Tag: England
West Indies slump to 10-wicket defeat
England Lions crushed West Indies by 10 wickets on Sunday, dealing a further blow to the brittle confidence of the tourists ahead of the...
Rivalry for Wisden Trophy set to resume
One of Test cricket’s oldest prizes will be up for grabs once more on Thursday, when England and West Indies meet at Lord’s to...
England call up Bairstow for first Windies test
England have named uncapped wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow in the 13-man squad to face West Indies in the first match of the three-test series...
Ramdin, Samuels return for Windies’ England tour
West Indies recalled wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin and big-hitting batsman Marlon Samuels for their three-Test tour of England next month while also summoning uncapped paceman...
West Indies squad for tour of England
West Indies on Friday named a 15-man squad for their three-Test series in England, starting next month.
West Indies
Darren Sammy (captain), Kirk Edwards (vice-captain), Adrian...
England jealous of IPL, says Pietersen
Jealousy could be the reason for negative attitudes in England towards the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL), England batting star Kevin Pietersen has said.
The...
Strauss confident about future as captain
Andrew Strauss heads home from Asia confident his future as captain is secure after England ended a miserable run in Tests by beating Sri...
Swann fires England to big win
Graeme Swann claimed a match haul of 10 wickets as England roared to a series-levelling win over Sri Lanka in the second and final...
Ten-wicket Swann brings England close to win
Off-spinner Graeme Swann claimed a match-haul of 10 wickets as England set themselves modest target of 94 to win the second Test against Sri...
Four-star Swann leads England charge
Off-spinner Graeme Swann grabbed four wickets to leave a rejuvenated England on the brink of a series-levelling win in the second and final Test...
Ton-up Pietersen boosts England in Sri Lanka
Kevin Pietersen smashed an unbeaten 106 off 120 balls as England showed their batting prowess to leave Sri Lanka in trouble in the second...
England’s Broad out of final Test
England seamer Stuart Broad was on Friday ruled out of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka with a calf strain and will...
Strauss under scrutiny as England slump
England captain Andrew Strauss faces close scrutiny of his batting and leadership skills as he attempts to keep his spin-shattered team on top of...
England falters in record run chase
England suffered two crucial blows as they attempted to record their highest successful fourth-innings chase to win the first Test against Sri Lanka in...
England strike back after batting collapse
England bounced back after being spun out cheaply by Sri Lanka to leave the first cricket Test evenly poised at the Galle International Stadium...
Jayawardene thwarts England in first Test
Skipper Mahela Jayawardene crafted a classy century to steer Sri Lanka out of trouble on the opening day of the first Test against England...
Sri Lanka plan spin assault on England
Sri Lanka will follow Pakistan's lead and confront England with spin when the two-Test series starts in the coastal town of Galle on Monday....