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

England will be hoping to get their home record on track when they come up against the New Zealand test cricket team this coming Thursday 15th of May 2008 at the Lords. England lost their last home series against India 1-0 last year and with confidence seeping through the side after thei

Anil Kumble surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the world's third highest wicket-taker in Tests as India bowled England out for 345 on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test here today. Kumble, who scored his maiden Test century on Friday in India's first innings total of 664, di

Seeking to bury the jelly-bean incident as a thing of past, England spinner Monty Panesar said cricket should be played in the right spirit. Panesar said the jellygate in the second Test at Trent Bridge was "unintentional" and should not affect the game's spirit in future. "

Practitioner of perhaps the most spectacular celebration in cricket, England's left-arm spinner Monty Panesar revealed he almost lost his mind after trapping Sachin Tendulkar in the Lord's Test. Tendulkar had scribbled "once in a blue moon" on the ball with which Panesar had remo

Bad weather halted Englands march to victory as India, chasing a daunting target of 380, were teetering on the brink at 282 for nine at tea on the fifth and final day of the first cricket Test at Lord's here today. Rains have been forecast for the afternoon and India would certainly be ha

Rudra Pratap Singh made his Lord's debut memorable by claiming his career-first five-wicket haul but Kevin Pietersen's timely century helped England set India a daunting target of 380 in the first cricket Test here today. Pietersen hit an attacking 134, his first hundred against India, an

Veteran spinner Anil Kumble has lavished praise on Monty Panesar, saying the England left-arm bowler had quickly picked up nuances of spin bowling since his debut 18 months ago. "From the start, I liked him - he was steady, bowled with good control and he maintained attacking lines. A

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

Cricket Australia has urged home fans to treat Muttiah Muralitharan with respect when the Sri Lankan off-spinner tours Down Under in his bid to become the highest wicket-taker in the longer version of the game. Muralitharan, who needs 25 wickets to equal Aussie legend Shane Warne's record

Continuing his rise in international cricket, Monty Panesar became the highest rated England spinner in 30 years by breaking into the top-10 of LG ICC Test Rankings today. With a tally of 23 wickets in the Test series against West Indies, Panesar rose six places in the latest charts to joi

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 left-arm spinner Monty Panesar said the side remains focussed on performing well at next month`s World Cup and will not be distracted by last week`s tri-series finals success over world champions Australia. England recovered from a 5-0 Ashes series drubbing to overcome Aus

Having shown strength of character in turning things around to win the triangular series Down Under, England can win the World Cup if they sustain their brilliant form, according to English spinner Monty Panesar. "I think there is lot of character shown by the England team especiall

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

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