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England cricket bowlers flayed by Aussie media

England's negative attitude and flat bowling in the first Test are bad signs for the rest of the Ashes series, according to the Australian media. The Aussie press ripped into the England bowlers for their impotency as skipper Ricky Ponting [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Andrew Flintoff calls on England to be 'ruthless' in their q...

Andrew Flintoff says he and his England team-mates need to be "ruthless" if they are to succeed in reclaiming the Ashes from Australia. The all-rounder believes England have to take a leaf out of Australia's book and place the tou [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Cricket-England team for first Ashes test

England's selectors named the following 13-man team on Sunday for the first test of the five-match Ashes series against Australia which starts in Cardiff on Wednesday. England team: Andrew Strauss (captain), James Anderson, Ian [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan to play Australia in cricket series in England next...

Pakistan will play two Tests and two Twenty20 internationals against Australia in England in July 2010. Pakistan has been declared unsafe to host international cricket since gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's team bus at Lahore on March 3, killin [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

England Ousts Champion India From ICC World Twenty20 Cricket

England won by three runs to knock out defending champion India from cricket’s ICC World Twenty20. India managed 150-5 from its 20 overs in response to England’s total of 153-7 at Lord’s in London. Kevin Pietersen top-sc [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Flower favourite for England role

Andy Flower is widely expected to be unveiled this week as England's new full-time director of cricket, having overseen the team's fortunes in an interim capacity during the recent tour of the West Indies. Flower, 40, stepped up from [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Australia vs Pakistan cricket Tests could be played in Engla...

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt proposed the idea last night at the same time as he announced a five-match one-day series between the two countries in the Middle East later this year. Australia postponed their full Test and one-d [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Busy time for England cricket

ENGLAND'S cricketers begin their practice preparations for the four-Test series in the Caribbean today in the knowledge that some players will not get a meaningful break for the next 14 months. The longest rest period in the national team' [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

England on top despite Sehwag blitz

Virender Sehwag smashed a quickfire 83 off 68 balls as India made a spirited start in their chase of a history-defying target in the first Test against England here on Sunday.The hosts ended the fourth day's play at 1-131 in their second in [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

England Buy Tour Time

England's cricketers will sit tight at a holding camp in Abu Dhabi for the weekend with a keen eye on developments in India.The watchwords are safety and security, but captain Kevin Pietersen has been keen to show solidarity with a country [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

India vs. England: Selectors Hint on New Faces for Next 2 OD...

So far India has been superb against Pietersen’s England. Two consecutive wins in the seven match ODI series and Dhoni’s team India is on the top of the world. There is no reason to think that team India would stop ruling the pi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket-England, UAE offer to host Pakistan v India series

KARACHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would consider shifting next year's series against India to England or the United Arab Emirates if the Indian government does not clear the tour over security worries, a senior of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

West Indies could fill England's Test cricket void

England's 'special relationship' with the West Indies is about to become even stronger, as the England and Wales Cricket Board have put arrangements in place for a two-Test series between the two countries to fill the gaping hole in their s [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

England make two changes for final cricket Test

England have made two changes to their team for Kevin Pietersen's debut Test as captain against South Africa, starting at The Oval on Thursday. Ryan Sidebottom, England's leading wicket taker this year, is replaced by Stuart Broad for the [...]