England will be hoping for Kevin Pietersen to get his team off to rollicking start against Scotland before they come up against a tougher test in the form of South Africa in the upcoming five match England South Africa one-day series. England have blown hot and cold big time in recent months

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 bounce straight back when they take on New Zealand in the second test match of the three match England New Zealand test series in Manchester this coming Thursday. England were consigned to a disappointing draw after dominating much of the match last time around agains

England Test captain Michael Vaughan lavished praise on Zaheer Khan, saying the Indian pace spearhead's out of the box ideas particularly made the going tough for the hosts and was "something we can all learn from". "India, and Zaheer Khan in particular, deserve a lot of credi

"Timid Dravid", the headline in a British mass circulated daily, sums up the reaction to Rahul Dravid's decision not to enforce the follow-on in the third Test despite a 319-run lead against England. In the euphoric celebrations over 1-0 series win for his team, the Indian skipper's

Anil Kumble, India's lone century-maker in the three-Test cricket series against England, emerged with the highest batting average for the victorious visiting team. Kumble averaged 54 to top the batting averages chart after scoring an unbeaten 110 in the first innings of the third and fina

A fighting half century from Kevin Pietersen kept England afloat and they were seemingly on course to save the final cricket Test against India on the final day reaching 232 for 3 at tea in their second innings. India now have another 34 overs to dismiss England for an outright win. At t

Taking a tough stand on the poor on-field behaviour of players during the second cricket Test between India and England, ICC Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will have a word with captains of both the sides before the third and final Test at Oval next week. Players from both the teams indulg

England skipper Michael Vaughan has apologised to Team India pacer Zaheer Khan for the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test here but insisted that the incident had been blown out of proportion. "I guess one of the guys might have left them as a prank for the new batsmen. If

Indian paceman S Sreesanth has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for breaching an ICC Code of Conduct by deliberately barging past England captain Michael Vaughan on the fourth day of their second cricket Test at Trent Bridge. Sreesanth, charged after shouldering Vaughan during the fir

Zaheer Khan's two-wicket burst helped India make early inroads into the England batting and reduce the hosts to 94 for three at tea after overnight rain forced a four-hour delay on day one of the second cricket Test here today. At the break, opener Alastair Cook on 35 (112m,70b,5x4) and Paul

England captain Michael Vaughan has defended the "playful banter" his side employed against the Indians in the first cricket Test, saying it was "not untoward" in the gentleman's game. In fact, Vaughan praised his teammates for their effective use of the ploy "to g

Jumping to the defence of captain Michael Vaughan, England coach Peter Moores has rejected claims that slow over rate cost England a win in the first cricket Test against India at the Lord's. The home side was just a wicket away from victory when bad light and rain played spoilsport

If Indian pacers cut a sorry figure on day one of the first cricket Test against England, it was due to butterflies in their stomach, according to team's Cricket Manager Chandu Borde. "The boys over-pitched a bit and also erred in length and direction," said Borde. "But it

It was fast turning out to be a long day in office for the Indians as Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughann milked their listless bowling to help England reach a strong 197 for 1 at tea on the first day of the first cricket Test at Lord's here today. At the break, Strauss was batting on 84 wh

England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to field against India in the first cricket Test beginning at Lord's here today. India left out Yuvraj Singh in the playing XI, which comprises a three-pronged pace attack with Zaheer Khan, RP Singh and S Sreesanth. For England, Stua

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

It looked like a stroll in the park as England blanked the West Indies in the recent Test series but life would be difficult against India, host captain Michael Vaughan warned his teammates. Back in the side after a nagging knee injury that kept him out of action for a whole year, Vaughan

England's Mr reliable Kevin Pietersen soured Brian Lara's last international match as England survived an edge-of-the-seat thriller to beat West Indies by one wicket in the final Super Eight match of the Cricket World Cup here. According to the sources, Kevin Pietersen's superb 100 help

England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bowl against the West Indies in the inconsequential, final World Cup Super Eights cricket one-dayer here today. Both teams are out of the reckoning but the match will be of significance for the hosts captain Brian Lara, the world

England survived middle order collapse to beat Canada by 51 runs here. England posted 279 for six after being sent into bat by Canada at the Beausejour Cricket Ground. After an early wobble, Canada rallied to post the competitive total of 228 for seven, highlighted by Ashif Mulla's 58, as

England and New Zealand will be meeting in a crucial Group C match today which could shape the rest of the tournament. England Captain Michael Vaughan said that their players were working hard with the coach and individually for better performance. New Zealand is riding high after winni

New Zealand pacer James Franklin and Jacob Oram ripped through the English batting order as England were two down at 30 in the 9th overs. Earlier, New Zealand won the toss put England in to bat in the crucial Group C match at the Beausejour Stadium in St. Lucia on Friday. The match was b

A glittering ceremony under floodlights will mark the grand opening of ICC 9th edition of Cricket World Cup at Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium about 220 kilometers from here in the evening today. More than a thousand performers, as part of over two and a half-hour ceremony, will be demonst

England captain Michael Vaughan has vowed a "little hamstring injury" won't stop him leading the side when the World Cup gets underway in the Caribbean next month. The 32-year-old Yorkshire batsman has spent much of the past year sidelined from international action with a longs

England captain Michael Vaughan has vowed a "little hamstring injury" won't stop him leading the side when the World Cup gets underway in the Caribbean next month. The 32-year-old Yorkshire batsman has spent much of the past year sidelined from international action with a longs

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

Australia set a new record Twenty20 international score as England began the limited-overs section of their tour down under. Ricky Ponting's Australians, looking to inflict further misery after the Ashes whitewash, surpassed their previous best by seven runs to post 221 for five at the

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

Alastair Cook hit a fluent 106, sharing 183 with Andrew Strauss as England enjoyed useful Test preparation in the drawn tour game with Western Australia. WA batted on to allow Luke Pomersbach to record a century on his first-class debut, then declared at 322-8. Strauss struck 12 fours in hi