England will be hoping to redeem themselves and avoid a first ever series defeat to South Africa when they come up against their high flying African neighbours this coming Wednesday July 30th in Birmingham. England are already 1-0 down in the four match series and any more setbacks here will h

England will be hoping to continue their fine run in the test arena when they come up against a South African side in the first test of the three match England South Africa series this coming Thursday 10th July 2008 at the Lords in England. South Africa and England both have proved to be stron

England will be hoping to secure the three match England New Zealand cricket test series when they host New Zealand in the final test match in a few days time. The English have been in dominant form all throughout the series and with the Kiwis looking jaded and short of ideas, this upcom

New Zealand will look to get back to form to stop an impressive England side in its track when the first one dayer of the five match England New Zealand cricket series gets underway this Saturday in Wellington. New Zealand have lost momentum since their impressive 20-20 third place finish an

England will be looking to continue their recent away One Day international form as they look to put one across new Zealand in the upcoming England New Zealand one day series to played in across different venues this month. England come into this series on the back of their first one day

England travel to new Zealand fresh from a long cricketing break after five years and will be looking to begin proceedings on a high note with a victory over the Black caps in the first of the two twenty twenty matches to be played in New Zealand on the first week of February. Despite ha

With the trio of Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff and Chris Tremlett nursing some sort of injury or the other, England has pencilled in Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright as cover for the remaining two ODIs against India. "The Sussex all-rounder, who was recently named in England's squad for th

Injuries of star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara seem to be a major concern for hosts England as it may also hamper their chances of taking part in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup starting in 10 days time. Flintoff has been bothered by a troublesome left ankle that forced him to

England bowling coach Allan Donald thinks all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has a glitch in his bowling action and has to rectify it to prolong his career. "Freddie had a chat with me during the Old Trafford Test when he was still on crutches and asked if we should work on getting his front f

All-rounder Andrew Flintoff today returned to the England squad for the first four one-dayers of the seven-match cricket series against India starting August 21. However, his return to action would be subject to regaining full fitness from the right ankle surgery, which forced him ou

Having returned to play as a batsman for his county side, injured star all rounder Andrew Flintoff has now begun to bowl in the nets to be fit to face India in the one-day cricket series, starting on August 21. Chief Selector David Graveney said Flintoff, making a speedy recovery after his

England's star all rounder Andrew Flintoff, recuperating fast after ankle surgery, has been cleared by the England and Wales Cricket Board to make his comeback for Lancashire on Tuesday. Flintoff will play as a specialist batsman for the club's second XI against Derbyshire at Blackpool but

India will launch their gruelling three-match cricket Test series against England at the historic Lord's here tomorrow, heavily relying on their famed batsmen to provide the inspiration in their quest for a rare series win. It will probably be the last English summer for the famous batting q

Forced out of the upcoming cricket Test series against India due to an ankle injury, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is desperate to be back in the team for the ODI series that will follow. "In terms of exact dates, it is hard to say. I hope to play a part against India, but the o

Sourav Ganguly feels England cricket team was vulnerable against India in the upcoming Test series in the absence of its star all rounder Andrew Flintoff, who makes a "huge difference" to the home side. "England are a good side. But we're lucky that Flintoff is not fit. I thin

Captain Rahul Dravid says India has a good chance of India doing well in the upcoming Test series against England as the hosts were most likely to miss the services of their star all rounder Andrew Flintoff. Flintoff, who underwent an ankle surgery, was still recuperating and is doubtful t

Former Test cricketer Salim Durrani believes Indian team will miss a genuine all-rounder on their next month's series against England. "The series will be very challenging. The balance appears to be tilted in the favour of England as they have all rounder in their team, who would also b

Recalled to the Indian one-day side, Sourav Ganguly says that apart from his regular role with the bat, he could also be useful as a bowler in the favourable conditions of England and Ireland. "I think I can contribute with the ball. It (conditions) will definitely help the ball to mo

Team India stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni gained a spot to be fourth in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen, released today. Dhoni, who was the man of the series in the one day international (ODI) series against Bangladesh, has a chance to move up to third if he continues his f

Andrew Flintoff's arthroscopy on his left ankle may have gone well but the talismanic all-rounder looks doubtful for the Test series against India starting next month. The England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement that yesterday's operation went well but Flintoff is unlikely to p

England opener Ed Joyce scored 75 runs to help England move into the Super Eights with a seven-wicket win over Kenya in a rain-affected World Cup match. Joyce, who made 66 against Canada last Sunday, combined with Kevin Pietersen (56 not out) to eliminate the Africans with 10 overs

New Zealand beat England comfortably enough in their opening match of the World Cup. The kiwis overcame some hiccups against the new ball to win by six wickets with nine overs to spare. Scott Styris sparked England's batting collapse and then rescued New Zealand from one of its own

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up to second position overtaking Australian captain Ricky Ponting in the latest ICC Player rakings for ODI batsmen. This is Dhoni`s highest ranking since May 2006. The 25-year-old, who had briefly reigned the rankings chart la

Michael Vaughan did his best to allay fitness fears after being named as captain of England's 15-man squad for the World Cup, which starts next month in the West Indies. The 32-year-old Yorkshire batsman must undergo two weeks' of "intensive treatment" on a hamstring injury be

The England World Cup squad that lands in the West Indies next month could look very different from the one announced by Chairman of selectors David Graveney on Wednesday. The selectors decided it was worth the risk of naming captain Michael Vaughan and seamers Jon Lewis and James Anderso

Michael Vaughan has been ruled out of Englands next two one-day internationals with a torn hamstring. The captain suffered the injury in the win over New Zealand and he missed Fridays defeat to Australia. The 32-year-old will now sit out the games in Adelaide, against New Zealand on Tu

Sourav Ganguly, who led India to the 2003 World Cup final, believes England are one of five teams with a chance of winning the World Cup this time around. Ganguly, recalled to Indias one-day squad after 16 months on the sidelines, told BBC Sport there was enough talent in the Engla

England cricket team captain Andrew Flintoff has taken responsibility his team's disastrous Ashes cricket tour but denied the burden of captaincy was a reason for the slump in his form, sources said. "I knew when I took this job on that it (captaincy) was a big job. It's somet

Chairman of selectors David Graveney refused to be drawn on whether Michael Vaughan will captain England in the one-day series in Australia after the Yorkshire player was included in the squad. The 32-year-old has not played international cricket since being forced home from the to

The mighty Australians beat England by a huge margin to win the third cricket Test and regain the Ashes after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series on Monday. Australia wrapped up another convincing victory with the second ball after lunch on the final day when Shane Warne bowled