http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/rss/ The latest England, Twenty20, international and county cricket news and analysis from the London Evening Standard http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803652-ottis-gibson-will-be-hard-act-to-follow-says-steve-harmison.do England will struggle to find a fast bowling coach to match Gibson, says Durham pace ace Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:07 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803652-ottis-gibson-will-be-hard-act-to-follow-says-steve-harmison.do 2010-02-09T10:04:07Z Ottis Gibson was highly regarded by the England seam attack http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803705-sachin-tendulkars-46th-test-ton-all-in-vain.do Batsman scored his 46th Test century but the little master's dismissal ended India's hopes of avoiding defeat in Nagpur Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:18:01 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803705-sachin-tendulkars-46th-test-ton-all-in-vain.do 2010-02-09T13:18:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803506-shane-warne-strauss-has-disrespected-test-cricket-by-pulling-out-of-bangladesh-tour.do Australia legend Shane Warne has accused Andrew Strauss of disrespecting Test cricket by resting for the tour of Bangladesh Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:19:51 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803506-shane-warne-strauss-has-disrespected-test-cricket-by-pulling-out-of-bangladesh-tour.do 2010-02-08T16:19:51Z Lack of respect: Shane Warne said Andrew Strauss's decision could backfire on England Rest: Strauss will sit out the forthcoming tours of the UAE and Bangladesh http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803668-doug-bollingers-champagne-spell-destroys-windies.do Fast bowler sets tone for Australia as they beat the West Indies by eight wickets Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:07:17 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803668-doug-bollingers-champagne-spell-destroys-windies.do 2010-02-09T10:07:17Z Doug Bollinger set the tone for Australia http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803587-peter-siddle-claims-lay-off-is-not-due-to-workload.do Australia's Peter Siddle has denied that his five-month lay-off with a serious back injury is because of the heavy workload he has carried this season Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:04:31 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803587-peter-siddle-claims-lay-off-is-not-due-to-workload.do 2010-02-09T09:04:31Z Peter Siddle will miss this month's tour of New Zealand and the World Twenty20 in the West Indies http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803521-strauss-will-benefit-from-rest-says-steve-harmison.do Steve Harmison believes England captain Andrew Strauss will benefit from missing the forthcoming tours of the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:50:20 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803521-strauss-will-benefit-from-rest-says-steve-harmison.do 2010-02-08T15:50:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23803224-dale-steyn-rips-apart-indias-attack.do South Africa bowler takes seven wickets as hosts are forced to follow on in First Test in Nagpur Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:23:22 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23803224-dale-steyn-rips-apart-indias-attack.do 2010-02-08T10:23:22Z Chief destroyer: Dale Steyn http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802299-twenty20-founder-warns-of-overkill.do The founder of Twenty20 cricket says administrators should be careful not to schedule too much of the 20-over format even though it is popular with players and fans Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:07:12 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802299-twenty20-founder-warns-of-overkill.do 2010-02-04T11:07:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802208-pakistan-chief-ijaz-butt-sleeps-through-meeting-to-discuss-future-but-will-not-resign.do Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has rejected fresh calls to resign from members of the National Assembly standing committee on sports Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:03:17 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802208-pakistan-chief-ijaz-butt-sleeps-through-meeting-to-discuss-future-but-will-not-resign.do 2010-02-04T09:03:17Z Ijaz Butt has been widely criticised for his handling of PCB affairs Butt's position has attracted protests in the past http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802193-india-call-up-rohit-sharma.do India's selectors have called up uncapped middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma to the squad for the first Test against South Africa Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:59:48 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802193-india-call-up-rohit-sharma.do 2010-02-04T08:59:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23801766-new-zealand-thrash-bangladesh.do New Zealand drew first blood in their series with Bangladesh by thrashing them by 10 wickets in the one-off Twenty20 in Hamilton Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:00:06 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23801766-new-zealand-thrash-bangladesh.do 2010-02-03T09:00:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23801363-allan-border-attacks-shahid-afridis-ball-tampering-ban.do Former Australia captain Allan Border has slammed Shahid Afridi's two-match ban for ball tampering, claiming the International Cricket Council should have punished the Pakistan all-rounder more severely Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:52:05 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23801363-allan-border-attacks-shahid-afridis-ball-tampering-ban.do 2010-02-02T09:52:05Z Shahid Afridi was suspended for two Twenty20 internationals http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23801431-pakistan-authorities-to-probe-australia-tour-debacle.do The Pakistan Cricket Board has put in place a six-member inquiry committee to investigate the reasons for the team's debacle during their ongoing tour of Australia Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:11:13 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23801431-pakistan-authorities-to-probe-australia-tour-debacle.do 2010-02-02T11:11:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803603-test-cricket-could-die-out-predicts-nathan-bracken.do Nathan Bracken has taken a veiled swipe at Test cricket, suggesting only blockbuster series such as the upcoming Ashes battle will continue to capture public interest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:04 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803603-test-cricket-could-die-out-predicts-nathan-bracken.do 2010-02-09T09:00:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803420-pakistan-drop-kamran-akmal-for-england-twenty20-matches.do Kamran Akmal has been dropped from the Pakistan squad for the two Twenty20 internationals against England in Dubai later this month Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:55:02 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803420-pakistan-drop-kamran-akmal-for-england-twenty20-matches.do 2010-02-08T12:55:02Z Kamran Akmal failed to impress on his side's disappointing recent tour of Australia, dropping four vital catches in the second Test in Sydney http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803226-alams-fate-yet-to-be-decided.do Pakistan deny coach has been sacked, even though he has been left out of the party for this month’s Twenty20 matches against England in Dubai Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:26:36 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23803226-alams-fate-yet-to-be-decided.do 2010-02-08T10:26:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802681-umpire-mark-benson-quits-international-cricket.do Benson, who walked out of the second Test between Australia and West Indies last December, has confirmed his resignation from international cricket Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:40:14 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802681-umpire-mark-benson-quits-international-cricket.do 2010-02-05T10:40:14Z Quitting: Mark Benson (left) with Ricky Ponting http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802694-geoff-lawson-expresses-interest-in-england-bowling-coach-job.do Former Australia seamer and Pakistan national coach Geoff Lawson has declared his interest in taking over as England fast bowling coach Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:01:49 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802694-geoff-lawson-expresses-interest-in-england-bowling-coach-job.do 2010-02-05T11:01:49Z Geoff Lawson played 46 Test matches for Australia http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802565-england-receive-ashes-preparation-boost.do Tourists will play two three-day games and one four-day game after being accused of being under-prepared for 2006 series Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:43:22 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802565-england-receive-ashes-preparation-boost.do 2010-02-05T08:43:22Z Andrew Strauss' side won the Ashes back last summer http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23801903-allan-donald-eager-to-return-as-england-bowling-coach.do Former South Africa paceman interested in filling the vacancy created by Ottis Gibson's decision to join West Indies Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:35:20 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23801903-allan-donald-eager-to-return-as-england-bowling-coach.do 2010-02-03T12:35:20Z Interested: Allan Donald held the England bowling coach role briefly three years ago http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802217-dwayne-bravo-ruled-out-for-west-indies.do West Indies have suffered a huge blow ahead of their five-match one-day series against Australia as all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out due to a thumb injury Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:10:19 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23802217-dwayne-bravo-ruled-out-for-west-indies.do 2010-02-04T09:10:19Z