, and is hoping to fit in at least six first-class games befor [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan v England - Eion Morgan and Kevin Pietersen steer E...

If Duncan Fletcher was watching on Friday night then his report card for Kevin Pietersen will make pleasant reading. Pietersen finished just seven runs short of what would have been only his second half century since the first Ashes [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan seek response against England

Pakistan will aim to restore belief in their embattled team when they take on England in a two-match Twenty20 series at the Dubai Sports City cricket stadium starting here on Friday. The ICC World Twenty20 champions haven't had t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Twenty20 International Series Cricket Betting – Pakistan vs ...

Once again, as has become the norm with Pakistan, their latest tour is shrouded in controversy with embittered powerbrokers clambering for a piece of the pie as well as their 15-seconds of fame. It’s hard to find positives in Pakis [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket-South Africa v England - third test scoreboard

Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the third test between South Africa and England in Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday. South Africa first innings 291 (J. Kallis 108, M. Boucher 51; J. Anderson 5-63) England first inning [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

England likely to proceed with caution for first Test agains...

England’s solitary Test victory in Centurion came courtesy of some uncharacteristic South African generosity. Hansie Cronje’s crookedness soiled a proud, unbeaten record for the home team at this ground and if England are to add [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Flintoff rejects England contract

Andrew Flintoff has rejected a central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in order to have more control over his career, the all-rounder said on Tuesday. Flintoff, who was offered a second-tier contract, is in Dubai rec [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

England must learn to cope without big-hitters Pietersen and...

We're more than halfway through the four-year cycle between World Cups, so it's crucial that this England team establish their own brand of one-day cricket as soon as possible and then stick with it all the way to the subcontinent in 2011. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Kevin Pietersen injury exposes Englands Achilles heel

Who would be an England selector this week? Just about everyone has an opinion on who should be summoned to stiffen the England batting line-up that crumpled in such abject fashion at Headingley Carnegie, but the debate being so open betray [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

The Ashes - Andrew Flintoff was fit for England, says agent ...

However England's management refused to gamble on the condition of Flintoff's knee and was left on the sidelines by England's management team, according to a report in The Times. Flintoff, who is retiring from Test cricket at the end [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

The Ashes - Severe Government weather warning for England's ...

The article has been written by Ed Miliband, the secretary of state for energy and climate change, who suggests that cricket all over the world will be threatened by global warming. In Australia, drought is having an impact on the maintenan [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Former England cricket players hail retiring Flintoff

Former England players and coaches hailed Andrew Flintoff as one of the greatest players of his generation, a day after he announced his retirement. Flintoff, 31, cited the strain of constantly coming back from injury as he announced he wa [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Defiant England cling on for draw

England, 20-2 overnight, lost three further wickets inside 90 minutes but somehow clung on in the final stages.Collingwood's innings lasted 245 balls - five hours and 43 minutes in all. Then, amid scenes of high tension, with every dot b [...]